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The Top 5 Restaurants Where Baton Rougeans Like to Eat on Their Birthdays
Favorite Baton Rouge restaurants for birthday lunches. The question was posed to Baton Rouge diners, “Where do you like to eat lunch on your birthday?” Not surprisingly, quite a few people enjoy the same place. These are the results, in no particular order, of the top 5 Baton Rouge restaurants preferred for eating birthday meals. (Names of individuals have been withheld to protect innocent diners).
4-Ingredient Oven-less Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
You don’t need the oven to prepare this super easy chicken and broccoli casserole. Poached chicken combined with fresh or frozen broccoli makes a delicious casserole that can be assembled in 30 to 40 minutes. All the cooking is done in one skillet on the stovetop, so you don’t have to turn on the oven and heat up the kitchen to make it.
Louisiana Artist Profile: Next Gen Zydeco Band
Meet Next Gen Zydeco: An exciting young Louisiana band. To experience Zydeco music like it was before it was even called Zydeco, check out the young band, Next Gen Zydeco. Hailing from St. Landry parish, the Zydeco capital of the world, these musicians are dedicated to preserving the roots of old-time French La La played in clubs and church halls across South Louisiana while exploring the new sounds of Zydeco and Cajun music.
Festivals Happening this Weekend: July 13 through July 16
This weekend, enjoy a music festival benefitting the Hurricane Ida recovery effort in Grand Isle and Cajun music and food in Lake Charles. Even during the hottest months of the year, festivals are a great way to have a good time.
Yummy Turkey and Black Bean Chili
This easy-to-make turkey and black bean chili comes together quickly and tastes great. Chili is so versatile that you can make it with any color of bean. This recipe uses black beans, but lends itself equally well to red, pinto, or even white beans. It’s easy to make and comes together quickly for a hearty weeknight meal after a long day or a weekend lunch when no one feels like spending a lot of time in the kitchen. It's the perfect dish to have simmering on the stove while greeting Trick-or-Treaters and watching scary movies on Halloween night. This chili can also be cooked over an open fire outdoors.
Amazing Fruit Salad That You Will Want to Eat Everyday
This salad makes it easy to get fresh fruit into your diet. During hot, sweltering months, we want to eat fresh fruit because of its water content and the ability to cool us down. When winter rolls around, we continue to incorporate fruit into our diets because it provides our bodies with the vitamins and minerals required to ward off illnesses like colds and flu. The best thing about fruit is that it tastes so good at any time of year.
Very Easy 3-Ingredient Baby Back Ribs
Enjoy the taste of a summer cookout without going outdoors. Tender and delicious baby back ribs are easy to prepare when you use your oven to cook them. You don't have to boil the ribs or even marinate them if you don't have the time. In fact, you can prepare an entire barbecue-style meal without lighting any charcoal or going outside. If you don't have a barbecue pit, this is the perfect way to cook ribs.
The Biggest Fourth of July Celebrations in Louisiana
Celebrate July 4th with fun activities throughout the state. Annual Erath Fourth of July Celebration - June 30 through July 4. The Annual Erath Fourth of July Celebration, an old-fashioned street fair complete with carnival rides and a nightly fais-do-do runs from Friday, June 30 to Tuesday, July 4. There will be a fun run, food, games, a parade, and water fights to be enjoyed. It all wraps up with a fire works display on July 4 at 9:00 PM.
You Can Eat Salad for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Enjoy a fresh salad for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Imagine eating salad at every meal. Filled with vitamins, minerals, water, and fiber, fruit and vegetables give us the fuel and energy our bodies need to run at optimal levels. A salad made with fresh ingredients is one of the most delicious things we can eat, and it can be eaten at any time of day.
Festivals Happening this Weekend: June 29 through July 2
Enjoy the long weekend by starting it off with a festival. Leading into July 4th events, there are several fun festivals going on around the state. Live Zydeco performances, dancing, and Creole cuisine, including pork backbone dinners, highlight the Annual Lebeau Zydeco Festival on the grounds of the Immaculate Conception Church from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM. This year's live music lineup includes:
Festivals Happening this Weekend in Louisiana : June 22 through June 25
It's never too hot for a festival. Watermelon, Juneteenth, and Pride are celebrated this weekend. Beauregard Watermelon Festival - DeRidder - June 22, 23 & 24. Three days of watermelon fun at the Beauregard Parish Watermelon Festival include a watermelon eating contest, a watermelon seed spitting contest, watermelon games, carnival rides, music, food, a canning contest, a cornhole tournament, craft displays, an antique tractor show, and more.
Juneteenth Celebrations and Festivals Happening in Louisiana this Weekend: June 15 through June 19
Cities around the state will commemorate freedom with Juneteenth celebrations this weekend. Shreveport will celebrate sunflowers, West Monroe will hold its Big Fair, and craft beer will flow in Thibodaux.
Festivals Happening this Weekend: June 1 through June 4
The first weekend of June is filled with fun festivals in Louisiana. Annual Sportsman's Heritage Festival - Krotz Springs - June 1, 2 & 3. The Sportsman's Heritage Festival promotes the wetlands and the woodlands surrounding Krotz Springs and the Atchafalaya River. Three days of food, music, and fun will include carnival rides, pageants, a wild game cookoff, a Corn Hole tournament, a 5K run, and music by NIK-L-BEER, Foret Tradition, Alligator Blue, Chubby Carrier, and KROSSFYRE.
Festivals Happening this Weekend: May 25 through May 28
As the weather warms, the festival scene heats up. 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival - Gonzales - May 26, 27 & 28. Good food, good music, and good fun are on tap at the Gonzales Jambalaya Festival, held in the Jambalaya Capital of the World. Jambalaya cooking contests will happen throughout the weekend with a semi-final round happening between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM on Sunday morning, and winners announced at 12:00 PM. The final cook-off will take place Sunday afternoon from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM with the World Jambalaya Champion announcement coming during a 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM ceremony.
Weeknight Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Try chicken enchilada casserole for an easy weeknight meal. This chicken enchilada casserole is easy to assemble and ready to eat in minutes. Use leftover chicken, meat from a deli-purchased rotisserie chicken, or poach a couple of chicken breasts and debone them.
New Mediterranean-Style Restaurant Opening Soon in Baton Rouge: Highland at Lee
Cava Restaurant, at 5295 Highland Road, will open soon. A new dining establishment is soon to open in Baton Rouge. At the corner of Highland Road and Lee Drive, where a busy Circle K formerly operated, the building that will house Cava appears to be close to being completed.
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