Perfect Sauce for Meatloaf Topping
Prepare your favorite meatloaf recipe; prepare this sauce, pour on your meatloaf and bake. Paw Paw created this one day when cooking Mawmaw favorite meatloaf. Ingredients 1 cup catsup or ketchup 1/4 cup yellow mustard 1/8 tsp mustard powder 1 tbsp lite soy sauce 1/2 tsp white vinegar 1/8 tsp ...
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Sweet Potato Bread or Pumpkin Bread
Great for holiday baking – I’ve found you can use pumpkin or sweet potato (or butternut squash too) interchangeably in just about any baking recipe that calls for one of them. Ingredients 3 cups sugar 1 cup salad oil 4 beaten eggs 1 one pound can of sweet potatoes, liquid ...
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Butter Crisp Chicken
A great recipe for baking chicken! Broiler-fryers, roasters, stewing/baking hens, capons and Rock Cornish hens are all chickens. Ingredients 1 frying chicken 3/4 cup flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp garlic salt 1 1/2 tsp paprika 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/4 cup shortening 1/4 cup ...
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Beer Spice Cake
Who’da thunk it! is what my wonderful mother-in-law Teensie would say to using beer to make a cake. Ingredients 1/2 cup margarine 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg lightly beaten 1 1/2 cup sifted flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp each of cloves, allspice, soda and ...
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Pet Milk Pecan Pie
Evaporated Milk a staple that many Cajun mothers raised their babies on. Ceux-là étaient les jours mes enfants! Ingredients 2 tbsp flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 1 cup dark corn syrup 2 eggs 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1 cup broken pecan, walnut or filberts pieces 1/4 tsp vanilla ...
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Five Minute Fudge
Just in time for your holiday baking. Quick – Easy – Good! Share with the office and friends. Ingredients 2/3 cup Carnation milk (small serving can) 1 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cup small marshmallows 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup chopped ...
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Heatt Relish/Chow Chow
Chow Chow is a culinary term for any spicy or piquant preparation used to enhance flavour of plain food. In the UK, a thin pickle or sauce with a vinegar base; in the USA it includes finely chopped fruit or vegetables with a dressing of salt, sugar, and vinegar, sometimes ...
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Crawfish Green Bean Casserole aka the String Bean Casserole
A new take on an old holiday classic favorite – the traditional green bean casserole. This is just the change you are looking for. Par-boiled fresh green beans may be used. Green beans and string beans are used interchangeable in the Cajun vocabulary. Shrimp may be used in place of ...
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Cajun Seven (7) Steak
A common Cajun dish is smothered 7 steaks. Cooked very simply with very browned onions, garlic, bell pepper, and generally served with hot cooked rice. The seven-bone or center chuck gets its name from its bone, which is shaped like the number seven. This steak lends itself well to braising. ...
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Corn-Broccoli Bake
I found this recipe on the net, but I tweaked it to fit my family’s likes. Great side dish with baked chicken. Ingredients 1 box Chicken in a Biskit crackers, crushed 1/2 cup margarine, melted 1 package frozen broccoli thawed and drained 1 can whole kernel corn, drained 1 can ...
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Bouille (Porridge) Pap
This bouille is an old Cajun recipe from my mother-in-law. Mine never tastes quite as good as her for some reason! You can eat this warm by itself or use it a topper for sliced angel food cake or crumbled regular cake. You can top with chocolate syrup, cherries, etc. ...
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Chicken Cornbread Casserole
This is a quick chicken cornbread casserole, that’s easy to make. Ingredients 4 cups crumbled corn bread (I use two boxes of Jiffy) chopped onions, celery, bell pepper to taste 1 1/2 cup chopped chicken 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 1/2 cup chicken broth 1 cup grated cheese ...
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T-Boy’s Eggplant & Corn Casserole
Eggplant is a big favorite in many areas of the South. I first saw this recipe in a cookbook by Chef Paul Prudhomme and added a little more lagniappe to this great recipe. Feel free to add any meat or cheese to your liking. Ingredients 3 large eggplants peeled and ...
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Cabbage, Corn and Green Pea Salad
The blend of three Cajun favorite vegetables in a smooth dressing is sure to appeal. Great as a side for any meal – bring on the rice dressing or the rice and gravy! Ingredients Dressing: 1 cup oil 1/2 cup vinegar Salad Slaw: 2 cups chopped cabbage 1 large can ...
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