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  1. Bayona, Peristyle, Galatoire: good choices all. Not surprised that you were disappointed with Emeril. I don't know a single local that would eat at one of his joints. Absurdly-sized portions don't make up for overpriced and decidedly average food. Plus, the guy is a buffoon.... On your next visit, make a trip uptown, to Clancy's or Upperline or Brigtsen's or Jacques Imos or... well, that'll get you started. Ciao, d
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    About roux

    Another point: how much roux are you using for how big a batch of gumbo? Too little roux and you won't get the richness/thickening you want, and too much roux, expecially dark roux, could cause bitterness in the gumbo....
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    Red bananas

    Here's a link to a thread in which red bananas came up. Scroll way down, and you'll find my link to a photo. fruit thread
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    Fresh Oregano

    Make your own dried oregano. Cut a bunch of stems (seriously prune back your plants) and spread them in a single layer on a cookie sheet. When dry, store in plastic bags. Later in the summer, your plant will bloom. Oregano blossoms make a beautiful and pungent garnish.
  5. The Art of Mexican Cooking--Diana Kennedy The Zuni Cafe Cookbook--Judy Rodgers Mastering the Art of French Cooking--Julia Child Bistro Cooking--Patricia Wells Marcella Hazan--Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking Hmm. All books by women. And 6 & 7 would be The Food and Life of Oaxaca (Zarela Martinez) and something by Madhur Jaffrey...
  6. qsquared, here's your pic of red bananas. Better late than never... red bananas
  7. Good question Lemons Limes Grapefruit Red bananas Mango Medjool dates
  8. Another vote for Bittman here. You might also consider The Zuni Cafe Cookbook--full of wonderful recipes and cooking lessons from Judy Rodgers. The Zuni Cafe Cookbook
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    epazote

    I love epazote. Never picked it wild, but I keep it growing amongst my potted herbs. I even have an epazote page on my site. See it here: Epazote pictures and text
  10. I freeze the homemade stuff two. I like to freeze it in an icecube tray, then put the little blocks in a ziplock. Easy to use.
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    Dry Spices....

    I was thinking of herbes de provence too... And Mexican oregano. I have a couple of plants (unlike Mediterranean oregano, Mex is perennial), and I dry the excess. Quite a few Mex recipes specify dried, and I understand why--it tastes better dried.
  12. A lot depends on where you're going to live. Uptown, there's a huge new Whole Foods Market with carries a lot of unusual/exotic ingredients. New Orleans is not a particularly great town for Asian food, with the big exception of Vietmanese, as there's a large community of Vietnamese here.
  13. I agree with bat girl: 5-10 minutes is too long. I've never done a boil either, but I've cooked plenty of shrimp in the shell, and after 5 minutes, they're overdone, and in my experience, overcooking leads to sticky shells...
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    Paw paw

    Depends on the context, I'd say. "Paw paw" is the name for papaya in Jamaica, so if you encountered the term in a Caribbean context...
  15. The Hamburg Inn No. 2, Iowa City, Iowa For the cheeseburgers, the big greasy breakfasts, the fried tenderloin sandwich, the aggressively pierced and tatooed waitstaff....
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    Leek recipes

    Here's a potato-leek soup recipe I use. Leave out the roasted garlic and/or the ham if you want something simpler. Potato Leek Soup with roasted garlic and ham
  17. The strength of local chains--not only CduM, but CCs and PJs explains why NO isn't lousey with Starbucks like, say, Chicago. Not that Starbucks doesn't have good coffee. Just nice not to see one on every block.
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    Pork Shoulder

    Yucatecan roast pork, the ultimate in taco meat: Yucatecan roast pork
  19. I'm not sure what kind of information you're looking for. If you're looking for an introduction to Peruvian food in general, you might want to read this book: http://www.davidscooking.com/cookbooks/coo...krevs/peru.html It doesn't focus particularly on Lima, but it's about the only introduction to Peruvian food I know. Someday, I'm going to get down there and check it out myself.
  20. Another option is to use rice wine vinegar, which has the least acidic taste of any vinegar I know. Sometimes the absence of astringency effectively "sweetens" the whole, and if not, a small amount of sugar (add it in 1/4 teaspoon increments, tasting after each) will do the trick. If the orange flavor is too cloying, dilute it with rice wine vinegar.
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    cooking

    I had a friend who, in all seriousness, thought onions and carrots grew on trees.
  22. Get out of the FQ when you come here! One of the very best NO restaurants is Clancy's, at Annunciation and Webster, way Uptown. Upperline is also excellent....
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    Squabble

    Then it is a good deal.
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    Squabble

    Of course the ~$14 shipping charge makes it much less of a good deal. Hard to believe it's best to buy cast iron on line. A crepe pan, yes, lol...
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