| The Classics |
| Tarts are a Cajun Classic as well was Johnny Janot. Johnny Janot enjoyed success as a radio deejay in Eunice, LA and Beaumont, TX. He hosted the very popular Cajun Bandstand radio show on KLVI during the 1970's. He also recorded songs in the country, rockabilly and Cajun genres, many of which are included on a Swallow compilation available from Floyds Record Shop. Johnny was also a top ambassador for the Cajun heritage, a way of life built around deep feelings. As he would say, "It's the good times and the hard times. It's good friends and simply letting the good times roll." He had a way of making you feel proud that you were a Cajun and wishing you were even if you weren't. Mr. Janot passed away in 1984.
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| Fresh Picked Fig Preserves |
| One of my favorite foods of all-time growing up. It was what I had for many snacks and even dinner sometimes. |
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| Cooking figs take patience waiting for the sugar to turn into syrup. But as any Cajun will tell you it is well worth the wait. Great with Cush Cush and for making fig tarts and fig cakes. |
| Traditionally Cajuns prepared the red beans and sausage then served the beans and sausage over rice which is the way this dish is prepared. This is a different from some fast food chicken places in which the rice is cooked with the bean and sausage mixture. |
| Great version of the popular sweet potato casserole. |
| The tradition of eating Black eyes beans for good luck on New Years started back in the days of the Wild West, Southern gentility, and Northern hostility, our celebrated blackeyed peas were
used strictly for the feeding of cattle in the South.
During the Civil War battle of Vicksburg, the town was
under siege for over 40 days. No supplies went in and none came out The entire town was on the brink of starvation. So they ate those humble "cowpeas," thus starting a southern tradition. Nowadays blackeyes are eaten every New Year's Day to bring good luck for the coming year. All the way back to the days of the Pharaoh, blackeyed peas have been a symbol of luck and fortune. The superstition is that those who eat blackeyes, an inexpensive and modest food, show their humility and save themselves from the wrath of the heavens because of the vanity they might have. Blackeye peas are neither a pea nor a bean but a lentil. Not yet rated |
| Note from editor: This recipe is fantastic. For a few months, I had it almost nightly. I'd throw the smothered cabbage on top of white rice and eat away. MmmM! |
| Also known as "Louisiana Dirty Rice", this dish is a true Cajun classic. There are many ways to make this dish, and this is one way from a friend of mine. |
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