And the winner is......

Sorry Tiff.....that was a valiant effort though.

Since You are such a team player I'm sure you won't mind giving your opponent my e-mail so she can claim her prize. Maybe if you're real nice she will cook one of the recipes from the book and invite you over. ;-)

The Big Question.....Drum Roll Please.....

In 1815 the last battle between the U.S. and England took place. This battle became known as the Battle of New Orleans. In what modern day city did this battle take place?

*If for some reason this post doesn't have a comments sarction then leave your answer in the post below. Also e-mail me with your mailing address.

Ahh...a nice bowl of GUMBO hits the spot, but not the winning number!

Well, since only 2 people responded to my little contest and neither was the winning number(3)... I needed to come up with a way to break the tie. Tomorrow at 9:00am(our time) I will post a trivia question and whichever one of the two answers it first will recieve the cookbook. If you know either of the two...as in you attend CLC, you might want to let the the two lovely ladies know about the show down. See Ya Tomorrow! As for my local friends....Beppi was first to tell me, but I loved Jennifer's singing telegram so ......I made a little more today and will be bringing each a yummy a bowl to the youth "slave auction" tonight!

Guess What's Cookin....

I am so excited about our church's new cookbook, "Cookin Up a Storm." I'm so excited that I'm going to give one away FREE to some lucky person. This isn't an ordinary cookbook. For starters, the cover is a print of an original oil painting done by my pastor's oldest daughter. This book also contains personal testimonies about our lives before, during, and after hurricane Katrina. "Cookin Up a Storm" also contains a special disc. On this disc are real photos of the monumental task we faced upon returning....It's not all doom & gloom though there are also several pictures of volunteers, the clean up, and some of our families with their refurbished homes. This book is more than a compilation of recipes, but a testament to the spirit of the people who still call this place home. Well.... enough with the commercial....on with the rules:

• 1.) If you are someone who attends church with me, you may NOT win the book, but the first one of you (who does attend my church) that calls me on the phone with the answer will receive a container of the mystery dish. If you do not go to my church the following rules are for you.
• 2.) View the following photos
• 3.) When you think you know what I cooked for dinner go to my side bar and link to my friend "Plain Old Kristi"
• 4.) Type the following comment on Kristi's most recent posting; Miss Riya is beautiful and cooks the most wonderful ??? (your answer goes here.)
• 5.)Submit your comment.
• 6.)Wait a little while..... I will announce the winner on my blog next Friday Oct. 24. I already have a # in mind ..so if you are the ? # correct answer you win! If you are the lucky winner, comment (on this blog) with an address where you can receive mail. ( I will arrange it so that your info will not post automatically & will delete it after I write it down.
• 7.)Get very excited about receiving a package from Louisiana...So excited that you take a picture of yourself jumping for joy as you open the package.
• 8.) Post picture and a link to my blog on your blog.
• 9.)#8 is optional, but would be greatly appreciated.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Hmmm.....let me see.....celery....onions....

.....& Freshly pressed Garlic....It must be.......

....anything we cook in Louisiana!

Here is a hint...there are hundreds dare I say thousands of recipes for this dish, but ask any local and they can tell you that the best recipe is their Mom's.

Here's another hint....this recipe was originally an African recipe.... we just kicked it up a notch.

If you don't know by now .....

.....then you might want to order one of the cookbooks and gichoo(get you) some cultcha(culture) dawlin(darling.)

LOL!

See Ya Later Alligator ;-)