Recipes by S. LeJeune
Nannie Chune’s Fresh Fig Muffins
...eggs 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup figs chopped 1 cup buttermilk 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup pecans chopped Directions Step 1 Mix the cooking oil, eggs, sugar, figs and vanilla ...
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Kenny’s Meatloaf
What do you add to your meatloaf to “stretch your meal”? Cooks have used oats, breadcrumbs, vegetables and bread, Many Cajun cooks like to soften bread in milk and add the bread to the meat mixture. This recipe uses the opposite – dry saltines. Toppings vary – Barbecue sauce, tomato ...
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Audrey’s Fruit Salad
...memory of Triston Francis Bourque From Wikipedia – Fruit salad is a dish consisting of various kinds of fruit, sometimes served in a liquid, either in their own juices or a syrup. When served as an appetizer or as a dessert, a fruit salad is sometimes known as a fruit ...
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Aunt Betty’s Beef Squash Casserole
...flon coated saucepan, brown the bacon starting on high heat then reduce heat to finish cooking. Step 3 Add the onions and saute. Step 4 Add the ground beef to the onions and brown.Season meat to taste Step 5 Prepare a 9x13 casserole pan or a 2 quart casserole dish ...
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Priscilla’s Choupique (ShoePick) Patties
Properly called bowfin, the fish carries more aliases than John … trout, cotton fish and in South Louisiana, choupique (pronounced shoe-pick). Like gars, bowfin are bimodal breathers which means they have the capacity to breathe both water and air. Bowfin are considered a “trash fish” by many, but are treasured ...
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Della’s Bread Pudding
There are as many ways to cooks bread pudding as there are Cajun Cooks – all are winners. Ingredients 5 cups state bread pieces 4 cups whole milk 3 eggs well beaten 2 cups sugar 4 tablespoons butter 1 cup coconut 1 teaspoon vanilla Directions Step 1 Place bread pieces ...
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Lena’s Sweet Pickles
...water for 24 hours Step 3 Drain and rinse well Step 4 Soak in cold, clear water for five hours Step 5 Mix 2 quarts red apple cider vinegar with the 9 cups sugar, 3 teaspoons pickling spice and 1 teaspoon salt Step 6 Soak cucumbers overnight in this mixture ...
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Chad’s Hashbrown Casserole
...ed fine 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper Directions Step 1 Combine all ingredients except the hash browns in a large bowl. Step 2 Once combined add in the thawed hash brown potatoes and mix well. Step 3 Put into a 9"x13" glass casserole dish. Step 4 Bake in ...
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Mel’s Diner Grits
...Ingredients 20 cups water 5 cups of Quaker grits 1 pound butter Directions Step 1 Add butter to boiling water, stir Step 2 Add grits to mixture, stir well and enjoy~ Share this: Facebook Pinterest Twitter Email Print More LinkedIn Reddit...
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Lena’s Old Fashion Blackberry Tart and Pie Filling
...s – Sarah Lemon sent this recipe on behalf of food editor Tommy Simmons who tasted it at a great get together of their “Ladies at Lunch” group. The recipe is from Lemons sister, George Anderson of Jackson Mississippi. Ingredients 2 lbs fresh or frozen blackberries 2 cups water 3 ...
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ELBIE’S Carrot Cake
Ingredients 2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon - mix this a bit then add 4 beaten eggs 1 1/4 cup oil 2 cups grated carrots Icing: 1 1/2 block cream cheese 1 stick bitter, softened 1 box powdered sugar Directions Step 1 ...
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Jason’s Party-Sized Crawfish Étouffée
...ables and trinity mix in the butter. Let simmer for 45 mins. Keep the heat low enough so you don't brown the butter. Step 3 While waiting for the vegetables, boil your water. Put the 8 shrimp bouillon cubes in and whisk to dissolve them. Step 4 After your vegetables ...
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Nit’s Bread Pudding
As bread got older or was not quite fresh, rather than throw it away, the classic dish of bread pudding was created. Several versions have evolved but French Bread or homemade bread is the more popular bread choice for the pudding. Ingredients 1 loaf French Bread 2 cups milk 3 ...
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Sandra’s Punch
...un times. Ingredients 6 ounces frozen lemonade 6 ounces frozen orange juice 1 large can unsweetened pineapple juice chilled 1 bottle Sauterne or Rhine wine chilled Or substitute for alcohol 2 ginger ales and 1 -7-Up Directions Step 1 Chill all ingredients; then mix and call me for the party.In ...
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Gloria’s Crock-Pot Roast
A dear friend of mine shared this recipe with me several years ago, and I have never cooked a roast any other way since. It is so tender it just falls apart. The original recipe called for 1/2 package Lipton Soup Mix – Maw-Maw likes the entire packet! Ingredients 1 ...
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