Thursday, November 24, 2011

Giving Thanks For the Globe: Lunch in Louisiana

Globe ladles out a small portion

"La. insectarium gives menu a holiday twist" Associated Press / November 24, 2011

The Audubon Insectarium’s Thanksgiving turkey has a lot more legs than usual, but they’re all in the stuffing. During Thanksgiving week, the cornbread stuffing at the “Bug Appetit’’ kitchen will be studded with mealworms - beetle larvae more often used as fishbait or reptile treats. It’s part of seasonal fare to be served at a spot where creepy crawlies are always on the menu.

I have to get going; other family members to see.

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Related: Gone Fishin' in the Gulf 

That's some choice.  

Ah, memories of the holidays:

"2 dead among 16 shot in New Orleans" November 02, 2011|Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS - Sixteen people were shot and at least two killed in a bloody Halloween in New Orleans that included gunfire on Bourbon Street, the tourist hot spot in the French Quarter.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu, at a news conference called yesterday in response to the five separate shootings, said a “culture of violence’’ that involved young black men with illegal guns has plagued the city and must be stopped.... 

But on a national level with a empire built upon war? Nah!

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