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| Green beans also known as string beans or pole beans are a popular vegetables amoung the Cajun culture. Try this dish for some variety. |
| This is a real quick and easy side dish. Not yet rated |
| Momma would serve her family of nine children this potato salad to go with her Sunday roast or chicken gumbo. |
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| Eggplant is a close relative of the tomato, pepper and potato; favorite foods of most Cajuns. It is understandable that eggplants are a popular food item for them. Not yet rated |
| When we were growing up my Mom would sometimes take the liver out of the debris and make fried liver. The taste is totally unique and goes great with a debris dish. As I got older, I realized that few people were even aware about frying the liver as a side dish. Not yet rated |
| Fun Facts on Eggplants: Eggplants are a member of the nightshade family, eggplant counts tomatoes, potatoes and peppers as cousins.
1 bushel = 33 pounds
2 average fruits = 2 pints frozen
My mom would fry these up when were not eating them smothered or in a rice dressing.
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| Turnip Facts: Turnips become available in early September through mid November.It takes 30 days for maturity of the greens and 30-60 days for the roots. The plant will generally yield per 10 feet of row about 10 pounds of roots.
The weight of 1 bushel (without tops) is equal to 54 pounds
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| This recipe originally came from the ARGO cornstarch box. With a little variation from the recipe, it is a great batter recipe for virtually any type of vegetable and chicken nuggets. Not yet rated |
| Green beans, otherwise known as snap or string beans, are the most popular edible pod bean in the United States. Mostly all Cajun children like these beans. I know I did!!! Not yet rated |
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| Petit Pois is a common French term indicating petit "small or tiny" and pois "peas". Petit Pois are a memeber of the green pea family. Green peas. sweet peas, or petit pois were a common side dish served with Sunday roast.
Green peas are actually a member of the legume family. This family includes plants that bear pods enclosing fleshy seeds. Green peas do not require the long cooking times that are required by dried legumes such as split peas and pinto beans. Peas are a good low calorie source of protein. A 100-calorie serving of peas (about ¾ cup) contains more protein than a whole egg or a tablespoon of peanut butter and has less than one gram of fat and no cholesterol.
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