Recipes With Course: Side Dishes
Shrimp Grits
Always a hit at brunches. Just ask that Jenny girl. Ingredients1 pound medium to large shrimp, peeled & deveined 1/4 to 1/2 stick butter 1/2 cup chopped green onions 1/4 pound fresh, sliced mushrooms 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove minced garlic or both 1 tbsp ...
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My Grandma’s Fruit Salad
My Grandmother, Mabel Primeaux, used to make this simple dish. It is delicious. Mix it with vanilla ice cream when you serve yourself – Heavenly! Ingredients1 can fruit cocktail 1 banana sliced 1 jar maraschino cherries 1 apple cut in small pieces fresh strawberries 1 can condensed milkDirectionsStep 1Mix all ...
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Reduced Sugar Fruit Salad
This reduced sugar fruit salad is probably a little bit healthier than its full-sugar counterpart. Ingredients1 large can fruit cocktail in light syrup/Splenda 1 small can light mandarin orange with Splenda 2 regular cans light sliced peaches 1 regular can light pears 1/2 bag of red grapes cut in half ...
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Spicy Black Eye Peas
Happy New Year meal- Pork – Cabbage – Black-eyes. Serve with freshly baked corn bread. Ingredients1 17 oz can of black-eyes peas or 1 cup dry black-eyes cooked 1 cup dry beans = 3 cups cooked 3 to 6 slices bacon 1 can (16 oz) chopped tomatoes, undrained 1 cup ...
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Amanda’s Fruit Salad
Fruit salad is a traditional Cajun side dish for holiday and family gatherings. Amanda, one of our frequent guest recipe contributor writes – “My mother made this fruit salad at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Its always better the next day! ” Ingredients2 cans (15 oz) fruit cocktail 1 small bag miniature ...
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Black-Eye Pea Jambalaya (Rice Cooker)
Plug in dat rice cooker! This is a fast and easy dish to make in your rice cooker. Ingredients3/4 stick butter 1 small onion, chopped 1 small bell pepper, chopped 1 pound smoked sausage sliced and browned 1 1/2 cup raw rice Creole or Cajun Seasoning to taste 1 14oz ...
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Smothered Fresh Tomatoes
During summer we had an abundance of fresh tomatoes. Being raised on a truck farm we had the best vegetables and Mom knew exactly how to make a dish that complimented her entree and make her 9 children happy to eat and enjoy dinner. Ingredients10 to 12 fresh tomatoes cut ...
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Macaroni & Cheese with Crust
Traditional macaroni and cheese with a twist. We like it spicy, so we kicked it up a bit. Ingredients2 quarts water 1 pack elbow macaroni 4 tbsp butter 3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs 1 small onion minced 4 - 6 jalapenos, diced 1 tbsp all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp dry mustard ...
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