My
cup runneth over.
I’d
been hearing about this new place at 2310 North 11th Street in
Beaumont, where most recently Starvin’ Marvin’s was. A Facebook post caught my
eye and I showed up for Saturday’s grand opening and took home a door prize of
Crazy Cajun hot sauce, with “A Product of Louisiana” branding.
I behaved as I would in Louisiana and
ordered an oyster poor boy, a very favorite of mine. On my second bite I was
still raving about how lovely it was that the bread was toasted and I’m
thinking that the insides are so big I wonder if I hadn’t received fried
chicken nuggets. But those fried oysters were that big and soft and savory. The
fries were golden brown like I love them and while I normally just taste the
tartar sauce to save calories, I dipped all those fries in this good sauce.
A
Mr. Worthington from the Cajun band outside recognized me from Knights of
Columbus dealings in the Port Arthur area and I’m pretty sure he said his band
just started calling themselves the Recyclables. They dished up some Beatles
and rock classics between their Cajun sounds making a relaxing Saturday by the
patio my new favorite thing.
It
was just luck that all the free samples were circulating. I also loved the
praline chicken. I saw eggplant on the menu but I’ll have to get back to Crazy
Cajun to sample that one and take advantage of the free hamburger card I also
won.
Hummus
overload?
A
pool-party hostess specifically requested ‘finger foods” be brought. I asked
about a curry rice salad I make and still got the vibe of “more fingery.”
I
had all the ingredients for hummus and decided it would hit the spot. Then I
started thinking about the people invited to this party tended to be
healthy-minded people who gravitated toward natural foods. I began thinking “what
if everyone brings hummus?” Turns out, nearly everyone did. They were all
different and all enjoyed.
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