Recipes
Redfish Courtbouillon
Once you have tasted this dish, you’ll prepare it over and over. Editor’s Note: Courtbouillon compliments the taste of almost any fish. Ingredients1 six pound fish 1/2 cup salad oil 1/4 cup flour 2 large onions sliced 21/2 cup canned tomatoes 2 chopped bay leaves 1/4 tsp allspice 4 green ...
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Orange Candied Sweet Potatoes
The sweet potato is an excellent energy food and has Vitamins A, B, and C, and minerals. The sweet potato is mild in flavor and combines nicely with many other foods. A thoroughly cooked, other than fried, sweet potato is easily digested and, therefore, recommended for children (and big Cajuns ...
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Hot Crawfish Dip
Crawfish are plentiful in Southwest Louisiana, and are used in several different dishes. This particular dip may be served in small individual pastry shells. See recipe on site for the easy to make pastry shells. Ingredients1/4 cup butter 1 - 2 medium onion chopped 2 bunches shallots chopped 1/2 medium ...
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Gateau De Sirop – Syrup Cake
In Southwest Louisiana, cane syrup is very popular and is used often in baking or cooking! The flavor of Syrup Cake intensifies once it has been refrigerated in a closed container and can be kept for weeks in your refrigerator. Syrup Cake is enjoyable anytime, especially with a cold glass ...
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Gumbo Vert (Green Gumbo) or Gumbo Zherbes
Have you ever heard of the dish called gumbo “vert’ vah? If you have not, this is a dish with spinach cooked with ground meat or ground turkey. My kids love it and request it alot. Some people can’t get over how they ask for it. My grandmother used it ...
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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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Sweet Potato Crunch
Sweet potatoes any way you want to prepare them are one of the more traditional holiday dishes. Ingredients3 cups cooked sweet potatoes 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 stick butter 1/2 cup milk 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/3 stick melted ...
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Stew Chicken with Baby Lima Beans
This is a stew made like chicken fricassee; you just add baby lima beans. Very tasty. My grandmother made it all the time. She just made it spicier than I would. But then I loved her spicy food. Ingredients2 whole chickens cleaned and cut 2 large onions chopped 2 tsp ...
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Thelma’s Oyster Rice Dressing
This oyster rice dressing is a holiday favorite, created by my grandmother Folse, however, after her death, it was passed on to my mother and has always been a holiday tradition. Ingredients3 cups cooked long grain rice 1/2 gallon oysters uncooked and shucked 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground ...
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Chicken and Andouille Gumbo aka YaYa Gumbo
This gumbo is a favorite of my family. My aunt taught me how to make it. Editor’s Comment: Andouille Sausage in a dish is used as flavoring agent. Ingredients1 whole cut up chicken 1 large onion 1 link of Andouille sausage 1 link of smoked sausage 1/4 cup cooking oil ...
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Holly Beach Potatoes
This recipe is great with bar-b-que or with any Cajun Sunday dinner or family gathering. Lache Pas La Patate – an old Cajun phrase which means more than “don’t let the potatoes go!” Ingredients32 ounces hash brown potatoes cubed 1 stick butter 1 container (8 oz) sour cream 1 can ...
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Cake
This is my mother-in-law’s Ginger Comeaux’s recipe for my husband’s birthday cake. Ingredients2 cups flour 2 cups sugar dash of salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 cup water 2 sticks butter 4 tsp cocoa 2 eggs 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 tsp vanilla 4 tsp cocoa 6 tbsp milk 1 stick ...
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Sweet Potato Medallions
I discovered these about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I’ve made them 6 times already (and have been on vacation one week out of that time). For variety I cook them with different seasonings. We love them. Ms Chrissy likes them also. Great for diabetics or individuals on restricted diets. Ingredients4 ...
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Tex-Mex Veggie Soup
My oldest son is vegetarian; the soup is my own makings. I started making this soup for his trips back home; he lives in London. I make this the day before he comes in, after our trip home from airport. We unwind eating this soup, munching on blue tortilla chips, ...
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Spinach Garden Ring
A fast and easy rich delicious meal all in one. Greens, meat, dairy all in one meal without needing side dishes. Enjoy! Ingredients8 ounces thickly sliced deli ham, coarsely chopped 1/3 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot 1 1/2 cup 6 oz shredded Swiss cheese, divided or a ...
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Grandma’s Homemade Biscuits
A biscuit my grandmother used to make. I remember her rolling it out and cutting it with one of her aluminum glasses. Ingredients2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup shortening 3/4 cup milkDirectionsStep 1In a bowl, combine the flour, baking ...
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Mystery Pie
No mystery here as to the great taste of this pie. This is made faster than reading a mystery novel. Speaking of which here are two recommended mystery novels with a spice of Cajun flair – Tami Hoag’s “Lucky’s Lady” and Susan Anderson’s “Exposure” – Mysteries as dangerous as the ...
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Banana Cream Pie
A classic made easy. Ingredients1 banana sliced 1 graham cracker pie crust 2 cups cold milk 2 packages Jell-O vanilla instant pudding 2 cups Cool WhipDirectionsStep 1Place sliced bananas in crust. Pour milk in bowl, then add pudding. Beat with wire whisk for 2 minutes. Gently stir in one cup ...
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Angie’s Hot Wings
This is great to have for parties, social events, or just anytime like we do. You can make these as appetizers. If you really like spicy foods just let each batch simmer in sauce until the next batch is ready to come out. If you like mild foods then just ...
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Daube РMarinated Pork Roast or Eye of Round Roast or Beef Roast Рr̫ti bourr̩
The smell of this roast cooking will make your mouth water and the whole house smell just like grandma’s did. My Mom would use only garlic, vinegar, salt and black pepper which is traditional stuffing. On Sundays she would stuff her sirloin roast with the seasoned combination and cook very ...
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