Recipe: De La Louisiane

The many lives of Rye.

When I was a kid, green was my favorite color. I liked it so much that I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by giving my parents green gifts, even though there wasn’t a drop of Irish blood on either side of the family. I was a strange kid. As I grew up, I switched over to the commonly loved color of blue, but I retained an affection for most shades of green (…