Tag: mussels

• A Cajun, an Italian, and a Belgian walk into a bar…

  

  What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? The title of this essay is a take on the age old joke, “A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into a bar…” But, these three cuisines really define three meals my family loves time and time again. I grew up in southeast Louisiana, on a…

  michardillo

  December 2, 2025

  Essay

  Belgian beef stew, Belgian food, Cajun food, cooking, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2129, family, favorite meals, French fries, Italian food, italian-american, Louisiana, meatballs and spaghetti, moules eat frites, mussels, tomato sauce, turkey and sausage gumbo

• Dates or a “Date”?

  My daughter once told me about a friend of hers, “He’s not a very adventurous eater like we are, Mom.” To say I am an adventurous eater is an understatement. I will taste just about anything. I only have a few things on my “don’t eat” list: eggs (unless they are well-incorporated into a recipe,…

  michardillo

  March 22, 2015

  Essay

  Belgium, Brussels, dates, Moroccan, mussels, tagine, Waterloo