Cajun Food Where You Find It
We have been preoccupied with water lately; namely the “Mighty Mississippi”. Living five houses from the levee in south Louisiana makes us quite aware of the rising water. None the less, life goes on and cooking continues.
Today at the Farmers Market, blueberries and strawberries abounded. We had pancakes on our mind as we headed home from the market. Once again, we used Bruce’s Sweet Potato Pancake mix and fresh berries.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
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.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
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.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
Realizing we are eating too much animal fat, we decided to take action. Our reason is based on health concerns only. We are not becoming Vegans nor or we becoming total Vegetarians. We will continue to eat fish and seafood as well as eggs. This action is not set in concrete, so while we will post mostly meatless meals, you may find meat related products at times.
Use any beans you have available. I use whatever beans I cook for the week.
These burgers are great for any meal as well as snacks.
Mais C’est Bon! Enjoy!!
After shopping at the Red Stick Farmers Market, breakfast was in order. John’s creativity was driving and Saturday Market Eggs evolved.
All of our ingredients came from the Baton Rouge Red Stick Farmers Market. These included Amato’s Hot Sausage, Rocking R Dairy Goat Cheddar, Forte Grove Lemon Rosemary Bread, Glaser Farms Spinach and Beard Family Farm Eggs.
Enjoy! Mais C’est Bon!!
What’s for breakfast? It is getting toward the end of the week and we are short on breakfast items. No eggs yet we do have eggbeaters, one whole wheat tortilla, sausage, tomatoes, fresh spinach and feta cheese. John put his creativity to work and breakfast was born — Breakfast Pizza. Mais C’est Bon!!
This week at the farmers market, we purchased young beets with greens still atached. One of our favorite ways to use the greens is with scrambled eggs. The greens add texture to the eggs as well as nutritional benefit. For an added touch this week, we decided to make Beet Jam to go with the scrambled eggs. The jam takes a couple of hours and is well worth the effort.
Mais C’est Bon!!
Egg Coddlers, manufactured by Royal Worcester, have been used in England since the 1800s. Pipkin was believed to be the original name for the egg coddler. The pipkin was an earthenware pot used for cooking. Coddled eggs are similar to poached eggs, except the eggs are cooked inside the coddler immersed in boiling water. When the eggs are cooked, the coddler is removed from the water, lid removed, and breakfast served in the decorated porcelain dish.
Mais C’est Bon!!
Coddled Eggs
Green Onion Pancakes? One recent morning while drinking coffee in the wilds of Mississippi– well, how about RVing at the Bogue Chitto Water Park near McComb, MS, and discussing breakfast, pancakes came to mind. Of course not just regular pancakes – Green Onion Pancakes. We had fresh green onion sausage and that sounded interesting. These are simple and have a unique flavor.
Enjoy! Mais C’est bon!!
What’s for breakfast? If you are like me, you get tired of the egg, bacon, and toast or some variation thereof; we have a treat for you. Really, our Pancake Torte will put a smile on anyone’s face. This easy breakfast dish, which could also be a dessert, will dress up any breakfast.
Enjoy! Mais C’est Bon!!
