Now's your chance to revive this New Orleans tradition-do your part to keep this slow food part of our local cuisine. Now's the perfect time as the corn and new potatoes are at their peak so you can have our the New Orleans version of a New England boiled dinner. By the way, Papa Tom will have his ground red pepper in a month or so. Better yet, you don't have to boil these sheets first, just layer them with the filling and bake. Now that you have all these wonderful vegetables, you don't want to spend hours chopping them.
Nothing slows prep work like a dull knife.
Drop your knives off, shop, and pick them up before you leave the market. So easy and convenient. Once you're in the habit of always using a sharp knife, you'll wonder how you ever managed to get a meal on the table previously. Monica M. Lear, Ph.D., Assoc. County Agent, Orleans Parish LSU AgCenter.