The Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet

In studies of Blue Zones (where people live 100 years or more) within parts of Greece, Southern Italy, Costa Rica and Japan, certain common traits have been uncovered. Among them – dietary intake, specifically the Mediterranean diet. This is not a diet by...
Sandra’s Hot Tamales

Sandra’s Hot Tamales

While on the phone with Sandra Opher to talk about her delicious S & S Tamales, her doorbell rings and she politely asks if she can call back. Turns out it was a customer picking up an order. There’s no rest for the weary – or good cooks. Whether you love...
Solar Hideaway

Solar Hideaway

Gladys Solar Gladys Solar, owner of Solar Hideaway, gets calls from all over the U.S. – from people inquiring about solar panels. It’s the occupational downside of her last name. Fact is, the New Iberia resident is known for her goat milk soaps and other items...
Touchard’s Marine and Netting

Touchard’s Marine and Netting

Clark Touchard In the volumes of stories that have been written about our shrimping industry, far less has been mentioned about the men and women who produce the nets that have made shrimping possible. The Touchard family in Delcambre is one who has made an important...
Oysters: A Shot of the Sea

Oysters: A Shot of the Sea

RRRR…It’s April and for many connoisseurs of raw wild oyster it’s the last “r” month before summer to suck up tastier bivalves. If you’re part of the oyster cult, you’re living in the right place. The species known as the eastern oyster has grown in the Gulf for the...