Margaret3

about me

Living a a "foodie" city like New Orleans, it is hard not to be interested in food! Cooking and dining out are such an integral part of life here. The extra pounds that they create are also very much in evidence on me I love trying new places and then attempting to reproduce my favorites.

Even tho some neighborhoods outside those tourists frequent are still in shambles, our restaurant scene is as vibrant as ever. We actually have MORE restaurants open now that B4 Katrina! I have really enjoyed getting back "out there" and savoring one of the best things N.O. has to offer!

All of you foodies should come on down! The best thing you can do for the recovery of our region, next, of course, to volunteering for rebuilding, as so many wonderful, caring people are still doing, is just to visit us and have great time! The money you spend will help our area in so many ways!

I'd be more than happy to e-mail with anyone planning a trip here.

Living in a 250 sq ft FEMA trailer on my lawn is now much further back in memory & my cooking is nearly back to what it was before we began our many-months-long "camp out."

Favorite Foods:

I love to do bread in the bread machine. I like using the dough cycle to make Alaskan and San Francisco sourdough, which i shape into round loaves and bake in the oven on a stone for a much-improved result. We love Middle Eastern dishes, and we also do a lot of marinating and grilling. We really eat the 'recommended' servings of fruit and veggies every day-grilling the veggies makes them very appealing, and i sometimes even use the grilled ones to make sandwiches on foccacia.

One of my favorite New Orleans restaurants is Commander's Palace-we especially like the jazz brunches on weekends. Irene's in the Fr Quarter is also a top notch place to eat. when we are not in such a spendy mood, there are soooo many small, but excellent and economical places for seafood and ethnic fare--love Middle Eastern--Lebanon's Cafe, Babylon, Byblos, and our favorite of them all-Mona's on Banks St, where I also shop their grocery and where I get the best fresh whole wheat pitas ever. For easy, casual seafood we like the Acme Oyster House in the Quarter and Metairie, and Middendorf's in Pass Manchac, a nice drive west of town.

BTW, my icon is a crawfish, not a lobster--i actually ate him right after the picture!

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