One of the perks of living out in the country and having lots of land is that you get to share it with family and friends without being crowded. And, you can get away with doing things like roasting a whole pig in your backyard without your neighbors looking at you like you're weird...especially if you invite them over for dinner =) So, a couple of weeks ago, we invited over a handful of Philip's cousins and their families, our neighbors, and had a good ole fashioned cochon de lait!
Just so you know, according to the official Cochon de Lait Festival website (didn't you know there is a festival EVERY weekend some where in the great state of Louisiana?!), a cochon de lait is a "suckling pig (or sucking pig ) is a young pig that has only fed on its mother's milk. The piglet is killed between the ages of two to six weeks, and traditionally it is roasted. The dish is usually reserved for special occasions."
The annual Cochon de Lait Festival is in Mansura, LA, the cochon de lait capital of the world!! You should come down, chere, and pass a good time! Everyone brought a dish, and we supplied the pig roasting equipment, an ice chest of beer (and lemonade and tea for the children and pregnant women), and coleslaw. It was fantastic! We had homemade macaroni, chips and dip, baked beans, breads, and desserts.
Phil's Dad is from a family of twelve, and all of those twelve are married with children, so there are lots of cousins to go around! It was really cool to see a very small handful of the 3rd generation of the LeBlanc clan playing together. I'd try and give out numbers of grand-kids and great-grand-kids, but I'm sure I won't get the numbers straight....I do know that one of Phil's brothers is the 44th grand-child, because his Mom just told me yesterday when they came to celebrate an early Christmas, the birth of Luke, and that same brother's graduation from college. So...that should give you some idea of how many great-grands there are...LOTS, and I'm sure there are many more to come!
Just so you know, according to the official Cochon de Lait Festival website (didn't you know there is a festival EVERY weekend some where in the great state of Louisiana?!), a cochon de lait is a "suckling pig (or sucking pig ) is a young pig that has only fed on its mother's milk. The piglet is killed between the ages of two to six weeks, and traditionally it is roasted. The dish is usually reserved for special occasions."
The annual Cochon de Lait Festival is in Mansura, LA, the cochon de lait capital of the world!! You should come down, chere, and pass a good time! Everyone brought a dish, and we supplied the pig roasting equipment, an ice chest of beer (and lemonade and tea for the children and pregnant women), and coleslaw. It was fantastic! We had homemade macaroni, chips and dip, baked beans, breads, and desserts.
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| the roasting apparatus |
Phil's Dad is from a family of twelve, and all of those twelve are married with children, so there are lots of cousins to go around! It was really cool to see a very small handful of the 3rd generation of the LeBlanc clan playing together. I'd try and give out numbers of grand-kids and great-grand-kids, but I'm sure I won't get the numbers straight....I do know that one of Phil's brothers is the 44th grand-child, because his Mom just told me yesterday when they came to celebrate an early Christmas, the birth of Luke, and that same brother's graduation from college. So...that should give you some idea of how many great-grands there are...LOTS, and I'm sure there are many more to come!
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| gotta have the Cajun injector! (this makes a pretty fabulous smoked chicken, too =) |
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| getting the pig ready for roasting |
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| around 5 hours later, we had roast pig |
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| the 3 year old crowd =) |
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| the 1 1/2 year old crowd =) |
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| the big kids |
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| oh how I LOVE this picture! |
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| taking it off the fire |
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| all cooked! |
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| movie time!! |
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| ....and, done. |
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