Shrimp Remoulade Sauce
This dish is great with either shrimp or crawfish. Ingredients 10 ounces olive oil 5 ounces vinegar 1 (7 1/2 oz) jar Dijon or Creole Mustard 5 tbsp ketchup 5 tbsp fresh horseradish 5 cloves garlic, minced fine 1 tsp Tabasco Sauce Salt to taste Directions Step 1 Blend the ...
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Stuffed Artichokes
Artichoke are delicious by themselves but when stuffed with garlic and Romano cheese, they’re even better. Ingredients 4 artichokes 2 cups bread crumbs 2 cups grated Romano Cheese 1 medium head of garlic, minced very fine 1 cup oil Salt and black pepper to taste Parsley to taste, chopped fine ...
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Orleanian Artichokes
This was posted in response to a request for a recipe to make stuffed artichokes like the ones sold at Central Grocery in the French Quarter. Ingredients 4 artichokes 1 tsp salt 1 (3 oz) package cream cheese 3 oz blue cheese 1 tsp lemon juice 1/4 tsp garlic juice ...
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Andouille Sausage
Andouille sausage has a rich, smoky flavor. Traditionally, it’s made with pork, salt, pepper and garlic and smoked over pecan wood and sugar cane. Ingredients 1 tbsp dry thyme 1 tbsp cayenne pepper 4 tbsp salt 1 1/2 tsp filé powder 1/4 cup cracked black pepper 1/2 cup chopped garlic ...
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Old Fashioned Stack Cake
Apple Stack Cake has roots in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Made with a filling of dried apples and batter stacked in six to eight layers, it’s one of the earliest desserts of the region. Ingredients 4 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 3/4 ...
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Refrigerator Pistachio Dessert
This dessert can use chopped pecans or another flavor of instant pudding. Chocolate is good. Ingredients Crust: 1 1/4 cups all purpose unbleached flour 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened not melted 1/2 cup pistachios, shelled and finely chopped Pie Filling: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar ...
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Pan Fried Bananas
Much like Jambalaya, this Nouveau Cajun dish has a Caribbean influence. Deep fried plantains are a Caribbean favorite but since bananas are readily available around Southwest Louisiana, it made sense to use them in place of delicious plantains. Even though no sugar is added, this dish is a naturally sweet ...
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Mystery Pie
No mystery here as to the great taste of this pie. This is made faster than reading a mystery novel. Speaking of which here are two recommended mystery novels with a spice of Cajun flair – Tami Hoag’s “Lucky’s Lady” and Susan Anderson’s “Exposure” – Mysteries as dangerous as the ...
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French Fried Liver
When we were growing up my Mom would sometimes take the liver out of the debris and make fried liver. The taste is totally unique and goes great with a debris dish. As I got older, I realized that few people were even aware about frying the liver as a ...
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Oven Chicken Fricassee
Cajuns love to get together and play cards games like booray (bouree) and euchre. While you fix this dish shuffle yourself a hand of Louisiana cards and play while it bakes. This dish is so easy and great for small dinner card games or any party or gathering. Taste so ...
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Freezing Figs
Figs are plentiful in Louisiana during the end of June and early part of July. When picking figs be sure to cover all exposed skin and wear gloves if possible as the milky juice of a fig can make you real itchy. Ingredients 1 cup sugar 5 cups sliced or ...
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Shrimp Stuffed Rib Eye Steaks
Two of the best, rib eye steaks and shrimp, joined together to make a scrumptious meal. Ingredients 1 cup shrimp peeled uncooked 1/4 cup onion 1/4 cup bell pepper 1 tbsp garlic chopped 4 rib-eye steaks, 3/4 - 1 inch thick 1 tsp Cajun seasoning 1 cups Italian salad dressing ...
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Lunchroom Butter Cookies
As children growing up, we thought these cookies were the best next to Maw-Maws! Ingredients 2 sticks butter 1 cup sugar 2 tsp vanilla 3 cups flour Directions Step 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Using real butter at room temperature, mix the butter and sugar together. Add the ...
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Butter Almond Toffee
A great gift idea; bake some up and share! Ingredients 1 cup chopped roasted almonds 1 cup butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp water 1/2 tsp baking soda 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate pieces Directions Step 1 Sprinkle half the almonds on a buttered 9x13 pan. ...
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Sugar Free Pecan Pie
Diabetic or just avoiding sugar? Here’s a delicious pecan pie you can enjoy….and the best part is it doesn’t taste sugar free! The sugar free honey brand Is called Honey Tree (not really honey). It is found at the larger Wal-Marts or super centers. A visitor recommended “blind baking the ...
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