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Spiced Fig Preserves
If you have never tried Spiced Fig Jam…now is the time to make it!! July is Fig month Pick, them – Cook Them and Can Them and Eat Them. Afraid of wasp in the trees? Here is an interesting fact about that. From omgfacts.com fig wasps and fig trees have a ...
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Fig Cobbler with Cheddar Cheese Crust
A cobbler , a deep-dish fruit pie with a rich biscuit crust, usually only on top. would be a perfect dish to make with Extra Fresh Figs. The crust a tasty biscuit dough is highlighted in taste by the shredded cheddar cheese used Don’t have time to make the crust…a store purchased pie ...
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Bread and Butter Pickles (Good and Easy)
Pickle is defined as “a small cucumber preserved in vinegar, brine, or a similar solution”. You won’t be in a pickle if you made these pickles. This recipe is so good, fast and easy to make and the recipe works really well with vidalia onions. Once you eat the cucumbers in the pickles, ...
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Roasted Red Potatoes
Red potatoes stay firm when cooking and are frequently referred to as new potatoes. Red potatoes which have medium to low starch hold their shape when boiled, baked or sliced. Which is why most Cajun use them to make their potato salads. Ingredients8 to 10 small red potatoes cut in ...
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Baked Sweet Potatoes – Yams
My Mom baked the best sweet potatoes. For years I tried to replicate hers and always blamed my not having a gas oven as to why mine were not quite as juicy and as flavorful. In fact I tried wrapping in foil but they still were not perfect. My problem ...
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Hot Dill Pickles
From Google, dill is an aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves and seeds of dill are used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes. The word dill comes from the Norwegian word “dilla” meaning to soothe. Dill pickles is one of the ...
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Gwyn Dill Pickles
Often called kosher-style dill pickles, these are quick to make. Use either small whole cucumbers or cut larger ones into quarters. Because dill pickles have such a bold flavor, it only takes a small serving to flavor your food. Top a burger or sandwich with just two or three slices. Add just 1 tablespoon ...
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Stuffed Banana Peppers
Pawpaw picked a peck of cheese-stuffed bacon-wrapped banana peppers. When his hands started burning, we found he could coat his hands in sour cream, evaporated milk, fresh lime juice, vaseline, or vegetable oil to soothe his skin. Ingredients12 Sweet Banana Peppers or 6 large1 small chopped fresh tomato seeded1 small ...
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String Beans (Green Beans) and Potatoes
From the LSU College of Ag Center = Snap beans, green beans, or string beans…no matter which name you prefer, they are one and the same and in season! Green snap beans are categorized into two different groups, bush or pole beans, based on growth characteristics. If the bean plant needs support ...
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Baked Pork Chop
Pork has always been a favorite of the Cajun culture. Our more popular dishes made from pork are boudin, cracklings, and hog-head cheese, From the High Plains Midwest Agricultural Journal –Pork tenderloin is just as lean as a skinless chicken breast. –It takes about eight minutes to broil, grill or ...
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Momma’s Sunday Chicken
eduation.yahoo.com relates that the Cornish chicken, a breed of poultry that originated in Cornwall, England, gained prominence only after it was established in the United States. Its body shape is quite different from that of other chickens. Both males and females have short legs and broad muscular breasts. The stuffing used in this ...
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Sliced Bread Topped with Cinnamon Sugar
A simple recipe that packs in the memories.I can still remember the smell making these for my children right before school or as an afternoon snack. IngredientsSliced Bread2 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 cup sugarbutterDirectionsStep 1Combine the sugar and cinnamonStep 2Lightly butter each slice of breadStep 3Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture over ...
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Crawfish Mac and Cheese
My daughter had sent me Truffle Oil from Belgium while living overseas, I then set out to find a recipe or recipes where I could use the oil. It seems there are recipes all over the net using this product. This recipe is an adaptation from FoodNetwork. Although not original ...
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Fig Jam Cake with Caramel Frosting
From netstate.com – Did you know the strawberry was adopted as the official state fruit of Louisiana twice? Act No. 432 of 1980 declared that: “There shall be an official state fruit. The official state fruit shall be the peach in 1980, the watermelon in 1981, the fig in 1982, the ...
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Fried Okra
Ingredients1 pound okra (if using fresh okra cut in 1/4 inch coins) (if frozen thaw to room temperature)1 cup yellow cornmeal1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup oil1 egg or 1/2 cup buttermilkDirectionsStep 1Mix cornmeal and salt in a medium bowl or a baking pan.Step 2Beat the egg with 2 tablespoon water. Soak ...
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Pumpkin Pancakes
Happy Halloween!!! Giant pumpkins can be grown for competitions, with some weighing over 1000 pounds! In 2010, the world record was 1810 pounds! That’s huge according to sciencekids.com! As a food, pumpkin can be baked, roasted, steamed or boiled or made into pancakes! You can make scratch pancakes for this ...
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Shrimp, Tomato, and String Bean Pasta
Delicious, easy to prepare and “gud”. This recipe is an adaptation from Fast and Fresh made with three Cajun favorites – Shrimp – String Beans – Tomatoes..Oh wait there is a fourth favorite – Pasta. We love linguine for this recipe Ingredients1 pound cleaned shrimp 1/2 pound fresh or frozen string beans ...
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Cajun Seasoning All-Purpose Spice Blend
Most Cajun cooks will shake a little of this and some more of that – with this you shake only one time. Salt added separately according to your dietary needs. Ingredients5 tablespoon onion powder3 tablespoon garlic powder/granules 2 tablespoon paprika1/2 tablespoon dry mustard1 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 ...
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Herb Seasoning Blend
A blend of aromatic herbs great for flavoring fish and pasta dishes. Salt added separately according to your dietary needs. Ingredients2 tablespoon basil crushed or dill weed 2 tablespoon onion powder1 tsp oregano crushed1 teaspoon celery seed1/2 teaspoon black pepperDirectionsStep 1Mix all ingredients together; store in an airtight container.
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Oyster Stew
How do I love oysters , let me count the ways….This is one of them. Ingredients3 tablespoon fresh bacon fat or butter 1 small onion2 tablespoon minced shallot2 pints oyster with liquer3 cups whole milk or half and half1/4 cup green onions1/4 cup chopped parsleysalt to tastepinch of cayenneDirectionsStep 1In ...
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