gonefishin wrote:Have a great time all!


dan

sorry you can't join us!! Next time...

Whoa! This was such a lovely, lovely afternoon. So much good food and company and a delightful host to spend a sunny (at least on the inside) Saturday afternoon.

I only regret that I didn't get to hear more about people's dishes. They looked and tasted fabulous.

I look forward to another exchange.

A delicious afternoon. Loved all the food and, as always, it was such a delight to be with fellow LTHers.

Thank you Jen for hosting.

Agreed! Jen, thanks for being a great hostess! I had a great time and loved all the food. Irisarbor, I forgot to get a copy of your jambalaya recipe. Do you think you might be able to email me a copy? My fiance thanks you ahead of time I am also looking forward to another exchange like this and would be up for hosting if people are up for another one.

What a great spread!! I am approaching my 1 year LTH anniversary (my how time flies) and I have to say that this was my favorite event so far in terms of the quality of food presented--not bad for a bunch of home cooks (and Danny!!) Hope my pups weren't too much of a pain in the #@$@ and thanks to everyone for providing, engaging and enjoying--can't wait to do it again.

Laissez les bon temps roulez!!!

Do they do fishead music bustin' down your ears?
--The Radiators

Wonderful gathering. Each dish I tasted was outstanding. Unfortunately, I didn't have much room left for the many great deserts.

Thank you Jen.

ill echo the above, thanks for hosting jen,

it was fun seeing old friends, and meeting some folks I had not met yet.. I also enjoyed trying the food folks made.

Oh my goodness yes! Excellent on all counts. Jen thank you so much for sharing your home. Every dish I tried was soooooo good!

This was the first 'official' lth gathering I attended (after having done the sausage class @ Dank Haus the previous evening).

Between the warmth of Jen's hospitality, the overall friendliness of this group of strangers (to me, at least) and the excellent quality of the dishes prepared, I was ecstatic! I went right home and took a nap.

It was truly a pleasure to meet all of you and I look forward to getting together again in the near future.

Thanks again, Jen & co.!

Great meeting you too Bean and thanks for the bananas foster cupcakes--they were terrific (especially this morning for breakfast!!)

What a wonderful gathering. I was glad to meet so many people and of course happy to eat so much good food. Thanks Jen for being such a wonderful, welcoming host!

As others have said it was a fun afternoon with great folks and tons of wonderful food! Thanks Jen for hosting!!

Danny

Where are the pictures? I want to live vicariously through you all since I had to miss this. I'm glad to hear it was a success and a good time was had by all. (I never doubted it would be anything but a great time.)

Seamus wrote:Where are the pictures? I want to live vicariously through you all since I had to miss this. I'm glad to hear it was a success and a good time was had by all. (I never doubted it would be anything but a great time.)

Sorry. Alistair and I were out and about & still talking about how wonderful the food was.

I just ate boudreaulicious' vegetarian red beans & rice with Grace's Hot Sauce from Jamaica, a home grown ripe tomato from our garden, home canned bread & butter pickles & Morningstar's spicy buffalo nuggets.





















Boudreaulicious' Red Beans (Vegetarian, no less)



Laura S's Pralines






Danny's Peanut butter Fudge




Now I wished I'd taken dessert <sigh?

Great event! Wish I had more eating capacity to have seconds of everything.

I will post more pics tonight, including dessert pics.

I apologize if there are some repeats of the pairs4life’s above, but the entrées were worthy enough to bear repeating.

Chicken and Andouille Gumbo by Sean


Home smoked andouille sausage by lougord99 – Sorry the camera lens were a little steamy then the cheesy smoky look.


Another winner, Chicken and Dumplings, from lougord99


Jambalaya from Chef Irisabor – I neglected to take a shot of her beautiful homemade hot sauce.


Close-up of every yummy morsel in the jambalaya:


Chesapeake Bay Crab Soup by Leek:


Shrimp Creole by LauraS:


Benne Wafers by Cathy2:


Shrimp and Home-Smoked Tasso Ham Fettuccine topped with salmon and white fish caviar for a delectable pop by jimswside:


Shrimp Pies by jygach


Nola BBQ Shrimp by jhawk


Red Velvet Cake


Peanut Butter Fudge by Donald Link / Chocolate Meringue Pie by Cabrito in the back / Pralines by LauraS upper right corner


Banana Foster Cupcakes by Bean


Handsome Boudreau


Somehow I missed a few items (cabrito’s greens, cathy2’s apple cake) and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (pairs4life’s anisette and anothermike’s Tchoupitoulas sipper).

Again, what a great time. Thank you, jen, for opening your home to us and organizing.

LTHers, friends, and family enjoying a warm company and delicious food on a damp chilly Sunday:

great pics P_G!!! Thanks for posting. Boudreau enjoyed meeting everyone and finally getting to see what all the fuss is all about

Thanks for posting those pictures!! Everything looks so delicious. I'm sorry I had to miss this event. One of these days, I'll actually make it to an LTH event.

What a great and wonderful event!
We had so much fun and just rolled our full stuffed selves home to the suburbs...LOL
So great to meet and chat with old friend and make new ones.
My daughter enjoyed the company and the cooking as well.
Can't wait to do another round when the post-holiday madness has toned down,
maybe in February... isn't there a NOLA themed holiday right about then?
I'll try and post my pix later tonight.

Though must people have probably found this already, I came across it only yesterday afternoon:

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=21825&p=350130#p350130

It's a link to the 'Shopping & Cooking' thread which follows the gestation of Jimswide's shrimp and Tasso pasta dish and reveals the genius behind lougord99's cold smoked Andouille.