Recipes by Mawmaw
Seven Layer Dip
This fiesta dip can served at a football game party, party or, in Louisiana, any excuse to pass a good time. Make it up an hour or two beforehand and put in the fridge. But donāt make it too much longer in advance. This dish only takes 15 minutes to ...
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Pecan Filing for Cake aka Pecan Praline Filing
How wonderful to have a recipe from such a lovely Cajun Ma Ma. Ingredients 3 cups crushed pecans 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups evaporated milk 1 stick butter (1/2 cup) Directions Step 1 In a medium saucepan, add the sugar, milk and pecans until sugar is melted and ...
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Amy’s Bread Pudding
My grandmother made this bread pudding for me all the time. Now I make it for my family, friends, and many other people and they love it!!! This recipe is doubled. You may split all the ingredients in half for a smaller portion. Ingredients 18 slices of bread 2 cups ...
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Fruit Dip with Condensed Milk
This makes eating your fruits so much more fun. Great for your next party or family gathering. Ingredients 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp fresh lemon juice Directions Step 1 In a medium bowl, blend the softened cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk ...
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Bread Pudding Lemon Sauce
Lemon: itās not just for lemonade. Ingredients 1 cup sugar 2 tbsp cornstarch 2 cups boiling water 4 tbsp margarine or butter 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp grated lemon rind Directions Step 1 Mix the sugar and cornstarch in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir in the boiling water gradually. ...
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Butter Roasted Pecans
Fall season and pecan harvestā¦.two wonderful events unless you add cooking with pecans. Ingredients 4 cups pecan halves 1 stick butter 1 tsp salt Directions Step 1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees to roast. Step 2 Melt butter in roasting pan. Place pecans in pan and mix with butter. You ...
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Beer Shrimp Boil
Boiled shrimp is a favorite meal of the Cajuns. Here is a different way to āballā shrimp. Ingredients 1/4 cup salt 2 tbsp coarse black pepper 2 tbsp red pepper cayenne 1/2 pint vinegar 2 bay leaves 2 cans beer 1 - 4 pounds shrimp in the shell 2 tsp ...
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Candied Yams – Sweet Potatoes
Candied yams are a popular favorite at holiday time. Although the trend is to cook the yams casserole style in the oven, my children really prefer this method of cooking yams. Ingredients 2 large cans yams or sweet potatoes No 3 size 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar ...
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Amaretto Slush Punch
A great Christmas and holiday punch. Drink Responsibly. Ingredients 1 litre Amaretto 2 (12 oz) can frozen orange juice 2 (12 oz) can frozen lemonade 8 cups water 1/2 cup sugar Directions Step 1 Mix together the Amaretto, orange juice and lemonade. Boil together 8 cups of water and the ...
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Macaroni and Cheese
A dish for all ages ā mac ān cheese. Ingredients 2 cups Elbow macaroni measured uncooked 1 tbsp butter softened 1 egg beaten 1 tsp dry mustard 1/2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1 tbsp boiling water 1 cup milk homogenized or evaporated 3 cups Cheddar cheese (12 oz) 1/4 ...
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Homemade Pork and Beef Gumbo Sausage
When you are a displaced Cajun and do not have access to fresh sausage, here is an easy alternative ā Make them yourself. On a typical boucherie day when the hog is slaughtered and the sausage is prepared, the sausage links which are soft are hung outside on a clothes ...
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Spicy Pecans
Pecans are popular in Cajun culture used in making the ever popular pralines, cakes and cookies. Here is another way to enjoy pecans with a little touch of hot! Ingredients 3 tbsp butter or margarine 2 cups pecan halves 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 ...
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Carol’s Creole Salmon Croquettes
Salmon Croquettes with a seafood surprise! Ingredients 1 14 oz can salmon, drained 1 pound shrimp, chopped 2 cans crabmeat, drained 1 garlic clove, minced 1/4 cup diced yellow onion, celery, & bell pepper 1 green onion chopped 1 tbsp parsley chopped fine 1 egg 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1/2 ...
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Boiled Crawfish
The crawfish boil is one the most popular Cajun meals. Cajun seafood boil seasonings (we love Slap Ya Mamaās Seafood boil) do the trick to perfectly season crawfish. This recipe is for the times you donāt have it or canāt buy it. A neat addition to boiled crawfish is adding ...
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Wild Duck and Game Marinade
Louisiana known as Sportsman Paradise is popular for wild duck, goose and wild game hunting. If you get lucky enough to have wild game for dinner use this marinade; it works great for rabbits and squirrels too. If you find yourself without anything on hand, fill a container with ice ...
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