Alva Bell's Recipe Box
Lonesome Cowboy Cajun Bars
This recipe calls for corn flakes, but I have made with any other left over cereal I had in my pantry. Ingredients1 cup sugar 1 cup corn syrup 1 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter 6 cups corn flakes 12 ounces butterscotch chipsDirectionsStep 1Over medium heat, bring sugar and syrup to ...
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Carol’s Creole Salmon Croquettes
Salmon Croquettes with a seafood surprise! Ingredients1 14 oz can salmon, drained 1 pound shrimp, chopped 2 cans crabmeat, drained 1 garlic clove, minced 1/4 cup diced yellow onion, celery, & bell pepper 1 green onion chopped 1 tbsp parsley chopped fine 1 egg 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1/2 tsp ...
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Classic Coconut Cake
I can remember as a young girl going to my grandmother’s house for the holidays and looking forward to my aunt bringing a coconut cake. ceci est un bon gâteau (this is a good cake) A classic! Make a special memory for your family – Easter, Christmas, Anytime – bake ...
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Boiled Crawfish
The crawfish boil is one the most popular Cajun meals. Cajun seafood boil seasonings (we love Slap Ya Mama’s Seafood boil) do the trick to perfectly season crawfish. This recipe is for the times you don’t have it or can’t buy it. A neat addition to boiled crawfish is adding ...
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Wild Duck and Game Marinade
Louisiana known as Sportsman Paradise is popular for wild duck, goose and wild game hunting. If you get lucky enough to have wild game for dinner use this marinade; it works great for rabbits and squirrels too. If you find yourself without anything on hand, fill a container with ice ...
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Louisiana Red Pepper Jelly
A very popular and easy to make treat for all your parties and family gatherings. Add more flavor – for crawfish-shrimp jelly flavor add 1/8 teaspoon of Zatarain’s Concentrated Shrimp & Crab Boil for every pint of your favorite pepper jelly recipe.Serve with crackers or over cream cheese. Ingredients1 cup ...
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Bread Pudding Lemon Sauce
Lemon: it’s not just for lemonade. Ingredients1 cup sugar 2 tbsp cornstarch 2 cups boiling water 4 tbsp margarine or butter 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp grated lemon rindDirectionsStep 1Mix the sugar and cornstarch in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir in the boiling water gradually. Place over medium heat ...
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Biscuit Butter Roll
My great grandma use to make this recipe. The rule for this recipe was always use butter, not margarine. My grandma always made her biscuits, but I know that many use the prepared biscuits Ingredients1 batch homemade biscuits sugar butter 1/2 cup sugar pinch salt 2 tbsp butter 1 cup ...
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Tomato Based Sauce for Redfish or Red Snapper
A very basic, classic and delicious sauce for virtually any type fish. Ingredients1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup chopped onion 4 garlic cloves minced 1/2 cup chopped celery 2 cans No 1 whole tomatoes 1 bay leaf salt and pepper to taste Pinch of thyme and oregano (optional) ...
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Amaretto Eggnog
Eggnog is a Christmas Classic. Most people however do not like the fact that some eggnogs, as this one, are made using raw eggs. There is a solution; look for pasteurized eggs. This recipe will also give you a way to prepare the nog with regular eggs also. Ingredients1 dozen ...
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Cajun Hot Wings
Although my sister and I use to fight for the chicken wing, wings were once thought of as the most useless piece of a chicken worthy only of the stock or soup pot. Nowadays, hot chicken wings are all the rage as appetizers and party fare. Originally gaining their fame ...
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Cake – A Classic Easy Recipe
This is a basic cake recipe the can be used with any filling or frosting and can easily be made into cupcakes. Reminds me of the cake my mother use to make and we gladly ate it without any frosting. Ingredients2/3 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 3 cups ...
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Pineapple Filling
Pineapple filling can be used for virtually any cake. A great classic combination is coconut cake with pineapple filling. Ingredients1 tall 20 oz can crushed pineapple with juice. 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp flour or cornstarch dissolved in small amount of waterDirectionsStep 1In a food processor, puree 1/2 ...
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Grandma DeMarcy’s Syrup Cake
This is the old fashioned syrup cake that Mama made all the time. It was a favorite. Ingredients2 cups flour 1 cups sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 cup Steen's Cane Syrup 1 egg beaten 1 tsp vanilla Your choice of spice: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg or ...
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Coconut Cake
I can remember as a young girl going to my grandmother’s house for the holidays and looking forward to my aunt bringing a coconut cake. ceci est un bon gâteau (this is a good cake and a classic) Ingredients1 cup butter 2 cups granulated sugar 5 eggs 1 tsp soda ...
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