The just-republished "Buster Holmes Restaurant Cookbook: New Orleans Handmade Cookin'" ($16.95, Pelican Publishing) has two recipes for red beans and rice, for which Buster Holmes was famous. The ...

New Orleans is known for good food, and lots of it. No trip to the Crescent City would be complete without a taste of gumbo or jambalaya, or a big bite out of a po’boy or muffuletta sandwich. Still, ...

All Creole cuisine packs a flavor punch that keeps you coming back for more, but red beans and rice are in a league all its ...

Red beans and rice have long been lauded as a New Orleans food staple. Maybe it’s for its simplicity—first and foremost, you have to soak some beans (or don’t, if that’s your thing), then you add your ...

It’s easy to confuse with a ham bone, but they’re actually different. Find out why—and what a ham hock can do for your recipes. You can order a deli meat ham sandwich at a sub shop, and many American ...

Wash beans well and soak them in water for one hour. Place beans in a large pot. Add the 4 quarts of chicken stock. Add the bay leaves, onions, peppers, celery, parsley & garlic then bring to a ...