Recipes with Photos
T-Boy’s Red Beans & Rice
This is a traditional Monday food in New Orleans. Everyone has their own recipe for Red Beans & Rice, most of which probably change a little with each cooking. On a Monday the ladies of the house would put on a pot of red beans to cook all day while ...
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Seafood Jambalaya
Ingredients3 pounds cleaned shrimp 1 pound crabmeat 1 dozen oysters 1 pound smoked sausage 3 cups rice 1 small can tomato sauce 1 large onion chopped 2/3 cup chopped parsley 1/2 cup shallots (not scallions) 1 cup chopped bell pepper 2/3 cup cooking oil salt and red pepper to tasteDirectionsStep ...
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Smothered Potatoes with Sausage and Tasso Cooked Up in Rice Cooker
The ease of this recipe impressed my husband. He was surprised we could press the button, leave and go Stine Lumber and not have to worry about anything burning and then come back home and the meal is done. I actually used only half the butter called for in the ...
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Lump Crab and Corn Beignets
MawMaw halved the recipe and still made 20 beignets. Ingredients4 cups canola 3 cups flour 2 cups milk 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tbsp seasoned salt 1 tbsp garlic 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp Original Louisiana hot sauce 1 pound lump crab meat 2 cups fresh corn cooked 1/4 cup ...
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Giff’s Taco Soup
I usually cook this on Sundays before a Saints game. It’s a crowd favorite — the ladies love it! A visitor posted that this soup freezes really well! Ingredients2 pounds ground beef 2 15 oz cans kernel corn (undrained) 2 15 oz cans pinto beans (undrained) 2 15 oz cans ...
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Nicky’s Crawfish Etouffee
Bar none, this is the best crawfish etouffee I’ve ever had that doesn’t require a roux or FRESH crawfish, which I do not have access to in Wisconsin. This recipe utilizes frozen, packaged crawfish tails which are easily attainable in your grocer’s seafood section. I hope you all enjoy it ...
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Wanda’s Stuffed Hamburger
These are the best burgers I’ve ever eaten. My sister Wanda has been making these for as long as I can remember. My 12 year old recently had one of hers and suggested that I make them at home. I did; and we’ve agreed that Wanda’s are better. Ingredients1 pound ...
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Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Pooh yaille, my family loves this dish! Ingredients4 tbsp butter, plus 1 tablespoon for greasing 4 medium yams or sweet potatoes, peeled 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 tbsp maple syrup Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste pecans (optional)DirectionsStep 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish ...
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Cajun Seven (7) Steak
A common Cajun dish is smothered 7 steaks. Cooked very simply with very browned onions, garlic, bell pepper, and generally served with hot cooked rice. The seven-bone or center chuck gets its name from its bone, which is shaped like the number seven. This steak lends itself well to braising. ...
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Crawfish Green Bean Casserole aka the String Bean Casserole
A new take on an old holiday classic favorite – the traditional green bean casserole. This is just the change you are looking for. Par-boiled fresh green beans may be used. Green beans and string beans are used interchangeable in the Cajun vocabulary. Shrimp may be used in place of ...
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Butter Crisp Chicken
A great recipe for baking chicken! Broiler-fryers, roasters, stewing/baking hens, capons and Rock Cornish hens are all chickens. Ingredients1 frying chicken 3/4 cup flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp garlic salt 1 1/2 tsp paprika 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/4 cup shortening 1/4 cup butter ...
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Sweet Potato Bread or Pumpkin Bread
Great for holiday baking – I’ve found you can use pumpkin or sweet potato (or butternut squash too) interchangeably in just about any baking recipe that calls for one of them. Ingredients3 cups sugar 1 cup salad oil 4 beaten eggs 1 one pound can of sweet potatoes, liquid drained, ...
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Perfect Sauce for Meatloaf Topping
Prepare your favorite meatloaf recipe; prepare this sauce, pour on your meatloaf and bake. Paw Paw created this one day when cooking Mawmaw favorite meatloaf. Ingredients1 cup catsup or ketchup 1/4 cup yellow mustard 1/8 tsp mustard powder 1 tbsp lite soy sauce 1/2 tsp white vinegar 1/8 tsp black ...
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Crackling Cornbread Muffins
Crackling or “Gratton” cornbread muffins are savory, and go so well with Steen’s Cane Syrup, or some real Acadian maple syrup. Ingredients2 cups yellow cornmeal 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 tbsp baking powder 2 tsp salt 1 egg beaten 2 cups milk 1 cup cracklings, choppedDirectionsStep 1Combine ingredients. Heat two ...
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Custard Pie or Coconut Custard Pie
Coconut juice or coconut water is the liquid inside a coconut. Coconut milk is produced by steeping grated coconut in hot water then straining; coconut cream is coconut milk cooked down until it thickens, or grated coconut steeped in hot milk instead of water. Ingredients3 eggs 1/2 cup white sugar ...
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