picnic in the park...ing garage!

Katie noticed on facebook this morning that a few food trucks were gathering for lunch today on the corner of Market and Milam. We just had to go - our first food truck experience in Shreveport! Today Lilah's, Some Like It Hot, and Po'Boys & Rich Girls were our choices. We decided to go with po'boys from one and fries from the other! Katie and I agreed that they definitely needed picnic tables with cute umbrellas set up for outdoor seating that would also to help attract people driving down Market Street, but that's just us being "life consultants."

Because it was about 150 degrees outside and I was sweating while ordering, we sought shelter from the heat in the Regions Bank parking garage across the street! Hey, sometimes you just have to go with it. My fried shrimp po'boy was excellent. It was overflowing with crispy fried shrimp and I liked the homemade remoulade sauce. The hand cut fries from Some Like It Hot were good too. We encouraged them to try to set up shop outside our work place (LSU Health) next time. This may be for selfish lunch time reasons, but I also think they would make a killing. Follow their business' on facebook (linked above) to find out where they will be next!

{Yay! They take plastic- because seriously, who carries that green stuff anymore?!

 If you do- they are accepting tips :)}

Have you tried these food trucks yet??

pickled progress...

I have really been wanting Pluckers fried pickles and Mr. T, great husband that he is, got all the supplies to make his version of my favorites at home this weekend!

Ingredients included: 

smashed corn flakes, buttermilk with eggs and Louisiana hot sauce, flour, pickles, and canola oil

{While the oil was getting hot, T dunked the pickles in the milk, then the flour, and finally the corn flakes. His fingers were also well coated for frying!} 

{Our first batch cooked quickly and turned dark brown in what seemed like an instant - maybe the peanut oil would have been worth the $21 they were selling it for - but with more of a watchful eye, the second set was juuuust right! A little ranch for dipping and I felt like I was sitting on Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge enjoying my favorite fried pickles!}

Other cooking adventures of the weekend:

Beer Bread that we used for grilled cheeses

Black Bean and Cheese Dip with chorizo tacos

Oven Roasted Tomatoes at family dinner

Of course nothing tops Mom's work in the kitchen. For family dinner this Sunday we had teriyaki grilled chicken, zucchini boats, homemade guacamole dip, oven roasted tomatoes, roasted red potatoes with onion, and a fruit pizza for dessert!

{Hudson tried on his dad's glasses- doesn't he kind of look like the Jerry Maguire kid here?}

-post title inspired by this blog-which is now siddathornton-

revelling...

As a long time festival goer, I get really excited when it's Revel time. It means fried foods, independent artists, arts & crafts, live music, and italian ice. It also means autumn has arrived! This is my favorite time of year. Right about 5:30pm when the sun is at its most orange and sitting at a perfect angle in the sky, the air is crisp, and the trees are changing colors...this is it people. Evening walks, bike rides, light jackets and scarves...how could this not be the best time of the year!?

Another wonderful thing about the Revel is you will inevitably run into friends partaking in said fried food. Look at those funnel cakes!

This cajun pistol will blow your mind. {pun intended} We ran into one of Tison's high school friends, Jimmy Wooten, who invited us to hear his band at Chicky's Boom Boom Room after the revelling. No, it is not a strip joint like the name implies.

The Jimmy Wooten Trio killed it! I loved every song they played.