With Lent comes Mardi Gras, and with Fat Tuesday comes all those little plastic babies tucked away in king cakes. If you want to make your own king cake — Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 16 this year — let’s ...

Discover the classic comfort food of crawfish étouffée in this installment of the Comfort Food Series. This video explores ...

If there is one thing that has not changed as this heirloom recipe makes its way through generations of CNN host Don Lemon’s family, it’s that it is passed along by mothers guiding their children ...

Etouffee might sound fancy, but any home cook should be able to pull off the dish. You'll obviously need the right ingredients like bell peppers and onion — but there's also a virtue that comes into ...

“Tee, go and get my wallet,” shouted my dad from the kitchen. Tee is my Cajun nickname, meaning petite or little. It is very common for folks to call each other by Tee plus their name or their ...

Meaning "smothered," an etouffee coats the shrimp (or crawfish, as you'll often find it in New Orleans) with a spice-packed gravy worthy of Chef Paul himself. This recipe calls for homemade shrimp ...

Even if you’re not familiar with the name Paul Prudhomme, it’s likely you’ve enjoyed the benefits of his long and celebrated career. Prudhomme was a Louisiana-born chef who gained celebrity for his ...

Patty Diez is the associate director of network development at Eater, Punch, and Thrillist, where she serves as a key connector between the sales and editorial teams to create timely opportunities, ...

Serve this crawfish etouffee over a bed of rice and you have a perfect meal for Mardi Gras. Simple to prepare, it packs a ...

A century-old cast iron Dutch oven filled with etouffee sits simmering on the modern stove in the kitchen of Radiators guitarist and singer Dave Malone and his wife Beth James. The couple, who lives ...