Cakes & Candy

Banana Nut Bread

Banana Nut Bread

This recipe is a popular "bread" in almost every culture, Cajun included. This recipe was provided right when we got…

November 21, 2005

Rose’s Sweet Dough for Tarts

This is a basic sweet dough for preparing tarts that can be filled with fig preserves, blackberries, bouille, coconut cream,…

October 27, 2005

Microwave Pralines

Pralines (Praw-leens) are sweet pecan candies, made for Cajun and Creole children. I loved it in the Fall.

October 27, 2005

Enice’s Coconut Pecan Pralines

MawMaw knows how to score points with her mother-in-law. She loves to make her pralines; they are really easy to…

October 11, 2005

Sesame Benne’ Candy – Fudge or Pralines

When I was a little girl, I remember an aunt would make candy with sesame seeds... this is the recipe!…

September 1, 2005

Mimi’s Jelly Roll

I loved the days my Mom made jelly rolls. The words "jelly roll' is its own definition. jellyroll - thin…

August 20, 2005

Holy Cow Cake

When you bite into a piece of this cake, you can't help but say, "Vache sainte!" (holy cow!) Speaking of…

August 16, 2005

Sweet Dough for Tarts – Tourte douce

The most classic of our sweets is the sweet tart (small pies with filling). These can be filled with any…

August 16, 2005