I'm excited that this closed restaurant is going to have a new life as a "Northridge-Style" family friendly, inexpensive place. Watch the paper go up on the windows as the extensive remodeling begins. Did you know it was called 'Blazes' in the 1800's?
Milk -- wow! It's always interesting to see a movie when you lived through that time. It certainly gave me a new perspective on the whole gay rights movement and that the murders were a lot more than that. Sean Penn was amazing and managed to convey Harvey Milk's charisma and charm. I forgot he was Sean Penn until the movie was almost over!
Thanks to Ken Newton I am cooking -- as we speak -- his Gen-U-wine red beans and rice from New Orleans. It's amazing the connections that come from this blog and the Internet.
Yes, it would be great to have the recipe. Ellen makes a great Shrimp Creole. Having a great beans and rice recipe would be a nice addition.
Posted by: Russ Steele | February 03, 2009 at 05:18 PM
Sure..I'll post it tomorrow. It's in the Crock Pot at home right now. Ken is the one from Louisiana; my mom was from Mississippi. With a name like Dixie (it's actually Dixie Jo) you know I have a Southern influence in there some place! Love Southern cooking, tho. and love to experiment with new recipes.
Posted by: Dixie Redfearn | February 03, 2009 at 04:35 PM
Dixie:
I didn't realize you were from New Orleans...
Your link to homemade bread for muffeletta was perfect. I made it to go along with a recipe from, "Cooking Up a Storm - Recipes Lost and Found ... from New Orleans". The SF Chronicle recently highlighted their Muffeletta sandwich recipe. It turned out great. The book was prompted by many in the community loosing all their recipes after the Katrina Hurricane. The book was sold out until recently...
Would Ken let you share his Gen-U-wine red beans and rice recipe?
Posted by: chip carman | February 03, 2009 at 12:31 PM