Cajun Food Where You Find It
Cajun French: la tarte (la tart) – pie
Steamed veggies for dinner, that was the plan. Then John’s brain went into action and a savory stuffed pie came out. There was a pie crust and some marinara in the frig along with various fresh veggies. Fresh spinach was in our veggie bed outside just begging to be cut so all ingredients came together for our dinner.
Mais C’est Bon!
Cajun French: la patate douce (la pa-tat doos) – sweet potato
Laurie found a recipe for sweet potato black bean chili (http://bit.ly/1csOWxI) from Eating Well on Pescetarian Living Facebook Group. Immediately Laurie was interested; John not so much. But John was willing to give it a try. We adapted the recipe to our liking and it was a hit for both of us.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!! Continue reading “Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili with Grilled Shrimp”
Cajun French: l’année qui vien (l’an-ā kee-vee-ain) – New Year
Cabbage and Black Eyed Peas – it’s tradition on New Year’s Day. Okay we get that and enjoy the duo every January 1st no matter where we are. But sometimes we just need something different so creative brains went to work. Outcome – Creole Shrimp and Cabbage Jambalaya. We may have cooked it in an unorthodox way but it worked and was delicious!
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!! Continue reading “Creole Shrimp and Cabbage Jambalaya – New Year’s Day”
Cajun French: se regarder (su r’gar-dā) – to look at oneself
Laurie is participating in the Elf4Health Holiday Challenge. This is a four week challenge involving daily tasks, challenge winners, some awesome prizes, and weekly newsletters. Today’s challenge is to share your expertise along with a blog swap. Laurie’s swap partner is Ashley Davidson and below is her blog post.
Cajun French: le coco (lu kō-kō) – coconut
Cajun…Curry…maybe not exactly but Cajuns are adaptable and we are always using interesting ingredients.
The interesting ingredient was Coconut Cream. We use coconut milk but had never tried cream and could not resist. Curry naturally followed along with cashews and turmeric and then came the rest of the ingredients. The results were amazing. The only thing we would change or John would change is using the entire can of coconut cream so there would be more sopping sauce.
Mais C’est Bon!
Cajun French: le spinach (lu spinach) – spinach
We are participating in an “Elf4Health Challenge” and it was Meatless Monday. For us that was not a problem but we wanted something different. Spinach was in the frig and our first thought was sauté spinach with onions and garlic. Opening the veggie drawer, fennel showed it face and an additional ingredient was added. As with most of our recipes ingredients were added and left out as we cooked. The end result was amazing with the fennel adding a unique flavor.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!! Continue reading “Fennel and Spinach Sauté over Pasta”
Cajun French: la tarte (la tart) – pie
Fennel made its appearance at the Farmers Market this week and Laurie was very excited. We like to use the entire plant and are always looking for different ways to prepare the fennel. After much discussion, we decided on a fennel pie with shrimp and other vegetables.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!! Continue reading “Fennel Pie”
Cajun French: déjeuner (dā-ju-nā) – breakfast
Breakfast time and we have a frig full of leftovers, now what? Time for a Frittata made with whatever we have; a little of this and a little of that. This recipe cannot be duplicated but it does show how leftovers can be creatively used. Add fresh fruit and veggies and breakfast is served.
Mais C’est Bon!
Cajun French: le jardinage (lu jar-deen-aj) – vegetables
The 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.
Mais C’est Bon!
Cajun French: le melon doux (lu m’lon doo) – watermelon
Watermelon and shrimp – two of our favorites. That said, it took John a moment to agree to use them together in a dish. Laurie was ready in fact she is always up for a combination of foods. Once John agreed we took to the kitchen and salad making. As usual we wanted to give the dish a Cajun flair so we introduced Cajun olive oil and local honey along with cane vinegar. The ingredients were purchased at our local farmers market with the mint coming from our herb patch.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!! Continue reading “Watermelon Salad with Grilled Shrimp”
