It's that time of year again folks! Time for the Jambalaya Festival here in beautiful Gonzales, Louisiana!
For 43 years, we have celebrated the wonderful food that put us on the map, Jambalaya! What is Jambalaya you ask? OK, I know I have readers not from here so here ya go. Jambalaya is a wonderful blend of pork, chicken, sausage and/or andoullie cooked down to tender perfection, married with the flavors of onion, bell pepper, garlic and other seasonings then cooked all together with rice. Melt in your mouth goodness! Jambalaya is probably one of my most favorite foods.
Photo Courtesy of Lisa Heindel at www.WestbankLiving.com
This Memorial Day weekend, the Jambalaya Festival runs again in Gonzales, Louisiana. The Festival starts on Thursday May 27, 2010 and will run through Sunday May 30, 2010. As always, there will be a Jambalaya cooking contest. They even have a "mini-pot" contest for the younger Jambalaya cooks. There will be amusement park rides with discounted bracelet prices for day or weekend access. I can't wait to see the World Record Jambalaya Pot Cooking 700 lbs of rice! That's Crazy!
There will also be a great line up of bands over the four days. Chee-Weez, Bits and Pieces, Bag of Donuts, and Na Na Sha, just to name a few. The band I am most excited about is Chris LeBlanc and Luther Kent. I went to school with Chris and know that a lot of school mates follow to see him play. I am hoping to hear him play and catch up with some school mates from the past. Notice I didn't say old school mates :)
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