1/4/2025 – We met Kelley and Rocky at Prejeans in Lafayette LA to drop off the girls after their week with us and had lunch. Mary ordered their Chef’s Fried Rice entree from the Brunch menu and it was great. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Cajun/Creole
This page is a work in progress to develop a copy cat recipe of the great dish at Prejeans in Layfayette LA we enjoyed when meeting Kelley and Rocky for P & O’s Christmas 2024 visit. 12/28/2024 – We met … Continue reading
6/11/2024 – This is an experiment of roasting the veggies, including the tomatoes, rather than the usual boiling water to remove skins, sauteing veggies, and a long simmer. The roasted veggies in the Italian Marinera turned out great and the … Continue reading
11/22/2023 – We made a double batch for dinner with the Hughes and Leonards as they arrived late afternoon. We generally followed the usual recipe for Chicken and Sausage jambalaya but Mary said it was the best one we have … Continue reading
7/2/2023 – We made cajun marinara like last year and froze it in quart and pint containers for easy meals in the winter. Started with a 25 lb. box of canning tomatoes from Sessions Farm Market (only $15) as our … Continue reading
1/9/2023 – Smoked an off-brand 12.7 lb. turkey that claimed it was seasoned and bought from Greers when on sale. Thawed it in the sink for about 6 hours and there was still ice inside and hard-to-remove giblets. Spatchcocked it … Continue reading
11/25/2022 – This cook referred to the cook in Thanksgiving 2021 that is here and that one referred to the one in Christmas 2017 that is here. The one in 2017 was inspired by Chef Robert Barker’s recipe on page 41 … Continue reading
Original Camellia Brand recipe extracted 8/14/2018 from https://www.camelliabrand.com/recipes/new-orleans-style-black-eyed-peas. Not made for the first time until 8/13/2022. Ironically, exactly four years later. This was very good, gave the peas more flavor and, was like a meatless gumbo. Ingredients: 1 (1-pound) package … Continue reading
7/9/2022 – We have a lot of tomatoes and bell peppers from the garden and decided to put them up prepared into two base dishes for use with meat in the winter. Cut off all the bad places and chopped … Continue reading
Recipe by Acadiana Table at https://acadianatable.com/2022/04/11/catfish-creole/. Substitute a variety of fish or shellfish such as snapper, flounder, or shrimp. Use this as a guide for our fresh tomatoes, onions, peppers, and bluegill or bass. INGREDIENTS 4 tablespoons vegetable oil4 tablespoons … Continue reading