Boudin Issues – Page 9 – The McNeese Review

Free Pie

Free Pie Eli S. Evans __________ The red painted sign staked into the grass beside the stoplight just off the highway exit said “PIE SALE,” and the rich man followed it in the direction indicated until he came upon a long table stacked with pies set up in front of…

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor Vallie Lynn Watson __________ If you know me well, you know I’m not much in the kitchen. Unless I have a giant space, plenty of time, and a partner who loves to wash dishes, I don’t take much enjoyment from cooking or baking, but during the…

Letter from the Guest Editor

Letter from the Guest Editor Taryn White __________ Back in February, our editor, Vallie Lynn Watson, made a joke about planning a food issue when she was hungry. A few days later, I pitched that a food-themed issue would be a great idea for November given how much cooking surrounds…

Main Dishes

Main Dishes Here are some of our contributors’ favorite main dish recipes! __________ Picadillo from Sara Gonzales-Rothi“My favorite recipe is a Cuban dish that my Abuela Lidia made and that my (Norwegian!) mother has perfected.” 1.5 lbs lean ground beef2 large onions, diced (prefer yellow/sweet varietal)1 bell pepper, chopped (red,…

Sides

Side Dishes Here are some of our contributors’ favorite recipes for side dishes! __________ “The Cottage Cheese Thing” from Angela Townsend“My mother invented it for me shortly after I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 9, when we were searching for ‘recipes’ that would be safe for me.…

Desserts

Desserts Here are some of our contributors’ favorite dessert recipes! __________ Peanut Crackups from Shirlee Jellum“One of my favorite holiday recipes that I make every year as gifts.” 10 cups popped corn1 and 1/2 cups salted peanuts1/2 cup butter1 cup brown sugar1/4 cup molasses1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon vanilla Directions:Mix…

The Year of the Cauliflower

The Year of the Cauliflower Lucy Duggan __________ The worst Thanksgiving dish I ever tasted was a lemon and lavender cauliflower cheese baked by my Aunt Bristol. She was an excellent cook. People always said so. In fact, they said: “Whatever else they say about your Aunt Bristol, she’s certainly…

The hurry

The hurry Stefan Balan __________ He puts the beef tip in his mouth. First the tonguebecomes aware of it, of its heat, of the gravy, notof the Worcestershire or the garlic or the touchof soy sauce, but of it as a whole, in bulk. It is tooin a hurry, too…

A Finch Breakfast

A Finch Breakfast Erik Peters __________ The air was already sweaty with summer heat. Early morning rays beat fiercely on the curtains. The living room was stifling, but if I could get a through-draft, it might be bearable by evening. I shuffled to the sliding door, rubbing sleep out of…

Flash in the Pan, Fry the Chicken, & First Holiday, Post-Divorce

Flash in the Pan, Fry the Chicken, & First Holiday, Post-Divorce Colleen Harris __________ Flash in the Pan I sway in the kitchen betweencabinet and stove, catchingthe rhythm my father taught me. I sweep from drawer, to pan,to fridge and back. In the emptyspace over my shoulder I hear him,…