Recipe Type: Classics
Classic Chocolate Sauce for Chocolate Bread
Remember the mornings when Momma pulled out the skillet and reached for the Hershey’s Cocoa powder. You knew what she was going to make; you ran to get the Evangeline Maid Bread so you could be the first to get served delicious Chocolate Bread. Ingredients1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened ...
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Crab Dip
This recipe makes me long for the days of crabbing at Rockefeller Refuge with my children. Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, located in eastern Cameron and western Vermilion Parishes, is owned and maintained by the State of Louisiana. When the Rockefeller Foundation officially granted the property to the state, they spelled out ...
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Pork Backbone – Pork Stew Fricassee
Ingredients1 1/2 lb pork loin/backbone (or pork chops with bone in) 3 -5 medium Irish potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1 onion, chopped 1 large bell pepper, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 quart water Salt, black pepper and red pepper to taste 1 cup flour ...
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Butter Biscuits
A basic, perfect biscuit. Ingredients2 cups self-rising flour 2 sticks real butter (do not substitute) 8 ounces sour creamDirectionsStep 1Cream butter and sour cream together with mixer. Step 2Stir in 2 cups flour (the cook for this recipe recommends King Arthur Flour). Do not mix any more than necessary. Step ...
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Blackberry Dumplings
Snakes and Blackberries go hand in hand. If you have ever picked blackberries you probably know that, already! The picture shown is the blackberries cooking before adding the dumpling. IngredientsBLACKBERRIES 1 gallon blackberries 4 cups sugar (may need 5 cups) 3 quarts water DUMPLINGS 1 1/2 cup self-rising flour 3 ...
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Red Beans and Rice
A Cajun Classic! The general consensus is to soak beans 8 to 10 hours before cooking noting however you cook beans without pre-soaking.Also sauteing veggies can be done and will enhance flavor. Ingredients1 pound dried red kidney beans 1 medium yellow onion diced 1 medium bell pepper diced 4 ribs ...
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MeatBalls With Rice & Gravy (Classic)
The author/chef writes – “I have many fond memories of eating this dish growing up. There are as many variations as there are cooks in Acadiana, all of them wonderful. This is a recipe that I think everyone in the Acadian culture has had, and does not share with outsiders. ...
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Mildred’s Fig Cookies
Cajuns love their figs, fig preserves, fig cakes, and fig cookies! This is one of our favorite fig cookie recipes. Ingredients1 stick softened butter 2 cups sugar 1 cup fig preserves 3 eggs 1 tsp baking powder 3 cups flour 1 tsp each nutmeg and cinnamon or more to tasteDirectionsStep ...
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