Recipes by B. S. Flowers
Amanda’s Fruit Salad
...uit salad is a traditional Cajun side dish for holiday and family gatherings. Amanda, one of our frequent guest recipe contributor writes – “My mother made this fruit salad at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Its always better the next day! ” Ingredients 2 cans (15 oz) fruit cocktail 1 small bag ...
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Myrtle’s Pecan Pie
...er made this pecan pie at Thanksgiving and Christmas.” Such a traditional Cajun favorite. Ingredients 2/3 cup sugar 3 eggs 2/3 cup Karo syrup 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups pecans (halves or chopped) 1 unbaked pie shell Directions Step 1 Mix sugar, eggs and Karo thoroughly. Stir in vanilla and ...
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Mac Daddy’s Cajun Venison Meatloaf
...verglade Seasonings which is also known as Monkey Dust. It is made of salt, spices, monosodium glutamate, dehydrated garlic and onion, sugar, and papain. Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground venison 1 cup bread crumbs 1 egg 1/2 tsp crab boil 1/4 tsp liquid smoke 1/4 tsp salt ...
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My Grandma’s Fruit Salad
My Grandmother, Mabel Primeaux, used to make this simple dish. It is delicious. Mix it with vanilla ice cream when you serve yourself – Heavenly! Ingredients 1 can fruit cocktail 1 banana sliced 1 jar maraschino cherries 1 apple cut in small pieces fresh strawberries 1 can condensed milk Directions ...
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Jackie’s Meatloaf
...s. Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1/2 cup milk or evaporated milk 3 slices soft bread torn into tiny pieces salt and pepper to taste 1 medium carrot, grated fine 1/2 small onion finely chopped or grated fine 1 egg beaten 1 tbsp dark brown sugar 1 tbsp yellow mustard ...
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Heather’s Fried Battered Shrimp and Fish Fry Mix
...emade fried battered recipe for your choice of food! The homemade fish fry is also great for catfish, eggplants, zucchini or any foods requiring a light batter. Use the egg batter or simply wet the item with water, shake excess water and roll in fish fry mixture. Ingredients 2 eggs ...
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Wendell’s French Bread Roast Beef Po-Boy Sandwiches
A slow cooked roast in a crock pot, adding roux for a robust gravy; this recipe is not quick but the results make a great Po-Boy sandwich. Ingredients 2 pounds or 3 pound rump roast 3 cloves garlic finely chopped 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp basil 1 tsp thyme 1 ...
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Mildred’s Fig Cookies
Cajuns love their figs, fig preserves, fig cakes, and fig cookies! This is one of our favorite fig cookie recipes. Ingredients 1 stick softened butter 2 cups sugar 1 cup fig preserves 3 eggs 1 tsp baking powder 3 cups flour 1 tsp each nutmeg and cinnamon or more to ...
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Mom’s Sweet Potato Casserole
Yams, a Cajun favorite, makes this popular classic dish. As a young girl we would enjoy this wonderful dish often during the holidays. Now, I make it for my family. One of their favorites! Ingredients 1 large can sweet potato or yams 3 tbsp butter 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup ...
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Ms. Inez’s Fried Shrimp Sandwich – Vermilion Cafe
...d the privilege of meeting Ms. Inez, you knew you did not want her giving you “the stare”. People could not help but love this woman and the great food she cooked. All you really wanted was the great food and the best shrimp sandwich or best fried shrimp dinner ...
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Ms. Audrey’s Homemade Bread
This is one of the recipes that I simply love – saving a heritage recipe for future generations. The submitter, Veronica, stood behind her husband’s mother, Ms. Audrey, and measured the ingredients before the Ms. Audrey “threw it and mixed it her bowl”. In memory of Ms Audrey Bourque Ingredients ...
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Ms. Audrey’s Coleslaw
The author writes that this is the BEST coleslaw she has ever eaten. Ingredients 1 head of shredded cabbage 4 carrots or more 1 cup sugar 3 tbsp mayonnaiae 1 tbsp vinegar Directions Step 1 Shred cabbage and carrots, mix well. Step 2 In separate bowl, combine 1 cup of ...
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Toni’s Coconut Bouille Sweet Tart Filling
...3 After the milk comes to a boil, add the flour and water mixture and the one-half cup sugar. Stir constantly just until the desired consistency is reached or until mixture starts to turns (about 1 to 1-1/2 minutes) to a pudding consistency, immediately add the pureed coconut mixture and ...
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Bert’s Tamale Pie
...pot boil some water with a little salt added, when it comes a boil start adding your cornmeal slowly and whisking while you adding, lower heat & let cook for about 15 minutes. Step 7 Pour your meat mixture in a Pam sprayed casserole, spread the cornmeal mush over it ...
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Paw Paw’s Catfish Courtbouillion I
This classic dish was inspired by a wonderful restaurant in Lake Charles, Louisiana; Paw Paw’s Seafood and Steak House. They were always more than happy to share their famous courtbouillon recipe; although this restaurant has now closed, their recipe lives on. Ingredients 4 pounds dressed cut-up catfish 1/2 cup vegetable ...
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