RV Cajun Cooking

Cajun French:  la breme (la brem) – eggplant

écraser (ā-kra-zā) – mash

The eggplant sitting on the counter was begging to be used.  Not wanting to prepare in the usual way of smothering we put our creative caps on and went to work.  Knowing we were going to serve the eggplant with salmon, we decided on a mash.  Salmon has a very mild flavor so we did not want the eggplant to overpower the salmon.  By using garlic and mint with grilled onions the eggplant was not heavily herbed.  The eggplant taste was predominant and blended well with the rosemary salmon.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Cajun French:  la cibleme (la see-blem) – patty pan squash

A 2# white patty pan squash, from Robinson Organic Farm, reached out to us at the Red Stick Farmers Market this week.  It was a beauty and a hallowed out bowl was calling.  Laurie’s thoughts went to an etoufee stuffing while John’s thoughts went to a more summertime dish – a salad in the hallowed out squash.  John won.  Below is the dish’s progression as we built the salad and presentation.

Mais C’est Bon!

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