| The Classics |
| These fresh melt in your mouth rolls are the same type rolls you enjoyed as a kid when you went to school. |
| This is a sweet potato filing tha can be used with any of the sweet dough recipes on our website. |
| Momma would serve her family of nine children this potato salad to go with her Sunday roast or chicken gumbo. |
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| An old time classic. Simple but filling. |
| A fast, easy and great tasting etouffee (sometimes spelled "etoufee"). Easy on the hips too! Perfect for Shrimp too! |
| In Lake Charles, La., there was a wonderful Cajun restaurant that served one of the best courtbouillions around.
Sarah writes, "I also enjoyed PawPaw's Catfish Courtbouillion and didn't know if you guys
had the original recipe? I visited PaWpAW'S in the early 90s and asked for the recipe and they gave it to me - ON LETTERHEAD!"
This is that recipe. You will note that on our web site we have another PawPaw's Catfish Courtbouillion. Apparently PawPaw updated the recipe over the years and handed out that one as well.
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| We always planted okra when I was growing up. My mom would cut it up real fine & Grandma would cook it up. It was hot eating it in summer, but it was so good that no one complained. |
| Fun Facts About Corn
Farmers grow corn on every continent except Antarctica.
One bushel of corn will sweeten more than 400 cans of Coca-Cola.
There are about 800 kernels in 16 rows on each ear of corn.
The corncob (ear) is actually part of the corn plants flower.
The main ingredient in most dry pet food is corn.
Corn is America's number one field crop. Corn leads all other crops in value and volume of production.
A pound of corn consists of approximately 1,300 kernels.
Corn is used to produce fuel alcohol. Fuel alcohol makes gasoline burn cleaner, reducing air pollution, and it doesn't pollute the water.
There is one silk for every kernel of corn on the cob.
Cajuns use corn to make there ever popular Macque Choux dish.
You can make this same dish with frozen corn & one can of cream corn instead of milk..
See photo in our Recipe Photo Album |
| The makings of bread pudding is one dish that you can add or not add ingredients. For instance, you can not have any fruits such as pineapple or raisins. Or you can have one without the other. Nuts or No Nuts. Vanilla or other flavorings. Cinnamon or Not. Nutmeg or Not. The dish lends itself to its creator. Just like gumbo, the ingredients to be included or not are endless. |
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| One of the more popular Cajun dishes, this version of couche couche is made with water. You must be careful though not to choke while eating this delightful dish. Anyone who has ever eaten couch couch more than several times has gotten a little down the wrong windpipe. |
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