Comments on: Crawfish Bisque Like Your Maw-Maw Makes

By: JP Dunbar

JP Dunbar — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:29:22 +0000

My mom makes the bisque at least twice a year. As I young girl my 1st cousins and I hated Crawfish Bisque cooking day. Mom and my aunts would force us to stop outdoor play to come inside, wash our hands and take our places around the kitchen table to stuff what seemed to be a million heads. There had to be enough for my grandmother’s offspring of 13 children and 49 grandkids. We were fortunate that mom would clean the heads herself..usually cutting her fingers in the process from the jagged shells. But after the masterpiece was released and served over some good ole rice and , with a piece of cornbread…we quickly forgot about the labor before the glory. Mmm, mmm. Finger lickin good..with a little Louisiana spicy kick.
I don’t think this will be a dish I will ever make alone. Just too much work involved! And now, mom has figured out that her free give-a-way portions are now valuable. She vows that next time she will sell it. LOL!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:20:16 +0000

Hi from Canada: I love cookbooks and picked one up at a second hand bookstore. It was a Louisianna cookbook. Saw a recipe for crawfish bisque asking for 1OO “heads”!!????? This was to be enough for 10 people!!!

Thank Heavens for the net as I saw your picture and corresponding recipe and now I know these are “real” heads, stuffed and put in the sauce/gravy. Amazing!! I will be sure to order this if ever I get down to Louisianna!!! Thanks for the picture!!!! Bonnie in Winnipeg, Canada

By: Sean Sanchez

Sean Sanchez — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:43:09 +0000

Nette- who did you use to ship the crawfish to Colorado? I am a Slidellian transplanted to Fort Collins Colorado!

I want to host a live crawfish boil this fall!

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Sean Sanchez
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By: Patrice

Patrice — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:38:44 +0000

sigh.... you just made me homesick... deep sigh Patrice's last blog post..7 songs meme

By: leendaluu

leendaluu — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:05:37 +0000

Oh. baby. I think I need to visit New Orleans…but then I might never leave.

By: mybayouvieux

mybayouvieux — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:36:05 +0000

I like anything with Paprika - heck, I'm hungarian! I will pass this to hubby and hope that one Sunday he ventures into this recipe! mybayouvieux's last blog post..Waveland Beach Day

By: Nette

Nette — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:22:59 +0000

I can tell you this- I shipped crawfish to Colorado this week and just the shipping was $256! The recipient thought it was worth every penny.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:31:38 +0000

I've had it once. Apparently my grandma used to make it every year (back before she was a grandma). About 2 or 3 years ago, she decided to make it one last time. It was amazing. Of note though, she did use the ENTIRE crawfish head, not just the "neck" Ryan's last blog post..Food, Music, and History - My Idea

By: Ed (zoesdad)

Ed (zoesdad) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:05:08 +0000

Do you ship north of the Mason-Dixon? Ed (zoesdad)'s last blog post..I Don't Do Anything.....

By: wpmomof2

wpmomof2 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:02:07 +0000

No wonder you haven't blogged all week--you've been in the kitchen! wpmomof2's last blog post..Today's conversation