my inspiration for this dish comes from a small restaurant in new orleans called mat and naddie's. after living in new orleans for 6 years, my husband and i had our favorite places to go for dinner. as you can imagine, the cuisine in that city is top notch, so the decision was always a tough one. if i got to choose, though, i would pick mat and naddie's hands down as one of THE best restaurants in new orleans. when my mom came to stay with us, my husband was nice enough to watch the kiddos while we went to lunch at mat and naddie's. my mom chose the short ribs, while i chose...oddly enough i can't remember because her short ribs were the life of the lunch. (it was probably the ahi tuna steak. i often got that there. i do remember my crawfish cheesecake that i got. to.die.for) my mom and i have talked about those for years, well, ok, it's only been a year. but, i swear those short ribs come up in A LOT of o...
we are two sisters using what we have up in our noggins to create things with our hands.