Rouses Everyday - May & June

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FAMILY LETTER
Kitchen Traditions
M y cooking is inspired by people and places. My grandfather, Mr. Anthony
J. Rouse, Sr., was just one generation removed from Italy. Paw made the
best spaghetti and meatballs with ground beef and Italian sausage, and anchovy
bread filled with Pecorino and Romano cheese. Paw inspired my Italian side. I love
to make pasta with garlic, olive oil and fresh basil. You can add chicken, shrimp,
crawfish, just about anything, and it will be delicious.
My dad, Donald, influenced my camp style of cooking. Camp food is basically
onions and wild game smothered down in a pot for a whole day, rice and gravy style.
Rice is key to camp cooking, even breakfast. I cook bacon every morning, then fry
leftover white rice, onions and eggs in the leftover grease.
Acadiana is the birthplace of real smoked sausage, real tasso, and real boudin,
and living in Lafayette inspired my Cajun side. The Lafayette part of me is very
particular about my smoked sausage.There are lots of sausages out there, and a link
may look right, but if it doesn’t smell like smoke, it’s not real smoked sausage.
Now for a real Gulf Coast meal, add that smoked sausage to that pasta with garlic and
olive oil ...
Donny Rouse
3 rd Generation
On the Cover
Pork Báhn Mì from Lily’s Café,
New Orleans
cover photo by Romney Caruso
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EAT | PLAY | DRINK | SHOP LOCAL
EAT LOCAL
I fish throughout May and June, and I catch a
lot of red snapper. I like it grilled with a Caprese
salad made with fresh mozzarella, basil and
Creole tomatoes.
PLAY LOCAL
Zac Brown Band, My Morning Jacket and more
than two dozen other bands perform on the
beach right by our Gulf Shores store, May 15-
17th. Hangout Music Festival is a great excuse
to hangout in Alabama.
DRINK LOCAL, SHOP LOCAL
We present the Royal Street Stroll, which
takes place May 21st , the Thursday of the New
Orleans Wine and Food Experience. You can sip,
stroll and shop great antique stores on Royal
Street starting at 5:30 pm. Look for the Rouses
tents in front of our French Quarter store, 701
Royal Street.
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Donny Rouse, 3rd Generation, & Donald Rouse, 2nd Generation – photo by Frank Aymami