Recipes by Mawmaw
Miss Ollie’s Crawfish or Shrimp ÉtouffĂ©e (Etouffee)
Miss Ollie had been in our household for a long time. She was one of the best cooks around. Our family loved when she prepared this étouffée. Ingredients 2 pods of garlic, chopped fine 2 cups onions, chopped fine 2 cups celery, (no strings) chopped fine 1 bell pepper, chopped ...
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Garlic Black Pepper Shrimp aka Cajun Butter Shrimp
.... Brown shrimp constitute nearly half of the United States shrimp harvests. Gulf shrimp, unlike other varieties of shrimp, do not survive well in captivity and thus are not cultured. The only sources of gulf shrimp are wild. MawMaw does find the brown shrimp in Holly Beach, Louisiana, but prefers ...
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Instant Spice Tea ( Diet Version Also Available)
...Enjoy this soothing drink. Great for a morning or mid-afternoon treat. Ingredients 1 (3 oz) package Twist Lemonade or Crystal Lite 1 jar Tang 1 cup instant tea 1 1/2 cup sugar or Splenda 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp clove Directions Step 1 Mix together in a bowl. ...
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Russian Tea
For a while, everyone in the small city where I was from was making this tea. The original recipe called for Start – an orange-flavored breakfast beverage popular in 1968. That alone dates this recipe. Ingredients 1 can Start Orange Drink or Tang 1 large envelope Lipton Lemon flavored ice ...
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Hawaiian Cake
This recipe was given to me 40 years ago. Still one of our family favorites. Ingredients 2 sticks oleo - margarine - butter 2 cups sugar 5 eggs 1 (13.75 oz) package graham cracker crumbs 1 cup milk 2 tsp vanilla extract, separated 1 (6 oz) can coconut 1 can ...
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Brown Sugar Vanilla Sauce for Bread Puddings and Desserts
Adapted from southernfood.com, this brown sugar sauce is great on bread pudding, fruit, pound cake, coffee cakes and ice cream. We eat at a Cajun restaurant that serves the most delicious sauce over it’s bread pudding. The cook gave me all the ingredients. Absolutely the best! For a treat, add ...
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Brown Sugar Sauce for Bread Pudding and Cakes
I tried this recipe from www.allrecipes.com by Gail Law for my bread pudding and it was so good. The recipe calls for milk, but cream may be substituted. Pour over coffee cake. Refrigerate for a week or more and reheat just before serving. Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 3 tbsp all ...
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Fettuccine Alfredo with Creole Seafood
A popular recipe request that many website visitors ask MawMaw to find. This recipe is guaranteed to make your mouth water and your family happy. Ingredients 8 jumbo shrimp 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped 1/4 cup garlic butter 1/4 pound crawfish tails, cooked 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced 1/2 cup sour ...
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Fruit Cocktail Cake and Icing
As a young mother, I was given this recipe. It is truly wonderful. Ingredients 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups flour 2 eggs 1 large can fruit cocktail with liquid 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup pecans Icing 1 stick ...
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Myrtle’s Pecan Pie
...grandmother and mother 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 ...
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Onion Rings a la Cock of the Walk
Many Cajuns grew up eating this appetizer at the Cock of the Walk Restaurant on Johnston Street in Lafayette, before it burned down. The restaurant was famous for this dish. Many times, the restaurant’s parking lot would become flooded after heavy rains. Once, a Kaplan man stepped out of his ...
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Cajun Potato Gumbo
This recipe was given to me by my grandmother. It comes from her mother I guess it was a simple recipe to feed a lot. Ingredients 1/4 cup cooking oil 1 cup onions 1/2 cup bell peppers 1/2 cup celery 1 large piece of salt meat 5 large red potatoes ...
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Classic Cajun Dirty Rice
Dirty Rice gets its name from the rice looking “dirty” after the dish is complete. The chicken giblets give this dish its unique flavor. Ingredients 1/4 cup bacon fat 3 tbsp flour 2 medium onions chopped 1 large pod garlic pressed 1 medium bell pepper chopped 1 cup chopped celery ...
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Hopping John Black Eye Peas
Our recipe submitter writes: I’m not Cajun, just an ole Mississippi boy, but my Granddaughter married a boy from Mamou so I feel like I’m part of the family. I think all of my Cajun friends will like this dish. Ingredients 1 cup dried black-eyed peas 2 or 3 slices ...
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Hot Dill Pickles
From Google, dill is an aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves and seeds of dill are used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes. The word dill comes from the Norwegian word “dilla” meaning to soothe. Dill pickles is one of ...
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