Sticky: Welcome to Cajun Fires Cooking

Bonjour à mes amis.! I am so happy to be back home. I have not worked on my “Cajun Fires” cooking web site for a long time. But I am back and ready to have some fun, and hope you join me to set the ‘fires a blazing’!

I am a 63 year young Cajun Woman and with a ‘joie pour la vie’ (joy for life) and have lived all my life in Southwest Louisiana. My maiden name is Broussard, and chere` don’t talk bad about the Broussards in this neck of the bayou, we’re a VERY large family, and fierce about taking care of each other.

Food has always been an important part of my life growing up in the South with all the traditions of family. My Dad’s Dad had a ‘mandatory attendance’ rule for Sunday lunch at he and grandma’s house. Grandpa provided the meat, and covered dishes were brought by everyone else. Not all spouses were keen on this, but it really didn’t matter, everyone went. Oh, Dad had 13 brothers and sisters! I am an only child, so having all those cousins around was heaven (I have 33 first cousins, and, age wise, I am in the middle).

This is just a brief overview of me and who I am. You will continue to hear me talk about family, as you have seen, I have a lot of them. I didn’t even mention my kids, grandkids, great grand kids….. it will come in bits and pieces. Stay tuned. Oh, the first event on Cajun Fires will be Roasting with Rosie Bar B Que Cook Off. Au revoir, MaryAmy