Karen taught me a new trick making étouffée. She boils the shrimp with the stock before adding it to the vegetables and the roux. (I have always been taught to cook the shrimp in the roux) I'll have to say, I've had étouffée all over Louisiana and the south for that matter and this was PERFECT! The seafood is perfectly cooked with this technic! I am teaching a cooking class in July and I've given Karen fair warning that I'm stealing her idea! Her pecan pie was also better than any I've had in a while. It rival's Rohrer's Cafe Pie which I believed to be the best in Texas. Karen explained that it was her mom's recipe- I need to meet her mom!!
It has been controlled caos at my house this week. It was Gary's birthday on Tuesday, my 86 year old dad had a medical procedure the same day which went well, Jessy's (30th) birthday on Thursday (same daughter that spent the semester in Spain), finishing the rearranging of my home after some major home improvements, celebratory Father's Day cooking for 15 people, shopping and packing for the trip. I'm still not ready but at least I'm getting more excited!....mostly because my Things-to-do list is dwindling. My 3rd daughter's roommate (who's spending the summer with us) suggested that I quit re-writing the list in order to see what I've accomplished. I'm inclined to believe her now!
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| The List |
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| Daughter #3, Jac and her Roommate w great ideas! |
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| 2nd daughter, Jessy |
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