Cooking in the heart of Cajun country is an art form. There really is very little science to this particular form of cooking that includes a lot more than mere lagniappe from the pantry or the spice cabinet. Cajun cooking is something that has often been imitated around the country and around the world but can very rarely be accurately duplicated.

One of the fascinating things about Cajun cooking is the fact that there are very few exact recipes. Most, if not all authentic Cajun cooking is done to taste rather than measurements. Even more amazing is that from day to day one person can make the same dish over and over and it is quite likely to taste a little bit different each and every time it is made. The…

Do you know how to cook? Do you want to? Well, maybe you think you don’t have what it takes. But consider this. You may already have the skills and you just don’t realize it. If you can operate the microwave, boil water, and make toast you may already be further along than you think. Granted, those are just simple things to do in the kitchen. But they form the basis of more complex dishes.

With a microwave you can warm up microwave meals. If you can boil water, you can make pasta. If you can make toast you can also make things like English muffin pizzas and bruschetta. You can cook these simple foods to help give you confidence and to help you learn that cooking is nothing more than…