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Beef & Mushroom Lasagna
November 22, 2024
Kristen Oaks-White is at the historic Myrtles in St. Francisville, Louisiana, where farm-to-table meets fine dining at Restaurant 1796. Executive Chef Daniel Dreyer shares his passion for wood-fired cooking, local ingredients, and his signature short rib lasagna. Featuring fresh mushrooms from Mushroom Maggie’s farm and rich, savory flavors, this dish is a must-try!
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Restaurant 1796
Mushroom Maggie’s Farm
Louisiana Beef Industry Council
Salt Revival Oyster Company
November 15, 2024
In this episode of Feasting on Agriculture, Kristen Oaks-White visits Cameron Parish, where Salt Revival Oyster Company is using innovative farming methods to grow oysters faster while supporting a healthier ecosystem. Then she brings us to their Lake Charles restaurant where they sample some of those oysters!
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Feasting on Agriculture -- Salt Revival Oyster Company
Dirty Rice with Blackened Catfish
September 13, 2024
September is National Rice Month, and we’re celebrating with a heaping helping of the tasty grain in this week’s Feasting on Agriculture! TWILA's Kristen Oaks-White takes us to Richland Parish to see how rice goes from the field to your plate, where Roux 61 Seafood & Grill Chef Jason Lees serves up a delicious dirty rice topped with blackened Louisiana catfish.
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Roux 61
Louisiana Rice
Rice & Crawfish Casserole
August 2, 2024
Louisiana's rice harvest is in full swing! In this week's 'Feasting on Agriculture,' Kristen Oaks-White travels to Abbeville to not only get a closer look at the crop but to taste it as well. She and farmer Allen McLain are cooking up a dish with rice and crawfish that you won't want to miss!
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L’Terre at Live Oak
Louisiana Rice
Louisiana Crawfish
Thirsty Farmer Winery & Vineyard
May 24, 2024
TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White takes us to her hometown of Calhoun, Louisiana, where Thirsty Farmer Winery & Vineyard is growing a Napa worthy experience, right here in the Bayou State!
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Feasting on Agriculture -- Thirsty Farmer Winery & Vineyard
Thirsty Farmer Winery & Vineyard
Garlic Butter Steak Bites with Red Stick Spice
June 21, 2024
Louisiana's rice harvest is in full swing! In this week's 'Feasting on Agriculture,' Kristen Oaks-White travels to Abbeville to not only get a closer look at the crop but to taste it as well. She and farmer Allen McLain are cooking up a dish with rice and crawfish that you won't want to miss!
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Red Stick Spice Company
Iverstine Farms Butcher
Louisiana Beef Industry Council
Crawfish Haven Bed & Breakfast
April 26, 2024
Checking crawfish traps might look like easy work, but Kristen Oaks-White found out first-hand just how tough pulling in one sack can be. In this week’s Feasting on Agriculture, Kristen heads to Crawfish Haven Bed and Breakfast in Kaplan.
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Feasting on Agriculture: Crawfish Haven Bed & Breakfast
Sirloin with Crab Cream Sauce
March 22, 2024
TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White is back with Chef Jason Huguet at Steamboat Warehouse and Rancher Raymond Fontenot to learn more about their farm to table relationship and prepare a sirloin with crab cream sauce.
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Crescent Bar F Ranch LLC
Steamboat Warehouse
Louisiana Beef Industry Council
Fried Eggplant with Crawfish & Tomato Cream Sauce
February 23, 2024
Getting your hands on some crawfish is a little more difficult than usual right now. But in this week’s Feasting on Agriculture, TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White takes us out to Four Oaks Crawfish Farm in Morganza, Louisiana to show us a recipe that can help scratch that itch with fewer crawfish.
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Feasting on Agriculture: High Prices & Empty Traps: Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Facing Historic Season
Grass-Fed New York Strip
March 15, 2024
TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White takes us to Meaux, Louisiana where Cresent Bar F LLC is taking beef straight from the pasture to the plate at the Steamboat Warehouse.
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Crescent Bar F Ranch LLC
Steamboat Warehouse
Louisiana Beef Industry Council
Home for the Holidays: Our Favorite Recipes
December 8, 2023
In this special edition of Feasting on Agriculture, TWILA's Kristen Oaks-White welcomes us into her kitchen, where she and her mom, Becky share a few of their favorite holiday recipes.
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Feasting on Agriculture: Home for the Holidays
Cooking for a Cause: Jambalaya & Beef Sausage
November 17, 2023
In this week’s Feasting on Agriculture, beef and rice are teaming up for a good cause! The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation cooking team is serving up jambalaya and beef sausage for Pat's Coats for Kids Charity.
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R&R Duncan Cattle Co.
Pat’s Coats for Kids
Louisiana Rice
Louisiana Beef Industry Council
Grilled Steak with Three Twelve Beef
October 20, 2023
In this month’s Feasting on Agriculture, TWILA's Kristen Oaks-White travels to Three Twelve Beef Ranch in St. Francisville where grass-fed beef is on the menu!
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Feasting on Agriculture: Grilling Grass-Fed Beef with Three Twelve Beef
Supreme Rice Mill & Fezzo's Seafood and Steakhouse
September 15, 2023
National Rice Month may be in September, but you can enjoy rice all year long. In this edition of Feasting on Agriculture, TWILA's Kristen Oaks-White takes us to the rice capital of Crowley to show us all the hard work that happens to bring rice to your table.
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Supreme Rice
Fezzo’s Seafood, Steakhouse & Oyster Bar
Louisiana Rice
SUN Beef
July 21, 2023
In this edition of Feasting on Agriculture, TWILA’s Avery Davidson heads to Southern University Agricultural Center to learn about SUN beef.
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Louisiana beef from Louisiana Beef Industry Council
Southern University Ag Southern University Ag Program Facilities
Southern University Ag Southern University Animal Science Department
Picanha Beef with Louisiana Crawfish Cakes
February 17, 2023
Beef or crawfish? In this week's Feasting on Agriculture, you don’t have to choose! TWILA’s Avery Davidson takes us to Iverstine Farms Butcher shop in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where Galen combines a flavorful cut of beef and Louisiana crawfish. It's a dish you will not forget.
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Iverstine Farms & Butcher Shop
Louisiana beef from Louisiana Beef Industry Council
Louisiana Crawfish Promotion and Research Board.
Crawfish & Corn Street Tacos
March 24, 2023
In this week’s Feasting on Agriculture, Avery Davidson takes us to David Sava’s crawfish farm in Church Point, Louisiana and brings Chef Yvette Bonano with him. See EVERYTHING that goes into preparing some crawfish and corn street tacos in this special pond-to-table edition.
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Louisiana Crawfish Promotion and Research Board.
Louisiana Sweet Potatoes
June 3, 2022
In this week's Feasting on Agriculture, TWILA's Avery Davidson takes us to Cafe Josephine in Sunset, LA to cook up Louisiana sweet potatoes in some tasty and unique recipes!
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Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission
Cafe Josephine
Crawfish Stuffed Bell Peppers with Four Oaks Farm
May 13, 2022
Crawfish season is still rolling in Louisiana, and we're celebrating with a brand new Feasting on Agriculture! This week, TWILA's Kristen Oaks-White takes us to Four Oaks Farm Quality Crawfish in Morganza to catch some HUGE crawdads and whip up a delicious entree with fresh bell peppers and Louisiana #crawfish.
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Crawfish Stuffed Bell Peppers with Four Oaks Farm
Backyard Brisket with Jay Ducote
April 29, 2022
With Lenten season behind us, there’s no better time to add Louisiana #beef to your menu! In this episode of Feasting on Agriculture, TWILA's Kristen Oaks-White teams up with Chef Jay Ducote to tackle the holy grail of barbecue beef challenges— smoked brisket.
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Backyard Brisket with Jay Ducote
Santa Maria Style BBQ
March 28, 2022
It may be cold outside, but crawfish season is heating up in Louisiana! In this week's Feasting on Agriculture, TWILA's Kristen Oaks-White takes us on a boat ride in Vidrine, LA to catch a batch of crawfish and boil them up with a tried and true cajun recipe!
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Santa Maria Style Barbecue
Cajun Boiled Crawfish with Fluid Farming
February 18, 2022
It may be cold outside, but crawfish season is heating up in Louisiana! In this week's Feasting on Agriculture, TWILA's Kristen Oaks-White takes us on a boat ride in Vidrine, LA to catch a batch of crawfish and boil them up with a tried and true cajun recipe!
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Cajun Boiled Crawfish with Fluid Farming
Kary's Roux Chicken & Sausage Gumbo with Parish Rice
January 28, 2022
This week, we’re launching a new edition of Feasting on Agriculture and it’s gumbo weather out there! That’s why TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White is taking us to St. Landry Parish where a new brand of Louisiana rice makes the perfect ingredient in a hot bowl of gumbo.
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Kary's Roux Chicken & Sausage Gumbo