Militello’s Cajun Cocktail Sauce

Cajun French:  le piment fort (lu pee-mon for) – Hot Pepper

 

Militello’s Cajun Cocktail Sauce

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The name Militello screams Italian.  So you would assume a seafood sauce with a brand name of Militello to be more Italian than Cajun.  What we have here is a seafood sauce with all the goodness of Italian but with the bite of Cajun Louisiana.  Having a bite may be understating the spiciness of this product.  This sauce turns out to be the very best mixture of Italian herritage and Cajun influence.  This seafood sauce could simply be the best bottled sauce we have ever tasted.

Being of Cajun decent we realize what we are saying seems almost irreverent.  You must also realize that the Cajun Culture has influenced and been influenced by the diversity of south Louisiana.  We are a gumbo of cultures and each has flavored the other.  And so it is with a Cajun cocktail sauce named Militello.

 

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Bayou Side Shrimp Salad with Cajunville Vinaigrette

Cajun French: le maïs (lu ma-ee) – corn

 

There is nothing like a cool salad on a hot summer day on the bayou.

This dish uses some great Cajun flavors to make this unique salad.  Just imagine yourself sitting on a dock with feet dangling in the water eating this salad and sipping a glass of crisp white wine.

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Simple Combinations: Eggs and onions

Cajun French:  l’oignon (l’on-ee-on) – onion

 

Sometimes we try to make things too complicated by using many and varied ingredients.  We are trying to make some of our recipes simple, easy, quick and healthy.  So began “Simple Combinations”, where we use two to three ingredients for the main item.  It is easy to add fresh fruit, bread and/or fresh vegetables.

Here is another “Simple Combination” using eggs and Creole onions to make a quick and healthy meal.  Chopping the onion takes the longest amount of time.  While the onions are cooking, slice the tomato and cut fresh fruit.  The sweetness of the cooked Creole onions along with fresh eggs, both from the Red Stick Farmers Marekt, made an incredible combination.

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Red White and Blue Hummus

Cajun French: Juliet (Jūl-ee-et) – July

 

It is 4th of July party time.

Wanting a dish that would reflect the red, white, and blue of the day yet not wanting to make the usual sweet treats, we brainstormed.   Knowing hummus is always a hit with our group, we decided to make two different types  and garnish with peppers.  It is a pretty good red, white, and blue rendition.  It was fun to make and received great comments.

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Bloody Mary Brunch

Cajun French: déjeuner (dā-ju-nā) – breakfast

 

 

Okay, so we are not having just Bloody Marys for brunch but they sure make preparing brunch more interesting.

It’s the 4th of July and we were being very lazy just enjoying the morning.  After drinking more coffee than anyone should, it was time to think about food.  Opening the fridge and taking lots of items out, what the heck go for the Bloody Marys.  Now with drink in hand, we decided to fix eggs with everything taken out of the fridge.

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Simple Combinations: Eggs and Peppers

Cajun French:  le piment doux (lu pee-mon doo) – Sweet Pepper

 

This morning was one of those mornings where the time got away from us and still no breakfast – so began “Simple Combinations”.  We will take 2 or 3 ingredients and make a quick, healthy, pleasing meal.  Meals are meant to be enjoyed with family and friends even with our hectic schedules.  So this morning we grabbed eggs and a variety of peppers from the refrigerator and began.

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Not Your Grandma’s Breakfast

Cajun French:  le pain (lu pain) – bread

 

Breakfast seems to be the meal that can be the most rushed.  Simple, easy to prepare dishes are preferred and often contain leftovers.  Last night we made “Grandma’s Potato Croquettes” (see prior post) updating the recipe using Salmon and Sweet Potatoes — based on one from John’s grandmother where she used white potatoes and fish flakes.  The recipe makes about 12 patties so we had plenty left over.

 

This morning we decided to build a breakfast tower using the croquettes along with all fresh items from the Redstick Farmers Market (except the grapes and bananas) and it was great!  Not only is it easy to prepare and assemble, it makes an elegant presentation.  Grandma would be proud.

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Grandma’s Potato Croquettes

Cajun French:  la patate douce (la pa-tat doos) – Sweet Potato

Many years ago John‘s grandmother owned a General Store across from the school in Port Allen, LA.  This was before school cafeterias and Francis would make hamburgers at lunch for the students.  Since most of the students were Cajun Catholics, on Fridays she would make Potato Croquettes using fish flakes.  Francis, the below recipe is in your honor, we hope we make you proud.  The below recipe has been updated using sweet potatoes and salmon.

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Let’s Zydeco

Cajun French: la tomate (la tō-mat) — Tomato

HOT!

It’s summer, it’s New Orleans, it’s HOT!

Hot describes the last few weeks in south Louisiana.  Okay so it is nothing out of the ordinary, it  is still HOT!  Some people may believe  Southerns stay in the air conditioning and sip mint juleps – not so.  We go out in the heat, dance, eat and enjoy festivals.  The weekend of June 11th was the Vieux To Do Festival in New Orleans.  Vieux To Do is three festivals in one – Cajun/Zydeco Music, Creole  Tomato, and Seafood.

 

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