Cajun Food Where You Find It
Cajun French: l’huile d’olive (l’ū-eel d’ō-leev) – olive oil
Here is another simple combination that makes a quick meal. This particular dish could be served for any meal. Its freshness is tasted in every bite. By using cayenne pepper and sweet corn the dish is savory and sweet.
It is a great combination!
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
Cajun French: le piment fort (lu pee-mon for) – Hot Pepper
Militello’s Cajun Cocktail Sauce
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
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.
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.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
Continue reading “Bayou Side Shrimp Salad with Cajunville Vinaigrette”
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.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
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.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
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.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
Cajun French: patriotisme – patriotism
The July 2nd Red Stick Farmers Market began this morning with the National Anthem played by a single
trumpeter, John Gray. He began at one end of the market and walked slowly playing the National Anthem to the other end of the market. Everyone was in awe!
What a way to begin the July 4th Weekend!
Cajun French: le café (lu ka-fā) – coffee
The alarm sounds @ 5:30 am! I smell coffee and that helps a little. A cup of coffee later consciousness begins and I realize it’s time for a shower. By 7:30 we’re pulling out of the driveway heading for a farmers market — today is Saturday!
No matter where we are, we look for a Farmers Market to shop. Most frequently we are in the Baton Rouge, LA area and the Red Stick Farmers Market is our shopping experience. Our purchases from a typical farmers market makes up the majority of our weekly groceries.
Grab your basket and let’s go shopping!
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
Cajun French: le piment doux (lu pee-mon doo) – Sweet Pepper
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his 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.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
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.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
