Couvillion’s Eggplant Rice Dressing
Excellent as side dish with any meat or as a main dish served with vegetables. This recipe was adapted from a recipe that traditionally uses pork. Ingredients 2 pounds ground turkey, ground sirloin beef or pork 2 to 3 large egg plants, peeled & cubed 1 large yellow onion, chopped ...
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Pepper Relish
Rice and Gravy? Cajuns love pepper relish with their rice and gravy. Distilled white vinegar is the first choice for pickling. Do not use pure granulated salt as it may draw out the juices, harden the tissues and checks the action of the organism which may cause spoilage in your ...
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Pepper Pot Hash (pe-mon tod)
Pepper, pepper, pepper, pepper, pepper, pepper, please. Ingredients 16 red peppers 16 green peppers 3 small hot peppers 16 red onions 3 pints vinegar 4 tbsp salt 3 cups sugar Directions Step 1 Fine chop peppers and onions. Cover with boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes; then drain. ...
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Betty’s Vanilla Nut Cookies
This recipe has been a holiday favorite in our family for over 50 years. It is the perfect freezer cookie, and is actually better if you bake them 2-3 days ahead. Ingredients 4 cups sifted flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1 cup pecans or walnuts - ...
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Crawfish-Broccoli Cornbread
The original recipe was for the broccoli corn bread and it was my family’s favorite. But my husband has to have some type of meat, so I came up with this, and everyone loved it. I have also used shrimp, left over chicken that I deboned or even pre-cooked ground ...
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Easy-Tasty Persimmon Cake
This is a simple persimmon cake that even family members who do not eat persimmons have enjoyed. Ingredients 1 box yellow cake mix 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup persimmon pulp 1 tsp vanilla Directions Step 1 Make cake mix according to package instructions. Step 2 Add the ...
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Smothered Potatoes with Sausage and Tasso Cooked Up in Rice Cooker
The ease of this recipe impressed my husband. He was surprised we could press the button, leave and go Stine Lumber and not have to worry about anything burning and then come back home and the meal is done. I actually used only half the butter called for in the ...
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Lemon Custard
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 ...
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Brenda’s Crawfish Fettuccine
A Cajun classic. Ingredients 1 medium chopped onion 1 stick margarine 1 chopped celery rib 4 tbsp flour 1 pound crawfish 1 pint half and half 8 oz Velveeta cheese 12 ounces fettuccine Cajun Seasoning Directions Step 1 Sauté onions and celery in margarine, add flour gradually, then half and ...
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T-Boy’s Red Beans & Rice
This is a traditional Monday food in New Orleans. Everyone has their own recipe for Red Beans & Rice, most of which probably change a little with each cooking. On a Monday the ladies of the house would put on a pot of red beans to cook all day while ...
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Pork Chop Casserole
Ingredients 5 pork chops 1 can cream of mushroom 1 package Lipton onion soup mix 1 cup water 1 tsp Kitchen Bouquet Directions Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Step 2 Mix the cream of mushroom soup, onion soup, water, kitchen bouquet, and lastly add the uncooked pork chops. ...
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Fried Brain Medallions
Many may be turned off by the thought of this dish but this is absolutely a delicacy. Is not sucking crawfish heads considered a delicacy. Ingredients 1 beef brain 3/4 cup corn flour Garlic powder to taste Salt and pepper to taste 2 - 4 tbsp lard, oil, or bacon ...
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Mark Boudreaux’s Cajun Jambalaya
Jambalaya, a Cajun/Creole dish, is perhaps the most versatile main dish that Louisiana has to offer. The most important thing with this dish is to use the right equipment; any heavy bottomed cast iron pot or Dutch oven. Ingredients 1 pound Andouille (Cajun) or mild smoked pork sausage, sliced 1/4-inch ...
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Raoul’s Shrimp Etouffee
Here is yet another rendition of Shrimp Etouffee that I have worked a little. I’ve had many compliments for this version. Ingredients 2 pounds peeled deveined shrimp (cut into bite sized pieces) 1/2 cup chopped celery 1 medium chopped onion 1 stick butter (8 Tbsp) 1 tbsp tomato paste 1/2 ...
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Maw Maw’s Homemade Cajun Seasonings
This is what Mawmaw uses to season her meats and gumbo and her own Cajun dishes. Ingredients 1/4 cup salt 1 tbsp cayenne 1/2 tbsp paprika (optional) 1 1/2 tbsp onion powder 1 tbsp ground black pepper 1 tbsp white pepper 1 tbsp to 1 1/2 of garlic powder or ...
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