[New Orleans Restaurants: Reviews & Recommendations]

Morning Call in Metairie for beignets and coffee for sure!

[Southern Traditions]

Between Houston and Beaumont is/was a place called The Boondocks.  It was built out on a dock over the bayou.  The specialty was spicy fried catfish, but the real attraction was the hush puppies they gave you to toss to the alligators while you waited for your table. It was quite a place.

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Unfortunately this is gone now, but check out the Pine Tree Lodge on LaBelle Road. Not quite the same atmosphere, but excellent stuffed crab!

[Tulsa Restaurants: Reviews & Recommendations]

Thanks for the great suggestions!! I knew I could count on eGulleters!

Yes, we're coming to the cake competition although I'm not entering myself, I've only been caking for two years and I need to work on a lot of skills before I'm ready for that!!

Again, thanks for all the suggestions. That smoked bologna sounds very intriguing!

[Tulsa Restaurants: Reviews & Recommendations]

My friends and I will be going to the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show and need some recommendations for dinner places.

I'm a Louisiana native living in southeast Texas, so I'm used to Tex-Mex and Cajun cuisine....what sort of food is most popular in OK?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions! We're trying to stay under $20 an entree and far, far away from national chains.

[eG Foodblog: Calipoutine - Sparsley Settled Spaces w/ Hungry Faces]

My knee-jerk guess is buttercream.

I love reading your blogs and dining threads! I'm mostly a lurker but I wanted to tell you that your threads are very enjoyable.

[eG Foodblog: Peter the eater - Nova Scotia Eats]

Wonderful blog!

As a Cajun born and raised in Louisiana and then Texas, I really enjoyed reading about the area my ancestors are from.

Darling children!!

[Chocolate Chip Cookies]

I must try the Greenspan recipe!!

Another vote for crispy outside, chewy inside.

[Winning wedding cakes]

do you have to be a professional to participate?

Unless I'm reading the entry form wrong, anyone over 18 can enter the wedding cake competition.

[I will never again . . . (Part 3)]

Thanks! I had no idea. Well, down to one silpat. Excuse to shop.

[I will never again . . . (Part 3)]

Cutting cake boards with the X-acto.....and forgetting the silpat was underneath!! Oh well, I now have 3 silpats instead of two....

[Nasty Little Habits]

Sonic CheddarPeppers

Bacon cheeseburger, fries, and at least two tubs of ketchup from Whataburger

Chocolate chip cookie dough and canned chocolate frosting, layered like a trifle (once a year)

RL cheese biscuits

Cajun pistols at the county festival!!

[Cake Decorating: Tips & Techniques]

I vote for fondant with royal piped on. It sounds like a very interesting cake!