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| From Trappey's Pepper Plant in New Iberia, LA - Did you know that peppers, both hot and mild, contain an ingredient that can actually make you feel better? It's called capsaicin, and it's a natural stimulant that causes the release of endorphins. (Endorphins are the body's natural painkiller, and can create a sense of well-being, increase the heart rate and speed up metabolism.) It's no wonder that peppers can actually be habit-forming! Must be why dem Cajuns love peppers! Not yet rated |
| The original recipe Panna cotta, is an Italian dessert made by simmering together cream, milk and sugar, mixing this with gelatin, and letting it cool until set. An Italian phrase which literally means "cooked cream", appeared in Woman's Day and is not labor intense. It is so similar to our custard that Maw Maw added the recipe as part of the Nouveau Cajun. This was a big hit at a recent dinner party. Not yet rated |
| From Wikipedia and Maw Maw - Fettuccine (literally "little ribbons" in Italian) is a type of pasta. It is a flat, thick noodle made of egg and flour, similar to tagliatelle. In Italian cuisine, it is traditionally made fresh (either at home or commercially), but dried versions also exist on the market. A popular fettuccine dish in North America is fettuccine Alfredo and Cajun Fettuccine!
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| Our author writes - "I put this on at 4 this morning, took off at 9:15, was gone all day but lunch was ready for noon for the guys. They both liked it, I just tasted some, it's very good, but I think the gravy needs to be reduced for eating it down south here with rice. Also next time I fix it I will add some mushroom steak sauce & an eggplant (cubed, I do that on the stove top sometimes, it's awesome with the eggplant to gravy). So here's from my kitchen to yours..The crock pot is being used more n more & I am loving it..I wasn't around to add any of the other veggies, but I plan on using potatoes also.."
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| Corn Flakes - one of the origial cold cereals makes this dish a winner. Corn, used to make corn flakes, is one of the most widely grown crops in the USA. Only about 10% of the corn grown ends up on the dinner table as a side dish, while over 50% of it is used for livestock feed. The rest of the crop is used to make everything from syrup and starch to whiskey and oil. Corn flakes were so popular in the early 1900's that there was over 40 companies producing this breakfast cereal in and around Battle Creek, Michigan. Tel Plaisir Simple ! |
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| Berries one of the Cajun’s most well liked fruits have origins in both Europe and here in the United States. The Native Americans were the first to incorporate berries into their diets and lifestyle. Berries signify summer and rightfully so, as the warmer months are the peak harvest for these fruits. Berries have traditionally included blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries. Many berries are suitable to eat raw and most types vary from 50 to 100 calories per serving if eaten raw. Berries are brimming with vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. Source: http://www.foodreference.com/html/artberries.html
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| A great party dip to serve with crackers or chips. Rice and crawfish are two staple food of the Cajuns. The rice stubble/chaf is the prime source of food for crawfish. The crawfish crop is raised in rotation with rice crop. Crawfish farming began in the 1960s. Before then, crawfish were caught in the wild. With the spread in popularity of Cajun cooking, crawfish farming expanded to become an industry that nets Louisiana between $25 million to $45 million per year. Crawfish season begins in the fall when farmers flood their ponds. Harvesting begins as early as November and continues until summer.
To harvest crawfish, farmers drive in boats across acres and acres of ponds, pulling up strings of wire mesh traps and bringing in an average 635 million crawfish annually.
Source: www.planetark.com
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| La Tarte de Citron de cerise - Deux Grands Parfums - Une Grande Tarte
Such a simple great tasting pie made with prepared items.
The same chemicals that give tart cherries their color may relieve pain better than aspirin and ibuprofen in humans.
Does this mean that every time I have a headache I should eat cherry pie?
Today, in Michigan alone, there are almost 4 million cherry trees that annually produce 150 to 200 pounds of tart cherries. It takes about 250 cherries to make a cherry pie. Eating about 20 tart cherries a day could reduce inflammatory pain and headache pain.
Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries. Lemon trees bloom and produce fruit year-round. Each tree can produce between 500 and 600 pounds of lemons in a year. California and Arizona produce 95% of the entire U.S. lemon crop.
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| MawMaw was invited to a send off party for one of her friends who had come in from Pittsburgh. The hostess Elaine, invited her good friend Brenda to this party cuz she knew how to fry shrimp. Yes Brenda knows this.....
I will agree these fried shrimp are as good and tasty as any restaurant fried shrimp. Lookout - my Fry Daddy is coming out!
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| This recipe has it roots from Duhon's Bakery in Kaplan. The perfect holiday pie or to serve to your co-workers like Debby did! Not yet rated |
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| To get this recipe I had to beg and rely on a memory! Kaplan's finest and some older softball players, the Jr Bucs and Lady Bucs, recently reunited. This pasta dish was one of the the "hits" of this baseball reunion. The cleats and gloves that had been hung up years ago came off the shelf that night, if only in spirit. The fun and comaradie shared on the playing field magically returned. Reunions are so much fun! Not yet rated |
| Here is a fun fact about what cararmel is - Cooking a sugar syrup to the point where all the water has evaporated and the sugar begins to burn results in caramel. The sugar begins to colour when it reaches about 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Caramel can also be made by the dry method, where no water is added before cooking. This is a faster method as it eliminates the evaporating time but requires more attention to avoid burning. Caramel sauce is made with the addition of whipping cream and butter. ... Now this question arises - How many of us have lost a filling to caramel candy? No eating this pie won't cause that; it will actually make you want seconds! The flavor reminds you of Bayou Goo! |
| As a young mother, I was given this recipe. It is truly wonderful. Not yet rated |
| A quick hot summer day treat made with pineapple. From the USDA here is a fun fact on HOW DO PINEAPPLES GROW?
Most fruits develop in 3 to 4 months, but pineapples take about 18 months to grow!
Pineapples are grown from the crowns or tops of other pineapples. Each crown is planted by hand. When the plants are one year old the flowering process begins. The flower bud is small and pink, and looks like a pinecone. As the bud grows it will become the fruit we know as a pineapple. Pineapples are harvested when they are ripe. Every pineapple that is harvested is ready to eat. To ensure they are picked at their peak of maturity for ripeness and flavor, the
sugar content of pineapple is tested in the field. Not yet rated |
| Sauerkraut, a non traditonal Cajun food, has captured the Cajun's taste buds and is served more and more frequently on the Cajun dinner table. Not yet rated |
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