Mawmaw Ruby's Recipe Box
Cajun Hot Wings
Hot, Hotter or Hottest… your choice when cooking these wings. Ingredients1 (16 oz) bottle hot sauce (see below for suggestions) 2 sticks of whole, salted butter 1/3 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup mustard Salt, black pepper, red pepper Juice of one lemon 32 chicken wings, tips cut off, drums divided from ...
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Delcambres’ Shrimp EtouffĂ©e (EtoufĂ©e)
This Cajun made from scratch EtoufĂ©e has no soup and is the made up of a mixture of various etoufĂ©e versions compiled from Delcambre’s family members. Maw-Maw thinks this is one of best tasting etouffee. Donald, our cook for this one tells us “This is a Cajun etoufĂ©e made up ...
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Pork Sausage Spicy Red Gravy
**A spicy red gravy for pork sausage that goes extremely well over rice** This dish can be made with all fresh sausage or all smoked sausage. Get me a slice of bread I am cleaning my plate. No V-8 – No problem use tomato sauce. . Ingredients1 pound to 1 ...
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Cajun Beer Bread
This bread is quick and easy to do!  Serve it once and you will end up baking it again by request. This bread recipe is a winner. MawMaw likes Fat Tire beer, some like wheat beer, choice is yours! Turn the taste around -Toasted sesame seeds and cranberries can be added to ...
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Sugar Free Pecan Pie
Diabetic or just avoiding sugar? Here’s a delicious pecan pie you can enjoy….and the best part is it doesn’t taste sugar free! The sugar free honey brand Is called Honey Tree (not really honey). It is found at the larger Wal-Marts or super centers. A visitor recommended “blind baking the ...
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Zesty Tuna Salad
Tuna, egg, a little bit of this and more of that makes a great sandwich for lunch or dinner: add cranberry sauce to this sandwich and perfect!!.. And you can use chicken or turkey in this recipe –Â The largest Bluefin tuna weighed 1,496 pounds and was caught in Nova ...
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Easy Easy Fruit Cobbler
This recipe is so easy to make, I usually let my children and step-children make it. My best friend said what she does is melt the butter and mix it with the cake mix along with 2 tablespoons of the filling and then pours it over the fruit mixture. Ingredients1 ...
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Chuck (Beef) Roast or Eye of Round Roast with Brown Tasty Gravy
A few weeks ago we entered a fast way to make oven baked chicken fricasse’. This is the beef version. A fail proof way to cook the perfect roast with a perfect gravy similar to the older cooks. Ingredients1 chuck or beef roast approximately 3 pounds 1 can cream of ...
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Corn Macque Choux
Cajuns love this smothered corn dish. Ingredients12 ears of fresh corn 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped 1 large onion, chopped 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped 1 tbsp granulated sugar or the Splenda equivalent 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/2 cup evaporated milk or ...
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Crawfish Salad II
Cold or warm, full flavored mixture of pasta, veggies and spicy crawfish; great for Sunday dinner or family gatherings and spring picnics. Ingredients1 lb Louisiana Crawfish tails 1 (8 oz) package elbow pasta or choice of pasta1/2 cup chopped red onion 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper ...
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Crawfish Salad
A great fresh tasting salad hot or cold – Super for a main dish. Ingredients1 lb cooked crawfish 1 small package of macaroni 2 tbsp pickled relish 1 small jar of chopped pimentos 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped bell pepper 1 small onion, chopped 1 to 2 tbsp ...
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Classic Coconut Cake
As a child I could be sure that my aunts would bring a coconut cake for the family or holiday gatherings. Were they ever good! A classic Cajun treat. Make sure to make the filling in advance so it has a chance to thicken. IngredientsCake Filling: 1 1/4 cups heavy ...
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Marinated Onions and Tomato Wedges
Fresh tomatoes or not – Make this once, you will make again This dish is so good and so easy to prepare. You can even drink the juice – do you? Ingredients1/2 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp thyme 1/4 tsp oregano 3/4 tsp salt 3 - 4 stems of green ...
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Cajun Catfish – Tilapia – Redfish
You can substitute Tilapia or Redfish. Ingredients1/8 tsp ground white pepper 1 tbsp margarine 1/8 tsp dried oregano 1/8 tsp dried thyme 1 cup thinly sliced fresh mushrooms 1/4 cup fine chopped green onions 2 tbsp dry white wine Dash of red pepper (cayenne) 1/2 cup beef stock or water ...
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Cajun Deep Fried Turkey
One of my favorite cooking ideas is to deep fat fry our turkey for the holidays or New Year’s parties. My wife loves it when I cook; gives her time to do the other baking and cooking while I prepare the main dish. Ingredients12-15 lbs turkey 1 1/2 cups Italian ...
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