HubPagesUpdated on January 11, 2012Denise M Alvarado moreContact AuthorLet's Eat!I am a Creole, born in the Deep South...New Orleans to be exact. My mother was a country girl, and my grandmother lived along the bayou in Mississippi. All the women in my family were excellent cooks, and I had the good fortune of being taught the art of Cajun and creole cooking. To this day, people come to my house hoping to get a taste of some authentic Cajun or Creole food, and lucky for them, I can deliver.On this lens, I am going to share with you some of the secret recipes that were handed down to me from my grandmother and mother. This will be a lens in progress, as I will be adding to it as I get the time and locate some more great family recipes. In the meantime, get ready for some good eatin' y'all!Bourbon Street in New OrleansCrawdaddies, Mudbugs, and CrayfishCrawdaddies, mudbugs, and crayfish are all different ways of saying crawfish in New Orleans. Crawdads are freshwater crustaceans resemblin...