Alva Bell's Recipe Box
Chicken and Andouille Gumbo aka YaYa Gumbo
This gumbo is a favorite of my family. My aunt taught me how to make it. Editor’s Comment: Andouille Sausage in a dish is used as flavoring agent. Ingredients1 whole cut up chicken 1 large onion 1 link of Andouille sausage 1 link of smoked sausage 1/4 cup cooking oil ...
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Thelma’s Oyster Rice Dressing
This oyster rice dressing is a holiday favorite, created by my grandmother Folse, however, after her death, it was passed on to my mother and has always been a holiday tradition. Ingredients3 cups cooked long grain rice 1/2 gallon oysters uncooked and shucked 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground ...
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Stew Chicken with Baby Lima Beans
This is a stew made like chicken fricassee; you just add baby lima beans. Very tasty. My grandmother made it all the time. She just made it spicier than I would. But then I loved her spicy food. Ingredients2 whole chickens cleaned and cut 2 large onions chopped 2 tsp ...
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Sweet Potato Crunch
Sweet potatoes any way you want to prepare them are one of the more traditional holiday dishes. Ingredients3 cups cooked sweet potatoes 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 stick butter 1/2 cup milk 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/3 stick melted ...
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Zesty Tuna Salad
Tuna, egg, a little bit of this and more of that makes a great sandwich for lunch or dinner: add cranberry sauce to this sandwich and perfect!!.. And you can use chicken or turkey in this recipe –Â The largest Bluefin tuna weighed 1,496 pounds and was caught in Nova ...
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Gumbo Vert (Green Gumbo) or Gumbo Zherbes
Have you ever heard of the dish called gumbo “vert’ vah? If you have not, this is a dish with spinach cooked with ground meat or ground turkey. My kids love it and request it alot. Some people can’t get over how they ask for it. My grandmother used it ...
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Gateau De Sirop – Syrup Cake
In Southwest Louisiana, cane syrup is very popular and is used often in baking or cooking! The flavor of Syrup Cake intensifies once it has been refrigerated in a closed container and can be kept for weeks in your refrigerator. Syrup Cake is enjoyable anytime, especially with a cold glass ...
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Hot Crawfish Dip
Crawfish are plentiful in Southwest Louisiana, and are used in several different dishes. This particular dip may be served in small individual pastry shells. See recipe on site for the easy to make pastry shells. Ingredients1/4 cup butter 1 - 2 medium onion chopped 2 bunches shallots chopped 1/2 medium ...
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Orange Candied Sweet Potatoes
The sweet potato is an excellent energy food and has Vitamins A, B, and C, and minerals. The sweet potato is mild in flavor and combines nicely with many other foods. A thoroughly cooked, other than fried, sweet potato is easily digested and, therefore, recommended for children (and big Cajuns ...
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Redfish Courtbouillon
Once you have tasted this dish, you’ll prepare it over and over. Editor’s Note: Courtbouillon compliments the taste of almost any fish. Ingredients1 six pound fish 1/2 cup salad oil 1/4 cup flour 2 large onions sliced 21/2 cup canned tomatoes 2 chopped bay leaves 1/4 tsp allspice 4 green ...
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Wild Rabbit Gumbo with Oysters
Gotta Love this Chef, his cooking and his comments: Chef Rico writes: I got Canadian Cajun blood back on my Mom’s side which makes me 1/32nd Cajun. I’m sure it’s all in my right foot cos that’s the one that taps the hardest when I play Clifton Chenier on the ...
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Chicken and Andouille Gumbo
This gumbo is a favorite of my family, my aunt taught me how to make it. Ingredients1 large chicken cut up 1 large onion 1 link Andouille sausage 1/4 cup cooking oil 2 large spoons flour 1 bunch scallions green onions 2 tbsp file' 1 link smoked sausage salt, black ...
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Dough Soup
Robin says: “This soup my grandmother made all the time. I use to love it. Just thinking about it I will have to make some :o)” Ingredients2 pounds peeled shrimp 1 large onion sliced 5 medium potatoes 1 can biscuit dough or homemade biscuits 2 tbsp cooking oil salt, black ...
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Green Beans with Ham Bits and Potatoes
Green beans also known as string beans or pole beans are a traditional family favorite. They are very familiar side dish on the holiday table. It is also a great and tasty dish served over rice. Ingredients6 cans green beans drained 5 medium potatoes peeled and quartered 1 large onion ...
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Coconut Bon Bons
These are coconut balls known as Bon Bons rolled in red colored granulated sugar that I had as a child. Ray’s Market in Maurice, La. use to sell these but unfortunately no longer do. For a festive holiday look, use red or green colored sugar. Ingredients1/2 cup melted butter 1 ...
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