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Review: The Southern Po’ Boy Cookbook

November 22, 2013 No Comments

Before I moved to New Orleans, I had never even heard of a po’ boy. There were sandwiches, hoagies, subs, clubs and heroes…but no po’ […]

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Cookbook: Taste of Tremé

January 16, 2013 1 Comment

A couple of months ago, author Todd-Michael St. Pierre sent me a copy of his brand new cookbook, Taste of Tremé. What with the holidays and work, […]

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Taking a ride on “A Streetcar Named Delicious”

March 22, 2011 2 Comments

While reading the recipes in A Streetcar Named Delicious by Todd-Michael St. Pierre, I couldn’t help but sense the author’s whimsical, childlike nature from the […]

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I don’t speak Cajun!

December 29, 2010 4 Comments

Recently, I sent some gifts with a distinctly local flair to my 5-year-old niece and laughed uproariously when my brother-in-law called back screaming “How am […]

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Wish it was my New Orleans story: The House on First Street

August 10, 2010 No Comments

Let me begin by being completely straightforward…I hate books about the 2005 levee failures a.k.a. Hurricane Katrina.  Perhaps I am too emotional or too sensitive, […]

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Support your local bookseller! Visit Blue Cypress Books

July 12, 2010 No Comments

On my way back home, I had a two-hour layover in LAX and I didn’t know what to do with myself.  Stretching, eating, roaming around […]

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Books: The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish

June 2, 2010 1 Comment

In the premiere episode of HBO’s Treme, there is a scene where John Goodman’s character is ranting about the levee failures to a British television […]

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Arcadian Books & Prints: A dream come true

May 17, 2010 1 Comment

Ever since I was a young girl falling in love with the written word for the first time, I formulated this image in my head […]

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Books: Historic Photos of Louisiana

May 13, 2010 No Comments

This weekend on Saturday, May 15th, Dean Shapiro will be signing  his latest book, Historic Photos of Louisiana, at Blue Cypress Books on Oak Street.  […]

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Though she was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kim Ranjbar felt New Orleans calling her home as soon as she hit puberty. A graduate of granola U (a.k.a. Sonoma State University) with a BA in English and a concentration in Creative Writing, Kim took her passion for the written word and dragged it over 2000 miles to flourish in the city she loves.

After over seventeen years as a transplant — surviving hurricanes, levee failures, oil spills, boil water advisories and hipster invasions — Kim hopes to eventually earn the status of local and be welcomed into the fold.

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    Keto Blueberry Lavender Chia Pudding

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    Keto Cheesecake Dressed In Mardi Gras Colors

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    Cooking Keto: Smoked Sausage & Vegetable Packets

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