Balloons, Boudin and Pickles - What a Combination!

We got our Canjun on... packed up our pickles and headed to Louisiana last weekend for some balloon chasin', boudin gnoshin', pickle eatin' good times.  AND boy did we ever, cher!


     We followed the Shadeaux Dancer crew at the Pennington Balloon Championship in Baton Rouge, and of course like many Balloon Festivals across the country there was the Mass Ascension, the Balloon Glow and such... but the food... well, only in Cajun Country could you find boudin like we did there, a delectable blend of rice, pork, and spices all in a natural casing and we topped it with our Original pickle... ooh cher! Ca c'est bon (That's good)!!!  It was good! 

There were other goodies to taste too... like cracklins - those fried pieces of pork fat with a small amount of attached skin peppered with Cajun spices.  Oh my!!!  James thought he'd died and gone to heaven!  But we have to admit the chicken fricassee was almost too good to be true, succulent chicken stewed in a gravy made with a dark roux singing with onions, bell peppers, celery and garlic laid over rice.  And we topped it off with onion rings that made you just want to slap your Mama! 







Yep, in a pickle hit Louisiana with a smile and we came back with a satisfied grin...