Eggplant Chow Chow Relish
Eggplant lovers unite! Another way to eat one of our favorites. Ingredients 4 large eggplants 7 sweet peppers 10 tomatoes 5 cups chopped scallions green onions 1 cup salad oil 3/4 cup vinegar 3 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp pepper Directions Step 1 Bake 4 eggplants for 1 hour in ...
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Low Fat Cajun Chicken
With an ever increasing interest in the reduction of excess fat in our daily diets, the Cajuns are no exception. This recipe (Original, cooked in Hitachi rice cooker) has been modified to reduce the fat content; both the modified versions of cooking in a rice cooker and stovetop are shown. ...
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Colby’s Smothered Pork Chops & Gravy
I have seen my mom make rice and gravy many times. I got really hungry for some and she was not around; so I followed my instincts and made this delicious dish. The pork was really tender and the gravy was excellent. I commented at the table how Mom would ...
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Marion’s Buttermilk Cake
Mawmaw says – After calling her old time friend to congratulate her on her retirement after 50 years at the same job, Marion was asked for one of her favorite family recipes. The cake recipe she gave had been handed down from her husband’s Earl old aunt when her daughter ...
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Stuffed Eggplant – Eggplant Shrimp Boats
Eggplant is a warm season vegetable that requires a relatively long growing season to produce economic yields. The plant is very tender to frost and easily injured by long periods of cold temperatures below 50°F. Eggplants are more sensitive to low temperature than either tomatoes or peppers. The French call ...
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Coleslaw Cabbage
Cole slaw seems to go with any Cajun dish. A little imagination was used in preparing this slaw dressing. My husband likes sugar and I like vinegar and salt so I combined our different tastes and came up with this dressing. Ingredients 1/2 green pepper chopped fine 1 tsp salt ...
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Lena’s Old Fashion Bread Pudding
This recipe belonged to our friend Lena Bertrand. There was hardly a birthday or holiday that she didn’t make her bread pudding. Everyone loved it. This is in memory of Lena from her friend and co-worker at Kaplan State Bank, Cynthia Abshire Ingredients 12 slices old bread 1 cup sugar ...
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Brenda’s Seafood Casserole
If you have lived, fish or hunted in South Louisiana, you know that seafood and wild game abound. Most Cajun children know how to catch shrimp by throwing a cast net while standing ankle deep in Rockefeller Refuge waters or the waters of Rutherford Beach. Because of its unique location, ...
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Oven Seafood Rice Dressing
We Cajuns look & find anyway to cook a great meal. With this dressing you may add shrimp or crawfish. Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of celery 1 - 10 oz can French onion soup 1 beef boullion cube 1 cup ...
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Fresh Sausage Rice and Gravy
One of the most constant classic dish that Cajuns enjoy – rice and gravy! A family favorite. Ingredients 1 package fresh sausage- pork, beef, venison, turkey, chicken 1 onion chopped 4 cloves garlic finely minced 2 tbsp oil 2 cups rice 2 tsp salt red pepper to taste Directions Step ...
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Snapping Turtles
I am 11 years old and love to bake. I made these for Christmas for my Daddy who is in the Air Force. These are quick and fun to make! Ingredients 1 bag waffle cut pretzels 1 bag Rolo Candies Pecan halves for topping Directions Step 1 Unwrap candies and ...
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Pecan Bourbon Cake
This cake needs to be kept two weeks before serving to allow the melding of the bourbon and cake. The flavor is reminiscent of Christmas bourbon cookies with a little more punch. Ingredients 1 pound butter 2 cups sugar 6 eggs, separated 1 cup bourbon plus additional for soaking 1 ...
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South (Holly) Beach Quick Quesadillas
This South Beach friendly quesadilla recipe is low carb and quick to make. This is a Nouveau Cajun dish. All the locations, names and references are real however. Ingredients 20 fresh Delcambre shrimp 2 handfuls cooked Kaplan Liberty Mill brown rice red and black pepper to taste garlic salt to ...
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Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
A favorite cookie recope for grandchildren. Maw maw comes out the winner with these. Ingredients 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 1 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cup oatmeal 1 ...
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All In One Hamburger Casserole
Fix this in the dish and bake it in the dish. Ingredients 1 cup rice 3 tbsp flour 1 tsp chili powder 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp each black pepper and red pepper 2 tbsp butter/margarine 1 pound ground beef 2 tbsp finely chopped onion 2 tbsp finely chopped ...
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