To Die For Crockpot Roast
My crockpot is being used more and more, I love how easy it is. Ingredients 1 beef roast, any kind, sized to fit your crockpot 1/2 package Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix 1/2 package brown gravy mix 1/2 package Italian Dressing Mix 1/4 cup water (or more) Directions Step 1 ...
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Seafood Gumbo in a Crockpot
How nice to put the gumbo to cook in a crock pot before leaving for work or shopping and come home from work and have gumbo ready to eat. This gumbo can be served as a side to a main dish or can be the main dish! Ingredients 3 tbsp ...
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Cold Shrimp Pasta Salad
Ingredients 1 pound small shrimp 1 (12 oz) bag rainbow rotini pasta 1 package Ranch Dressing Mix 1/2 cup mayonnaise 3 stalks celery 2 cucumbers 2 tomatoes Seasonings to taste Directions Step 1 Boil shrimp in seasoned water (about 2 minutes after water is boiling) and drain. Boil pasta, drain ...
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Aunt Ruby’s Blue Cheese Dressing
Blue cheese dressing is a popular salad dressing that has been adopted into Cajun culture. Great with our Cajun Hot Wings recipe on this site Ingredients 6 ounces Blue Cheese crumbles 1 cup sour cream 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup wine vinegar 1 tbsp grated onion (very fine) 1/2 tsp ...
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Yummy Rice Dressing
This is one of our favorite rice dressing (also known as dirty rice) recipes. Add this to a meatball stew and talk about good! Ingredients 1 pound ground pork 1 pound ground beef 2 cups rice 1 can beef broth 1 small can liver spread, Devil's food or ground liver ...
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Yummy Spicy Garlic Beans & Sausage
Yummy spicy beans and sausage – just the right side dish for rice and gravy, or dirty rice. Simply delicioso! Ingredients 1 link of hot smoked sausage 2 cans chili (pinto) beans 1 beef bouillon cube 1/2 cup hot water 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp garlic, minced 1/2 tsp Tony ...
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Cajun Pecan Pepper Jelly Dip
There are several versions of Cajun Caviar – this is one of them. A word on this dip: The longer left in the fridge the better. One day is good; the next day is better; and one week later it is “Oh my God, how good”! The secret is to ...
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Banana Tapioca Pudding
I remember when my mother used to cook this, the whole house smelled wonderful. Ingredients 2 3/4 cup milk 3 tbsp quick cooking Tapioca 1/3 cup sugar 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla or almond extract 2 banana, sliced Directions Step 1 In saucepan combine milk, tapioca, sugar, and ...
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Sugar Coated Nuts
Ingredients 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 2 cups pecan or peanuts Directions Step 1 In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients and cook for 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Step 2 Reduce heat and continue cooking until the sugar melts again and turns brown. Step 3 Pour onto a cookie ...
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Jackie’s Fudge
The exact origin of fudge is disputed, but most stories claim that the first batch of fudge resulted from a bungled (“fudged”) batch of caramels made in the late 1800s. This recipe is easy enough where fudge will be fudge and not fudged. Ingredients 3 cups sugar 2 tbsp or ...
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Liver and Onions
My Mom used to say, you can’t sit on the fence about liver, you either like it or you don’t. In our household, everyone loved it! Generally red pepper flavors better than black pepper for liver dishes. Ingredients 2 pounds liver, sliced thinly 2 large onions Small amount of flour ...
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Corn and Crab Soup Bisque Chowder
So deliciously rich and satisfying – just like Momma use to make. Ingredients 4 sticks butter 3 cups chopped corn 1 cup chopped bell pepper 1 cup chopped celery 3 cups chicken broth 3 cans corn or 6 ears fresh corn 2 large cans evaporated milk 2 pounds crab meat ...
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Baked Candied Yams
Ingredients 6 - 8 medium peeled sweet potatoes 2 cups sugar 2 sticks butter 1/4 cup water Generous handful of pecan halves 1 tbsp cinnamon (optional) 1 tsp nutmeg (optional) Directions Step 1 Peel potatoes and slice in 1/4 - 1/2 inch slices. Place neatly in a buttered 11x13 inch ...
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Flo’s Pepper and Vinegar PeMonTa
From Trappey’s Pepper Plant in New Iberia, LA: Did you know that peppers, both hot and mild, contain an ingredient that can actually make you feel better? It’s called capsaicin, and it’s a natural stimulant that causes the release of endorphins. (Endorphins are the body’s natural painkiller, and can create ...
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Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Pooh yaille, my family loves this dish! Ingredients 4 tbsp butter, plus 1 tablespoon for greasing 4 medium yams or sweet potatoes, peeled 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 tbsp maple syrup Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste pecans (optional) Directions Step 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 ...
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