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    • Cracklin Cooking Demo
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    • Stir the Pot
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2027 Cracklin' Cooking Demo & Tasting

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2026 Cracklin' Cooking Demo & Tasting

    2025 Cracklin' Cooking Demo & Tasting


      2024 Cracklin' Cooking Demo & Tasting


        2024 Event Video

        We'd like to Thank Chef Ted Bourque for sharing this video.
        2024 Cracklin Demo by Chef Bourque

        We'd like give a BIG THANK YOU to all the cooks who helped m

        Cracklin' Cooks

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        Cracklin' Cooks

        Fourteen Cracklin Cooks demonstrated their family traditions. Thank you to: Lonnie Trimble, Kevin Lemaire, Tricia Gaspard, Darren Perry, Quentin Harrington, Bubba Desormeaux, Chad Lege, Billy Luquette, Gary Trahan, Kurt Chopin, Scott Foley, Darrel Landry, Bubba Broussard and Monty Harrington

        Flash Fryers

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        Cracklin' Cooks

        We had extras! James & Yvette Menard prepared Wings, Chef Ted Bourque provided Beignets, Robbie Meaux grilled Boudin and pork and deer sausage on the Cajun wok, Brandon Melancon fried fresh cut Sweet Potatoes and Cinnamon wheels and Danny Meaux cooked Jambalaya.

        Thanks to the cracklin cooks for the extra they shared too!

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        17 Members of Latanier Cookers and other Dutch Oven Chapters provided 18 different tasty Dutch Oven desserts. Pineapple Coconut Surprise, Lemon Cake, Cherry Cobbler and more.

        Special Thanks to.....

        Integrity Supply, Palmetto Country Store, Youngs Grocery, Perry Outfitters, Richard's Meat Market, Meaux Brothers, Latanier Cookers and Chef Ted Bourque

        2023 Cracklin' Cooking Demo & Tasting

        2023 Event Video

        We'd like to Thank Chef Ted Bourque for sharing this video.
        2023 Cracklin Demo by Chef Bourque

        We'd like give a BIG THANK YOU to all the cooks who helped m

        Cracklin' Cooks

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        Cracklin' Cooks

        Fourteen Cracklin Cooks demonstrated their family traditions. Thank you to: Lonnie Trimble, Al Lee, Tricia Gaspard, Darren Perry, Quentin Harrington, Chris Harrington, Bubba Delcambre, Chad Lege, Bill Jackson, Gary Trahan, Kurt Chopin, Scott Foley, Lance Broussard

        and  Brady Broussard

        Flash Fryers

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        Cracklin' Cooks

        We had extras! James & Yvette Menard prepared Wings, Chef Ted Bourque provided Beignets, Robbie Meaux grilled Boudin and pork and deer  sausage on the cajun wok, Brandon Melancon fried fresh cut Sweet Potatoes, Calab Arnold cooked Jambalaya and George Harrington prepared fried smoke sausage.

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        Dutch Oven Desserts

        Members of Latanier Cookers provided tasty Dutch Oven desserts.

        Many Thanks to our 2023 Cracklin Demo Sponsors!

        Chef Blaine Dugas

        Denise Detraz Broussard

        Denise Detraz Broussard

        Denise Detraz Broussard

        Denise Detraz Broussard

        Denise Detraz Broussard

        Denise Detraz Broussard

        Denise Detraz Broussard

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