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Oh Lord, here we go...

That's fantastic! Hearty congratulations!! :toast::toast::):)

Not offensive to this wife! I'll have to ask the husband for his opinion

Was excited to be able to eat lunch there today with DH. I'm a teacher, so lunch out is a treat. I'll be kind and say they must have been having an off day. I know for sure our server was.

Had two fleur de lis king cakes from Hi Do this season. I love the old brioche style. Also had two Antoines king cakes. Hands down the best of the cinnamon roll types. Had one of the WDSU winner. Just okay. The family did a blind taste testing of king cakes from Haydel's, Gambino's and Antoines. The...

Had 50 pieces from Guillory's for today. Delish and not greasy at all )

Man, I miss Maple Garden too. The best Chinese bbq pork in town. I have yet to find a sauce similar. And call me crazy (you wouldn't be the first!) but I miss Wise Cafeteria. I hated it as a youngster because we used to eat there several times a week. But now that I am a working Mom, I would love to...

OMG! I was home today and I actually watched a soap opera!! (Cue theme from the Twilight Zone).

My old career, I dealt with cabs at the cruise terminal. The stories I could tell would curl your toes, including one incident of a cabbie "taking possession" of one of my crew members' bags, containing his flight ticket, passport and wages for 8 months work onboard ship. The bitch called ...

Fried turkey, oyster, mirlaton/shrimp and cornbread dressings, sweet potato pone, haricots verts, the obligatory rice and peas my mother insists on having. Pralines, fudge, pecan and pumpkin pies with hard sauce.

Nothing fancy but brings back childhood memories.

Merry Christmas!