Recipes by Linda Benoit
Ms. Linda’s Crawfish Etouffee (Etoufee)
Ingredients 1 lb peeled crawfish tails 1 (10 oz) can Rotel tomatoes 1 onion, chopped 1 bell pepper, chopped 1 stalk of celery, chopped 1 stick butter 2 cups water Directions Step 1 In a large pan, cook vegetables in butter until soft. Add the can of Rotel and simmer ...
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Bread Pudding Rum Sauce
Rum Sauce for Bread Pudding – Sauce can be made with Rum Flavoring, Rum Liquor or Whiskey. Ingredients 3/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp flour 1 cup water 1 stick butter 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 tsp rum or rum extract Directions Step 1 Combine flour, water, sugar and butter in a ...
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Debbie’s Weight Watcher Cake
This is a very moist, brownie-like cake that’s light with fewer calories. Weight Watcher members will love this cake. Look at the variations also using white cake mix, nuts or pineapple. 4 points for 1/12 serving. Breakdown for points finder (using dry mix and Diet Coke): 1 serving 180 total ...
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Cake Balls
Yummy take on traditional cake; great for children’s parties. You can also use leftover cake to make this recipe (it doesn’t have to be German Chocolate). Ingredients German Chocolate cake 2 (12 oz) bags semi-sweet chocolate chip 1 block gulf wax Directions Step 1 I know that you've been dying ...
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Peanut Butter Balls
This is a great candy for children to make. Delicious and great for the holidays. Ingredients 2 sticks butter 2 lbs Confectioners sugar 2 (12 oz) bags of semi-sweet chocolate chip 1/4 lb paraffin wax 1 (18 oz) jar peanut butter or Peter Pan Honey Peanut Butter Directions Step 1 ...
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Peanut Butter Balls with Coconut
In this recipe you find that peanut butter is not just for PB&J sandwiches. These cookies require no baking just like the PB&J sandwiches. These make great Christmas candy gifts. Ingredients 1 cup margarine or butter 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter 1/2 cup chopped peanuts 1 cup flaked coconut 2 ...
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Rice and Gravy
Rice and gravy is a staple here in South Louisiana. It’s one of the first things you learn to cook. Any meat can be used, including chicken. This recipe was used in an instructional blog post if you’d like to have more guidance or see more photos. Ingredients 1 lb ...
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Crawfish Cornbread I
Cornbread is a favorite throughout America, though you will find different versions of it in different parts of the country. In the North, where the corn muffin holds the distinction as the official state muffin of Massachusetts, it tends to be sweeter and more cake-like. In the South it tends ...
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Cabbage Rolls
Ingredients 1 cabbage, large 1/2 lb ground beef 1/2 lb ground pork 1/2 cup rice, raw 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup lemon juice 1 onion, chopped 2 eggs, beaten 1 (10 oz) can Rotel tomatoes 1 bell pepper chopped salt and pepper to taste ...
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Chrissy’s Favorite Bread Pudding
This is one of Elizabeth’s favorites also…. Photo Credits to Elizabeth Bourgeois Fuller.. Ingredients 8 bread slices, broken up 4 cups milk, warmed 4 eggs, separated 1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk 1 tbsp vanilla plus 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapples, drained ...
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Crawfish Dressing or Crawfish Egg Roll Base
Can also be made into egg rolls Ingredients 1 lb crawfish, peeled 1 stick butter 1 large onion, chopped 1 medium bell pepper 1/2 cup celery, chopped 1/2 cup picante sauce 1/2 cup minced garlic 1 (10 oz) can mushroom soup 3 cups cooked rice 1/2 cup onion tops or ...
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Steve’s Cake Brownies
Quick and Easy Brownies Ingredients 2/3 cup evaporated milk 3/4 cup butter, melted 1 box German Chocolate or Devils Food cake mix 1 (11 oz) package caramels 1 cup pecans or walnuts 1 (16 oz) package chocolate chips Directions Step 1 Mix 1/3 cup evaporated milk, cake mix and butter. ...
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Ms. Elaine’s Shrimp Dip
The measurement for can is correct. Use the shrimp can for the measurements noted. Ingredients 2 cans small shrimp, drained 2 cans celery, finely chopped 2 cans chives or onion tops, finely chopped 2 cans mayonnaise 2 tbsp mustard Red pepper, to taste Tony Chachere's Cajun seasoning, to taste Tabasco ...
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Apple Pie Cake
...Ingredients 3/4 cup cooking oil 2 cups sugar 3 cups flour 2 eggs 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 2 tsp vanilla 1 (20 oz) can apple pie filling 1 tsp baking soda Directions Step 1 Mix all ingredients together and pour into a 9x13 pan. Step ...
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Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream
Ingredients 5 eggs, slightly beaten 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 tsp salt 6 cups milk, scalded 4 cups heavy cream 2 tbsp vanilla 4 jars cherries with juice Directions Step 1 Combine eggs, sugar and salt in a sauce pan. Pour hot milk over egg mixture. Cook over low heat, ...
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