Holiday Weekend Fun + Bayou Boogie !

It was an absolutely beautiful holiday weekend in Cajun country and so much fun, too! You could say that the weekend started on Thursday evening, with the kick-off of the Spring concert series at Rhythms on the River, in River Ranch. The crowd was huge and in a celebratory mood. My talented daughter snapped this pic. There was a whole lotta dancing going on, to the Zydeco beat of Cedric Watson and Creole Bijou. Nothing like a little Zydeco to get your blood pumping! Let the good times roll, cher!!

These wonderful free concerts are held every Thursday evening, in the Town Square, in River Ranch, in Lafayette, through May 20. Come on out and get into the festival mood, and get ready for our biggest festival of the year, Festival International, which is right around the corner! (April 21 through 25) This is one FIVE DAY party that ya'll DON'T want to miss! ( click here for a complete schedule) Check it out!

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On Friday, I met my darling daughter for lunch, at Jefferson Orleans restaurant in downtown Lafayette. I was in a low-cal mood, and ordered a house salad, topped with grilled shrimp and she also got a salad, topped with grilled tuna steak. Both were absolutely out of this world, cher! Cest bon!

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Then on Saturday, we went to THE crawfish boil of the year! Oh the crawfish are so good this year and these caterers know HOW to boil, cher! Oh so good! Give them a call for your next company crawfish boil or family reunion and tell them I sent you!

Hot and spicy and delicious!

Oh, and they went so fast!

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Then on Saturday night, a few friends dropped by, and brought one of my favorite cd's, by Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic. I made up a batch of Pina Coladas and we had our own little dancing party on the patio! Here is a clip of this "hot as Tabasco" band, playing one of my favorite songs, Tu Le Ton Son Ton! (Cajun for "every now and then") Crank it up, cher!

A Cajun Crawfish Boil & Pig Roast ?

One of my dear bloggie buds sent me some pictures in an email, of a shindig that he went to that went on for two days in Millville, Delaware, this weekend. Yes that's right, Delaware! When I saw the pictures, I couldn't help but wonder if maybe some of the lost Cajuns of Katrina could have ended up in Delaware.When you're throwing a crawfish boil and a pig roast within twenty four hours, you'd have to think that Cajuns were somehow involved. After all, many people from New Orleans had ended up in every state in the country, after the mother of all storms hit on August 29, 2005'. When I asked my bud about this, he said that the people throwing the party were from the Eastern Shore of Delaware, but were currently working for a company owned and run by Cajuns! So, it all started to make sense to me. 


Looked exactly like a party that I went to in March, on the bayou in Abbeville. My friend, Cleo throws a big crawfish boil/pig roast every Spring and it is always a blow out of a good time. Cleo is a gracious hostess and spares no expense to make sure that her guests have a great time. When a band is playing at a person's home, then you know that it's going to be good. 

This shindig in Delaware also had a band playing! It looks to me like the friends in Delaware have become honorary Cajuns and they sure know how to throw a party. How does one become an honorary Cajun? One good crawfish boil/pig roast and then you'll understand. Great food, great music, and good old Cajun hospitality, honorary or not.

Let the Good Times Roll , Cher!