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Honey Roasted Vegetables

Cajun French:  le jardinage (lu jar-deen-aj) – vegetables

 

Veg PlatedThe farmers market was teeming with young vegetables this week; eggplant, radish, squash, peppers were begging to be purchased.  We generally grill our vegetables but this week we decided to try roasting.  After slicing the vegetables we tossed them with Cajun olive oil and local honey.  The results were awesome!  The vegetables were accompanied by pan grilled salmon and salad.  This recipe is very simple to prepare yet full of flavor and aromas.  Honey is the star of this dish so make sure you use high quality local honey.

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Cajun Caviar

Cajun French:  la feve (la fev) – pea

 

Cajun Caviar, Texas Caviar, Poor Man’s Caviar as many names as there are recipes.  Ours was born out of necessity – friends called and invited us to dinner that night.  We never go anywhere without bringing a dish, what to bring?  After searching the pantry we decided on black eye peas with shrimp, then we saw the avocado on the counter and that sounded refreshing.  So our version of Cajun Caviar was born.

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Basil Gone Wild

Basil gone wild!

Our basil plant is growing as fast as we can use the leaves.  Knowing basil is high in Vitamin K and also has a great flavor, we try to use it as often as possible.  Having fresh mushrooms and planning an egg dish, the basil was calling to us.  We also had fresh sweet potato bread from Forte Grove at the Red Stick Farmers Market and it would enhance the eggs.

The breakfast is very simple yet very gourmet.

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Banana Nut Bread Muffins

We had bananas that were getting over ripe and in our opinion are only good to use in cooking.  Always wanting to experiment with whole wheat flour and baking, we decided to try Banana Nut Bread.  Once again, we used honey and applesauce instead of sugar and oil.  Instead of a bread loaf, muffins were baked.  They are dense yet not real heavy nor very sweet.

The muffins are great for breakfast or as a dessert.  As a dessert serve with fresh fruit.

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Sweet Potato Pancakes

Sweet Potatoes are a staple for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.  Sweet Potatoes and Yams are abundant in south Louisiana and they are used in a variety of ways all year.  Sweet potato hash browns, bake sweet potatoes, sweet potato salad, and sweet potato fries are just a few ways of using sweet potatoes or yams.

We have used left over baked sweet potatoes to make pancakes and biscuits.  Now we have an easier way – Bruce’s Food in New Iberia, LA has a Sweet Potato Pancake and Waffle Mix available.  The mix is complete meaning just water is added.  Instead of water, we decided to add egg and milk.  The below recipe is the result of our experimenting.

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Brandied Fruit Cookies

Dessert anyone?

It is always nice to have something sweet after a meal.  Only eating whole grains and watching animal fat, interesting desserts are somewhat a challenge. We are experimenting with dessert ideas and ingredients.  After trying various combinations of whole wheat cookies, we settled on this recipe.

The cookies are sweet.  We like the sweetness because one small cookie satisfies the dessert craving.

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