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Cajunville Squash Bake

Cajun French: le cachat (lu ka-sha) – squash

Squash casserole was a holiday dish in our families. The squash was cooked down until you couldn’t tell it was squash. Then shrimp or ground meat was added along with seasonings, topped with cheese and baked. This recipe was developed because we were looking for a different to make squash casserole. Some of the squash remains firm along with onions, andouille and other seasonings and ingredients. This dish is perfect for any meal and especially during holidays and birthdays.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Grilled Veggie Stack

Cajun French: le plat (lu pla) – dish (of food)

 

PictureWhen squash and eggplant appear at the markets, Laurie cannot resist. Living in an RV, space is at a premium and fresh produce is purchased as needed. That is except squash and eggplant – usually we purchase more than needed because there are so many different ones to choose. This week we managed to only purchase yellow squash and eggplant. Laurie was proud of herself for moderation. Grilling is a favorite cooking method of ours and tonight was grilled veggies. For a different approach we stacked the veggies and topped with grated cheese. Fresh corn was also a purchase so it was grilled also.

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Stuffed Squash Blossoms and Catfish

Cajun French:  le cachat (lu ka-sha) – squash

 

Spring time means squash blossoms!

We get excited when squash blossoms are available at the farmers market.  They are fragile flowers yet so much fun to cook with.  The first ones of the season are always for stuffing.  Unlike most recipes, we do not batter and deep fry; we stuff and pan fry.  Pan frying allows the flavor of the squash and its flower to blossom to its fullest flavor.

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First Day of Christmas – A Crawfish in a Fig Tree

Cajun French: l’arbre (l’arb) – tree

 

 

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me – a crawfish in a fig tree.

In reality we had a crawfish casserole with a fig salad. Figs are a popular fruit in south Louisiana except they are not available fresh at Christmas time. So we used dried figs and reconstituted them. The crawfish were frozen tails we had stored in the freezer. We always try to have frozen crawfish tails available for use and always Louisiana Crawfish Tails.

This is also a great recipe for using those Christmas leftovers. Almost any vegetable could be used as well as leftover rice.

Our gift to you for the First Day of Christmas.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Let’s Grill!

Summer is the grilling season, yet in Louisiana it is best when the weather is cool and being outside is enjoyable.  Such was the case when we were RVing at Tickfaw State Park in Springfield, LA.  It was the last cool snap before record heat and we decided to enjoy every minute of the Spring weather.  We had fresh vegetables and shrimp from the Red Stick Market in Baton Rouge and we grilled them with just olive oil and seasoning.  It was as fresh as the cool breezes!
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Baked Yellow Squash and Shrimp

The farmer’s market was alive with color this Saturday.  Nothing was more brilliant than the yellow squash.  They were so yellow; it was as
if we were looking at the sun!

Squash is so versatile that it is hard to decide how to cook the squash.

The below recipe is a quick and easy meal or side dish.  In fact, you can make two different entrees or side dishes with the basic recipe.

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Squash Blossoms

Squash blossoms have always been fascinating yet we never experimented with them.  At this week’s Farmers Market the blossoms were in full bloom and were calling to us.  Okay, more to Laurie than John, yet he was on
board to experiment.  Of course, now that we are not eating animal fat, we had to develop a stuffing not using cheese or sausage.  Cajun Jasmine Rice was to be the base of the stuffing, now we needed something to bind it with.  The following recipe is the result of our thinking outside the box.

The process is time consuming although fun when done with another person.

Mais C’est Bon!

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