Since we will be spending most of the weekend eating shrimp, at the Shrimp Festival, I decided to order something different, one of my faves and one of their specialties, Fried Catfish topped with Crawfish Etoufee!! Oh, when I tell ya'll that this is fabulous, then you know that I mean it! So rich and each bite just melts in your mouth. Served with potato salad, green salad, and bread pudding, it's a delightful way to start the weekend!
In case ya'll are wondering how we eat all of this rich, high calorie Cajun cuisine, without gaining a pound, here is how we do it! We dance, dance, and then dance, some more! Here is a clip of one of my favorite bands, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, playing for a fais do do (fay-dough-dough). The first dance is a Cajun waltz and the second is a two-step. Hope that ya'll have a fun and happy weekend!! Let the good times roll, cher!
9 comments:
I've never been very good at the two-step. Looks like a grand time. Hope you had a good time at the festival.
Have a good weekend and dance off the shrimp.
Oh, I'm so jealous that you'll be eating shrimp all weekend long. Have some for me too please!
I wish the getting off at noon tradition on Fridays was mandated across the U.S. - what a great way to start off every weekend.
Have a wonderful time! I'll be trying your crawfish etoufee recipe soon - we have two pounds of frozen (previously boiled) in our freezer that I need to use soon. I just hate making a roux. Should I cheat and use instant roux or would that make me un-Cajun? :-)
wowee - we were just blocks apart for our friday lunches!
You know I've never been to Pats?! But I hear sooo many great things about it and it looks so yummy.
Hope you have a fabulous time at the festival - what am I saying? I *know* you will.
Julie- Thanks, and it all depends on having a good dance partner for a two- step.
John- Merci, and you can bet I'll be dancing and sweating it off.
Mandy- I think that I'll be eating enough shrimp for the whole blogosphere! lol Using an instant roux is not un-Cajun at all. The best is the Louisiana brand Etoufee Mix. There is a link at the bottom of the recipe, where you can order it. You cannot tell the difference with this mix!
Kora- Wow, we really should get together for lunch sometime! I'm getting ready to head over there, now!
Do you know Aaron Neville's La Vie Dansante? I always think of it when I see your Cajun dancing pics! http://www.rhapsody.com/aaron-neville/warm-your-heart/la-vie-dansante/lyrics.html
Wow, i SO have Cajun fever!
LOVE love love coming over here. We got "Aloha Friday" you got the afternoon off and I love that. Gotta make some time to dig around in your blog and enjoy more of your wonderful part of the world!
Aloha, Cheri!
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Oh my gosh Marguerite. I know I was switched at birth and I am cajun.
I want to be there, eating all of that wonderful food and dancing every weekend!
Laura
Angie- Thanks for the link, cher. I love Aaron Neville and the whole New Orleans gang! Have a great week!
Cloudia- Merci for the sweet compliments and for visiting! Your Aloha Friday sounds great! Do you have a post about it?
Laura- I now pronounce you an honorary Cajun! You love the Cajun food, music, and dancing, so this qualifies you! Cheers!
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