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Custard Pie or Coconut Custard Pie
Coconut juice or coconut water is the liquid inside a coconut. Coconut milk is produced by steeping grated coconut in hot water then straining; coconut cream is coconut milk cooked down until it thickens, or grated coconut steeped in hot milk instead of water. Ingredients3 eggs 1/2 cup white sugar ...
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Tante Linda’s Buttermillk Fig Preserve Cake with Buttermilk Glaze
Grab those fig preserves that you have hiding in the kitchen cabinets and get to baking and make this rich, decadent Cajun fig preserve cake. Ingredients2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 cup buttermilk 3 eggs 2 cups fig preserves 1 cup chopped pecans 1 tsp salt 1 ...
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Stinky & Foo’s Caj-Mex Cornbread
Mouth-watering Caj-Mex Cornbread that can be a meal in itself or as a side dish. Ingredients2 boxes jiffy cornbread mix 2 eggs 2/3 cup milk 1 pound ground beef or crawfish 1 medium onion, chopped 1 small bell pepper, chopped 1 jar sliced mushrooms 1/2 bag shredded Mexican cheese 1 ...
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Katie’s Chicken Cornbread Dressing
Gimme gimme cornbread dressing! Ingredients4 whole boneless skinless chicken breast 1 onion 1 bell pepper 2 ribs celery salt, red pepper & black pepper to taste 3 boxes Jiffy cornbread mix (follow directions when preparing) 3 eggs 2 slices of toast 1 cup cooked rice PaprikaDirectionsStep 1Put chicken, onions, bell ...
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Cajun Crawfish Cornbread
More and more Cajun families are combining cuisines to make wonderful meals for families. Our author write “We make this cornbread for every holiday, every special occasion and just whenever we crave it. Where other Mexican corn breads are dry, this cornbread is very moist and delicious. It is a ...
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Junior Food Mart’s Fried Gizzards
The fried gizzards at Junior Food Mart in Kaplan were legendary. Here’s a copycat recipe for them! Ingredients1 1/2 pound chicken gizzards 1/2 cup more or less all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tbsp seasoning salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp cayenne vegetable oil for fryingDirectionsStep 1Preheat enough vegetable oil to ...
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Pina Colada Dessert Squares
These squares were the biggest hit at a baby shower that I recently attended. Ingredients1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine 3/4 cup flaked coconut 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1 package (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened 1/2 pint whipping cream (1 ...
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Six Minute Super Shrimp
Mawmaw was told that this was the secret dish that wooed this happy lady into marriage. The author also adds that “this is a famous and expensive New Orleans dish that you serve as is with crusty French bread and use the juice w/butter as the dip”. Ingredientsfresh shrimp with ...
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Kumquat Preserves
So how do you pronounce “kumquats”? Many Cajuns say “ComQuarts” – dats me, guilty as charged. Ingredients3 cups kumquats 3 cups brown sugar 1 1/2 cup waterDirectionsStep 1Combine all ingredients and boil for 30 minutes. Step 2 Turn off the heat and leave in the pot for 24 hours. Step ...
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Pecan Praline Cheesecake
The author, who now lives in London, grew up on Gulf Coast and used to do this for my friends on visits to New Orleans. They always said if I knew how to market it, I’d be rich. Talk about good! Ingredients1/2 cup pecans, blitzed up in the food processor ...
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Spicy Chicken & Sweet Potatoes
I came up with this combination as a weekday after work, something good in a hurry – What’s in the kitchen moment. It’s a healthy and surprisingly tasty dish. Ingredients4 medium frozen skinless chicken breasts 3 medium sweet potatoes peeled & diced in one inch cubes 2 tbsp extra virgin ...
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Steamed Shrimp
Cooked these for the first time yesterday, but it certainly won’t be the last! I would start with a good sprinkling of both seasonings, maybe a tablespoon for each pound of shrimp. Got less than a pound, then use less than a tablespoon. IngredientsLarge Shrimp de-headed, but with shells on ...
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Mashed Potato Casserole
From Bert: Some of your families might enjoy this recipe. Ingredients1 package (22 oz) package frozen mashed potatoes 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 package (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 small onion, chopped 1 jar (2 oz) jar diced pimiento, undrained ...
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Amy’s Seafood Casserole
This is a seafood casserole with cheese in it. My family loves it and asks me to make it all the time. Ingredients1 onion chopped 1 bell pepper chopped 1 stalk celery green onion scallions chopped 1 pound crab meat 1 pound shrimp 1 pound crawfish 2 cups cooked rice ...
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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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Mama’s Tomato Gravy
This dish is truly a taste of the country. I mean in the country where folks are already sitting at the table drinking coffee and eating breakfast by the time the rooster crows. Mama (Patsy Paul) made countless batches of biscuits and tomato gravy in her lifetime. I miss her ...
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Overnight Brisket
Y’all, briskets are so good. This one is super tender, because it’s cooked all night. Ingredients10 pounds to 12 pound brisket red wine Tony Chachere or Cajun Seasonings Italian DressingDirectionsStep 1Marinate brisket in red wine and Tony's seasoning, or use Italian dressing if you prefer. Marinate overnight. Step 2 Preheat ...
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Sugar Roux
Many Cajun cooks start off their meat gravy, chicken gravy and sausage gravy by caramelizing sugar. The result is a “brown gravy” that everyone likes and Momma would be proud of. Interestingly the gravy is not sweet; caramelizing burns out the sweetness. Ingredients1/4 cup of oil 1/4 cup sugar 1 ...
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Cream of Shrimp Soup
This is my boyfriend’s favorite – he’s a Cajun, born and raised in Broussard, La. Ingredients2 pounds medium shrimp 1 pint heavy whipping cream 1 pint half & half 2 sticks butter 2 cans chicken broth 2 tbsp Tony’s Cajun seasoning 2 drops red food coloring salt & pepper to ...
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Loretta’s Vegetable Chow Chow Relish
Loretta is like many Cajun cooks mixing up some of this and some of that. This recipe may be considered somewhat vague in directions but it is so good with rice and gravy and uses fresh vegetables from your garden that it is worth trying. Grandpa always has this on his ...
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