Crawfish Etoufee
My brother and his girlfriend invited me over for dinner with them on Tuesday night. She knows that I love Cajun food and she’s from Louisiana so she made crawfish etoufee. I kept telling her that I’ve never had crawfish before so they made sure to invite me over when they fixed it. It was sooooo good. She sent me home with all the leftovers too. I had it again for dinner last night. Mmmmm.
After dinner and a couple of bottles of wine we headed out to the Lions Lair. I’ve wanted to go to this divey punk bar since I was in highschool but never really had the reason to. It was everything I expected: dark, smoky, and rowdy. We went to go see a band called Tub Ring. Check out some of there music here (but I think they were better live). They come from Chicago and were recommended by a few of my brother’s friends. They sound kinda like Mr.Bungle meets Mindless Self Indulgence meets Secret Chiefs 3. We had a blast though. The first band sucked and was getting pretty heckled from the bar patrons. The second band, Bangtel, was a pleasant surprise and their claim to fame was that they had a giant woven blanket with a picture of a pussy on it tacked up to the wall. I ended up staying out till like 2:00 whooping it up. Way too late for a school night especially for a guy who’s sick.
As a result I was sick and tired yesterday. Literally. Not to mention my bills are stacking up. Time to start saving some money. I guess.
1 cindy Says:
i make a bitchin gumbo. yeah, i am from louisiana too but i never admit to it. well most of the time i don’t.
2 :: jozjozjoz :: Says:
OMG, you have me cravin’ Cajun food now!
3 jules Says:
Hey, I have a giant woven blanket with a picture of a pussy on it and no one’s making ME famous. What’s up with that?
4 Tina Says:
Hehe…I’m from Louisiana too, but living in NorCal (Northern California) now… My boyfriend tells everyone that I’m cajun, so when they come over, they expect jambalaya or etoufee…haha…
Come to think of it… I think it’s about time I made gumbo again. =D
Cindy, I kind of agree with you. I don’t exactly yell out to everyone that I am Cajun. Over the years I’ve learned that most outsiders see Cajuns as backwoods, inbred idiots. And that’s so not the case. *sigh*
5 3leggeddog Says:
For what it’s worth, I’ll be in South Louisiana down around Port Sulphur this Friday catching some redfish. Mmm, mmm…grilled redfish topped with crawfish tails. Love that Cajun food.