The internal Me with a plan: I can't believe work today was actually worse than Friday. I'm gonna order takeout, crack a beer, watch a movie and definitely not move the rest of the night--

Also me:

Still one of my favorite roasting recipes - leg of lamb seared and sealed in a garlic salt rosemary crust, set to roast, then allowed to rest overnight in the fridge before slicing it up and frying it...

Happy Easter! To celebrate my return to the land of the (drink)ing, I sent for these made-to-order decanters from Italy, that arrived just in time on Friday. I WILL FILL THEM WITH DELICIOUS PETIT SYRA...

Tasty things so far today: Scallops Creole, Trout Pontchartrain with hollandaise & crab sauce (topped with sweet peppers since I forgot to buy mushrooms), Eggs Sardou, Garlic Mussles, and lovely Orlea...

Here was Easter dinner. I had some rabbit on hand for the occasion, so we're having the Easter Bunny for dinner.

I did a 24 hour cider marinade before braising the rabbit in cider. Highly recommend....

Rise and shine! We've taken the day off and here's our 2018 Mardi Gras Menu for today!

This year's star ingredient: Shrimp!

• Eggs Sardou - Poached eggs with hollandaise, creamed spinach & spicy b...

Finally got my life together for the holiday. We had bacon and spinach/gorgonzola frittatas for breakfast. Dinner was roast duck, seared & butter-braised Brussels sprouts, duck fat potatoes, lemon mer...

Mardi Gras Menu 2016, cooked by yours truly! No king cake this year as I'm a bit peaked on sweets.

Breakfast: Eggs Sardou & Fried Oysters Lunch: Crawfish & Andouille Étouffée Shrimp Gumbo - Haile...

House and patio prepped for Mardi Gras! Now for the Mardi Gras Menu:

• Alligator Étouffée
• Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo
• Fried Oysters (Fried Ersters)
• Homemade King Cake
• Drinks: Champagne Cockta...