African Americans and others will celebrate Juneteenth annually on June 19. I made Chef Chris Williams' recipe for slow cooker red rice and beans. The slow cooker made the red beans creamy and the ...

In New Orleans, no two recipes for red beans and rice are the same. The dish is always adapted to personal tastes. Choose a commercial Cajun seasoning mix or use the combination of spices in this ...

Looking for a dish that is filling, nutritious and won’t break the bank? Red beans and rice is a great choice. There are so many variations, mostly from Louisiana and around the Caribbean. Even within ...

This recipe is courtesy of Kit Wohl's Cookbook Studio and her book, New Orleans Classic Gumbos and Soups (Pelican Publishing). Kit appears regularly in the kitchen on the Eyewitness Morning News.

Dear SOS: I have lunch frequently with my daughter at Yujean Kang’s Asian Bistro in South Coast Plaza. They have the best dessert, a red bean pancake in a coconut cream sauce. I’ve searched everywhere ...

Vince Hayward cooks his red kidney beans all day in a slow cooker — sometimes with smoked ham hocks, sometimes with vegan sausage, always “heavy on the bay leaf.” If they aren’t creamy enough by the ...

The just-republished "Buster Holmes Restaurant Cookbook: New Orleans Handmade Cookin'" ($16.95, Pelican Publishing) has two recipes for red beans and rice, for which Buster Holmes was famous. The ...

INGREDIENTS • 1 (15-ounce) can light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed • 1/3 cup olive oil • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning • 3/4 teaspoon salt • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red ...

1.) Submerge dry beans in water and soak them overnight (8 hours) to give them a creamier texture. The beans will absorb a lot of water, so you want a lot of water in the container. 2.) After soaking, ...

NEW ORLEANS — For 60 years, Channel 4 has been privileged to celebrate and share many of those recipes with viewers across south Louisiana and Mississippi. Throughout the cookbook series, The Southern ...

Instructions: In 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven, place beans and enough water to cover by 2 inches; heat to boiling over high heat. Remove Dutch oven from heat; set aside 1 hour to soften beans. Drain. (Or, ...