Persimmon Jam Marmalade
Many will agree the best way to eat persimmons is fresh off the tree or over the sink, where you can eat the persimmon flesh that is close to the peel. But what about canned persimmons? Persimmons are one fruit that one might ask to can or not to can. ...
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Crawfish Mac and Cheese
My daughter had sent me Truffle Oil from Belgium while living overseas, I then set out to find a recipe or recipes where I could use the oil. It seems there are recipes all over the net using this product. This recipe is an adaptation from FoodNetwork. Although not original ...
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Momma’s Sunday Chicken
eduation.yahoo.com relates that the Cornish chicken, a breed of poultry that originated in Cornwall, England, gained prominence only after it was established in the United States. Its body shape is quite different from that of other chickens. Both males and females have short legs and broad muscular breasts. The stuffing ...
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Lentil Bean Soup
Southerners love their beans. Substitute your favorite dried bean – great for northern beans. Ingredients 1 lb dried lentil beans or northern beans 2 carrots, sliced in coins 2 onions, chopped 2 stalks of celery, chopped 1 tbsp melted butter 3/4 lb smoked Cajun Smoked Sausage cut in rings 1/2 ...
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Old Fashioned Sweet Tarts
Ingredients 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup butter divided 20 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed 1 (14 oz) package caramels 3 cups chopped pecans Topping 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips 3 tbsp butter 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream 3 tbsp light corn syrup 3/4 tsp vanilla extract Directions Step 1 In ...
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Worms in the Mud
...This fun treat is often served at birthday parties. Ingredients 1 cup gummy worms 1 cup Oreo crumbs 1 box instant pudding mix any flavor Directions Step 1 Follow direction on the box and make the pudding mix. Stir the worms in, then add the Oreo crumbs on top. Serve ...
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Oven Fried Shrimp
Have you ever marinated seafood in mayo & mustard (tangy mustard) and egg and prepared oven fried shrimp? I’ve been doing this for years & our family loves it. I don’t fry anymore so I had to do something for our “fry cravings” every so often. Ingredients 1/2 cup mayonnaise ...
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Tuna Fish Pie
One of my favorite memories growing up in my mother’s kitchen smelled this pie bake! It was an easy and quick dish to make and is better the next day after all the seasonings set in. If you have biscuit mix and tuna fish on hand, you can whip up ...
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Praline au Benne
This recipe is our 1000th recipe posted to the website. We dedicate it to three very special Cajuns ladies, no not Clotile, Florine, or Thibodeaux’s wife, but Ms. Brenda Richard, Ms. Bert LeBlanc and Ms. Amanda LeMoine Ellerbe who have been major contributors to this website. Merci Mon Ami! Ingredients ...
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Vee’s Crisco Brownie Cookie
Christmas 2006 was one of MawMaw’s best Christmas ever. It was filled with family, friends, food and fun and the Cajun’s joi de vie. One of the best gifts of love and food she received were cookies that were homemade from one of her best friends, Miss Veronica. Here is ...
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Angel Pineapple Surprise
Cajun word for Pineapple is ananas. Cajun word for Angel is ange. Cajun word for surprise is supris! Supris moi, s’il vous plait avec du gateau! Pineapple is one of the world’s favorite tropical fruits. First called “anana”, a Carribean word for “excellent fruit”, the name “pineapple” came from European ...
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Shrimp, Corn and Rice Casserole
Le riz de maïs de crevette. C’est se bon!! Quick and easy and taste like Grandma made it! Ingredients 2 sticks butter 1 medium onion 1 small red onion chopped 1 small green onion chopped 1 pound peeled shrimp 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of cheddar ...
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Alligator Eggs
Stuffed Pasta Shell with Goat Cheese, Smoked Alligator Sausage, Crawfish, cream and spices – One of our realcajunrecipes.com co-founder Chrissy LeMaire favorite appetizers! From the owners of PJ’s – “Christina LeMaire came to PJs to eat recently. Please tell her hello and thank you for a really great web site. ...
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Kicked up Cajun Cake – Yum Yum Cake
Like a Pina Colada in cake format. Ingredients Yum Yum Cake 1 large can crushed pineapple with juice 2 eggs 1/4 cup oil 1 box yellow cake mix (author prefers pineapple cake mix) Topping 5 ounces can milk 1 stick butter 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup coconut 1 small vanilla ...
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World’s Best Coconut Cake
Very easy to make yet so elegant and delicious. From the author: This cake needs nothing else. It’s the most delicious coconut cake I’ve ever had and I don’t usually care for coconut! Ingredients CAKE 1 box Duncan Hines Butter Recipe yellow cake mix, prepare according to directions on box ...
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