Alva Bell's Recipe Box
Fried Chicken
Everyone knows it is so much easier to just run out and buy fried chicken. However sometimes you are somewhere where it is not possible. Here is a great recipe for those times; like when you are camping or at the camp duck hunting. Ingredients12 chicken legs and thighs 1/2 ...
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Christmas Pepper Chutney
This bright, spicy condiment is great alongside fowl or simply spread atop cream cheese on a cracker. Serve at your next party or family gathering. Ingredients4 large red peppers, cut into 1/2 inch dice 2 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 1/4 cup cider vinegar ...
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Baked Eggplant
Eggplant is a close relative of the tomato, pepper and potato; favorite foods of most Cajuns. It is understandable that eggplants are a popular food item for them. Ingredients3 cups eggplant, cooked and mashed 1 tbsp butter 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 cup milk 1/2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper ...
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Coconut Pralines
Pralines are a wonderful sweet Southern tradition. Timing is the key to make these candies a success. Ingredients1 cup white corn syrup 2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup evaporated milk 2 cups shredded coconut 1/2 cup roasted pecans (optional)DirectionsStep 1In a heavy medium aluminum saucepan or a non-stick saucepan (my ...
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Amy’s Bread Pudding
My grandmother made this bread pudding for me all the time. Now I make it for my family, friends, and many other people and they love it!!! This recipe is doubled. You may split all the ingredients in half for a smaller portion. Ingredients18 slices of bread 2 cups sugar ...
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Masse Pain (A Very Basic Cajun Cake)
In the middle of the afternoon at 3:00pm, while we Cajun kids were working in the fields, our father would allow us to take a break from picking peppers or cotton or cutting sugar cane. What a nice guy? He allowed us to go in at the “end of the ...
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South (Holly) Beach Quick Quesadillas
This South Beach friendly quesadilla recipe is low carb and quick to make. This is a Nouveau Cajun dish. All the locations, names and references are real however. Ingredients20 fresh Delcambre shrimp 2 handfuls cooked Kaplan Liberty Mill brown rice red and black pepper to taste garlic salt to taste ...
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Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
A favorite cookie recope for grandchildren. Maw maw comes out the winner with these. Ingredients1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 1 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cup oatmeal 1 cup ...
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All In One Hamburger Casserole
Fix this in the dish and bake it in the dish. Ingredients1 cup rice 3 tbsp flour 1 tsp chili powder 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp each black pepper and red pepper 2 tbsp butter/margarine 1 pound ground beef 2 tbsp finely chopped onion 2 tbsp finely chopped bell ...
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Peanut Chews
A quick drop cookie with minimal cooking time. They never go in the oven. Ingredients1/2 cup white corn syrup (Karo) 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 6 oz jar chunky peanut butter 3 cups cornflakesDirectionsStep 1Combine the corn syrup and sugar in a medium sized heavy saucepan. Bring to a low ...
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Louisiana Yam-Pecan Pie
My girlfriend gave me this recipe when she was going to college. She found the recipe in a college magazine named Co-ed, circa 1968. Ingredients2 cups cooked, peeled mashed yams (about 4 medium yams) 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine 3 eggs slightly beaten 1/2 cup molasses 1/4 cup honey ...
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Chuck (Beef) Roast or Eye of Round Roast with Brown Tasty Gravy
A few weeks ago we entered a fast way to make oven baked chicken fricasse’. This is the beef version. A fail proof way to cook the perfect roast with a perfect gravy similar to the older cooks. Ingredients1 chuck or beef roast approximately 3 pounds 1 can cream of ...
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Coca Cola Roast
An interesting cooking angle to get a better gravy with the older Cajun women when cooking a meat dish was to caramelize sugar after browning the meat. Some cooks actually do this as the first step. Caramelizing sugar result is a tasty, brownish syrup which is used to coat the ...
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Oven Barbequed Beef Short Ribs
Because of the connective tissue ribs are tough and require long cooking to soften them up. Beef Short Ribs do take a while to cook but the taste rewards you for being so patient. These ribs promise to be finger licking good! Ingredients2 1/2 to 3 pound beef short ribs ...
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Braised Beef Short Ribs
Braising as defined by princeton.com means to cook by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container. Many Cajun beef and pork dinners and suppers are cooked this way. Rib recipe can be cooked stove top or in the oven. Ribs do not have to be pre-boiled. Ingredients2 ...
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