Recipes with Photos
Impossible Coconut Pie – Makes It’s Own Crust
Coconuts are enjoyed by many cultures around the world and are an extremely versatile ingredient. Although great in a savory dish, here is a well-received pie recipe. You may notice that there is no pie crust required. This pie makes it’s own crust! Ingredients4 eggs, beaten 2 cups sugar 2 ...
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Tender Ribs
Ribs contain a substantial amount of connective tissue. Therefore, many cooks boil the ribs to get them tender. The length of time needed to tenderize will vary. The secret to great ribs is to cook them at low temps for long periods of time. Ingredients1 pack/rack of ribs 1 jar ...
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Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
A favorite Cajun classic! Dale Begnaud in Memory of his Mom, Meredith Ingredients1 large hen or chicken 3 cups onions, chopped 1 bunch green onions (scallions) 2 large bell peppers 1 clove garlic, minced fine 3 cups long grain rice 1 pound hickory smoked sausage salt and pepper to taste ...
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Momma’s Fig Bars
July and August are prime time for peaches, figs and raspberries. A fresh fig tastes like a mix of a peach and a strawberry! Even though Fig Newton cookies are probably the only figs most people have tried, they simply do not compare to the fresh fig. Treat yourself next ...
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Heavenly Hash
One year, I really wanted a Heavenly Hash candy, but could not find any. I was living out-of-state and called my friends to see if they could find some for me. I ended up with 8 boxes, 24 pieces each of this delectable candy. Now if Elmer’s runs out, I ...
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Fig Cake IV – la gâteau de figue
Most people have had dried figs (especially in fig newtons!), but fresh figs are a real treat, especially when used in a fig cake – la gâteau de figue! Ingredients1 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 cup figs 3 eggs 1 stick butter 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder ...
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Crawfish Fettuccine
Fettuccine d’Ă©crevisse – One of our more popular classics. Shrimp could be used instead of the crawfish or combined with crawfish along with crab meat. Ingredients2 medium onions 2 medium bell peppers, chopped 2 sticks butter or margarine 3 tbsp flour 2 tbsp parsley 2 cloves of garlic 3/4 pound ...
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Persimmon or Diet Persimmon Cookies
Le kaki ou suit un rĂ©gime le kaki – our recipe title in French. These were some of our favorites growing up – both the fruit and the cookie. The fruit was especially sweet, if allowed to almost over-ripen, otherwise the fruit will be tart and bitter. I can still ...
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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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Peach Glaze Parfait with Warm Whiskey Sauce
Peaches and cream has a whole new meaning with this recipe! The sauce can be used on bread pudding or fruitcake also. Peaches can be round or shaped like donuts, with a pit instead of a hole, have yellow or white flesh and skin, and be either clingstone or freestone. ...
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Hitachi Rice Cooker Bar-B-Que Shrimp
Although Hitachi makes many appliances, almost every Cajun who bought a rice cooker called it by its manufacturer name – a Hitachi! Although not BBQ’ed these shrimp have a buttery smoky flavor Ingredients2 - 3 pounds shrimp (depending on how many will fit into your insert dish) 1/2 stick butter ...
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Howard’s Cajun Power Ribeye and Onions
Rib-eye steak is a boneless cut from the rib section of beef. The “eye” in its name refers to the round cross-section of a muscle that is not well exercised, so rib-eye steak is very tender. Ingredients3 medium ribeye steak 4 - 6 tbsp oil salt and pepper to taste ...
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Louisiana Candied Yams
There are two varieties of sweet potatoes; the pale yellow with a dry flesh and the dark orange with a moist flesh. The dark orange variety is plumper in shape and somewhat sweeter than the yellow variety. What are frequently called yams, especially in the Southern U.S., are in fact ...
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Whatever You Want Sauce Piquant
Sauce Piquant – A hot spicy stew made with tomato paste or sauce, roux and most any meat available. The most popular is seafood, fish, chicken, turtle or alligator sauce piquant. As the recipe implies though, use whatever you want!!! Ingredients1 pound crawfish (you can also use shrimp, crabmeat, or ...
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Cush Cush or Couche Couche
Also called “Cosh Cosh”, this simple dish was once the everyday “supper” for Cajuns. Served with milk, figs or cane syrup and even (one of my favorites) chopped pork cracklings. It was satisfying and filling. My favorite was eating it with coffee added to my milk and lots of sugar! ...
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