Recipes
Blackberry Dumplings
This recipe is ideal for summertime gatherings.The picture is the base sauce before adding the dumpling. Ingredients1 gallon blackberries 4 cups to 5 cups sugar 3 quarts water 1 1/2 cup self rising flour 3 tbsp melted margarine 3/4 cup milk 2 eggs beaten 2 tbsp sugarDirectionsStep 1Blackberry: Boil blackberries, ...
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Petit Pois Salad
Great with Sunday roast or potluck dish. Ingredients3 small cans petit pois or 2 large cans (drain) 1 small onions chopped fine 1 rib celery chopped fine 1 small bell pepper chopped fine 1/2 cup onion tops (scallions) 3 boiled eggs chopped 6 slices American Cheese diced 4 small sweet ...
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Easy Chili
This chili is super easy to make and super good.. Ingredients5 pounds ground beef 1 tbsp McCormick Season All or Cajun Spice 1/4 cup oil for browning 1 package Cajun Trinity or 2 medium chopped onions, 1 stalk celery and 1 medium bell pepper 3 large 15oz cans Hunts Tomato ...
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Russian Tea Cakes – A Crunchy Sugar Dusted Nut Ball…
These cookies are the famous crunchy sugar dusted nut balls found at holiday gatherings. Ingredients1 cup butter, room temperature 1/2 cup confection sugar 2 1/4 cup sifted Gold Medal flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 3/4 cup finely chopped nutsDirectionsStep 1Combine all ingredients. Form into one inch balls and ...
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Chewy Walnut Squares
This candy is really great for Holiday baking and sharing. Ingredients1 egg unbeaten 1 cup dark brown sugar firmly packed 1/2 cup flour 1/4 tsp soda 1 tsp vanilla 1 dash salt 1 cup coarsely chopped walnutsDirectionsStep 1Combine the egg and brown sugar. Add the vanilla and dash of salt. ...
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Pear Pineapple Jam (Pear Honey)
This dish works great as a side with your Thanksgiving, Christmas and family gatherings. Great on biscuits or give as holiday gifts. Ingredients2 quarts ground ripe pears 2 quarts sugar 1 big can 20 oz pineapple ( 2 cups drained)DirectionsStep 1Using ripe pears, peel and core the pears. Use an ...
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Marion’s Squash Cake
Summer squash has a soft edible shell or skin and winter squash has a hard shell or skin. Either can be used in this dish! Ingredients2 cups squash 5 to 6 squash boiled and mashed 1 block butter (8 tablespoons) 4 egg yolks 1 cup flour or more if needed ...
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Classic Butter-Cream Cocoa Frosting
This is an old-fashioned frosting that dates back to at least 1934. Ingredients1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup water 1 pinch cream of tartar 2 egg whites 1/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa 1/2 tsp vanillaDirectionsStep 1Dissolve the sugar in the water, and add the cream of tartar. Boil to the soft-ball ...
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Caramel Bavarian Cream
This dessert can be served plain and is the perfect filing for your King Cake or homemade doughnuts. Ingredients2 cups milk 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 tbsp granulated sugar 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup boiling water 2 tbsp gelatin 1/2 cup cold waterDirectionsStep 1Scald milk (milk heated almost ...
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Grillades for Grits
Grillards or Grillades is very popular meat dish and are served on grits or rice. Ingredients1 pound beef round steak 1 large onions minced 3 tbsp oil or bacon fat 2 cups boiling water 1 bay leaf 2 tbsp flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp chopped parsley 1 sprig ...
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Mildred’s Fig Cookies
Cajuns love their figs, fig preserves, fig cakes, and fig cookies! This is one of our favorite fig cookie recipes. Ingredients1 stick softened butter 2 cups sugar 1 cup fig preserves 3 eggs 1 tsp baking powder 3 cups flour 1 tsp each nutmeg and cinnamon or more to tasteDirectionsStep ...
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Simple Pineapple Cake
This two-ingredient cake is one of our simplest recipes. Ingredients1 box pound cake 1 large pineapple can 16ozDirectionsStep 1Do not drain juice from pineapple can; combine the cake mix and pineapple. Step 2 Pour in a well-oiled pan and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
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Chicken – Green Bean – Potato – Okra Succotash
In some parts of the American South, any mixture of vegetables prepared with lima beans and topped with lard or butter is called succotash. This one uses okra, which gives it a Cajun flair. Ingredients9 legs - 8 thighs 3 cans green beans large 3 large red potatoes box box ...
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Spaghetti Goulash
Goulash originated in Eastern Europe, but is now commonly made in Southwest Louisiana. Ingredients5 pounds meat mixture (1/2 beef and 1/2 pork) 1 pound grated cheddar cheese 3 cans cream of tomato soup 5 cans mushroom 5 large onions chopped 2 large bell peppers chopped 3 or more cloves of ...
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Sweet and Sour Ribs
Ribs make such a delicious dish. Short ribs are some of Mawmaw’s favorite. Beef short ribs are larger and usually more tender and meatier than their pork counterpart, pork spare ribs. Short ribs are cut from the rib and plate primals and a small corner of the square-cut chuck. A ...
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Coca Cola Brisket
Brisket is a tough meat and requires special care in preparation to make it a tender and flavorful dish. After cooking the brisket to a high internal temperature, a resting period is required to allow the hot juices that have escaped during the cooking process to be reabsorbed into the ...
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Greade Ah Marinate (Grillads Marinated)
The author writes “I wasn’t able to find the recipe but I do remember exactly how it was prepared. My mother directed me on how to prepare it. Grillards is really marinate (marinating pieces of meat). I like lots of onions and bell peppers so I usually add more after ...
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Sausage and Pecan Filled Tart
A tart is defined an open pastry case containing a filling. This savory recipe is the perfect for tart filling. The recipe uses either a mini filo shell, puff pastry or your own ready to fill tart. A unique combination – the taste is mouthwatering and very appealing, good-tasting and savory: This link ...
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Cajun BBQ Sauce
Homemade Cajun BBQ sauce, with a kick. Ingredients4 garlic cloves minced 2 cups chopped onions 1/2 cup butter or margarine 2 cups ketchup 2 cups water 1/2 cup vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp salt 1 tsp cayenne 4 tsp Worcestershire Sauce fresh chopped jalapeno (optional)DirectionsStep 1Cook garlic and onion ...
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MeatBalls With Rice & Gravy (Classic)
The author/chef writes – “I have many fond memories of eating this dish growing up. There are as many variations as there are cooks in Acadiana, all of them wonderful. This is a recipe that I think everyone in the Acadian culture has had, and does not share with outsiders. ...
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