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Root Salad

Cajun French:  la bétrave (la bāt-rav) – beet

 

The taste of Spring.

There is nothing like the taste of fresh Spring vegetables and Red Stick Farmers Market offers a variety to choose from.  We have purchased several beet varieties as well as celery root.  The past few weeks we have used the beets and celery root separately so this week we decided to make a salad combining both root vegetables.  We wanted the vegetables crunchy but not hard so we parboiled them in seasoned water.  Cucumber, though not a root vegetable, was added for a crisp taste.  The salad brings Spring to the table.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Simply Catfish

Cajun French: faire la cuisine (fair la kū-zeen) – cook meals

 

Sometimes preparing a meal is not about complicated recipes and fancy presentation; it is about quality ingredients fixed simply so the true taste comes out. That is what dinner last night was all about. We had catfish filets from Outlaw Katfish Kompany and fresh broccoli from Red Stick Farmers Market. It had been a long day, we were tired and not really into fancy cooking. The catfish from Outlaw is small, sweet and melts in your mouth and we were ready.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Cajun Shrimp and Dill Cucumber Salad

Cajun French: la cocombre (la kō-kom) – Cucumber

 

Pinch My Salt has a great recipe for a Sweet and Spicy Dill Cucumber Salad. The salad was in a recent tweet and it sounded wonderful especially for the hot weather we have been having in south Louisiana. Like all the recipes we make we always look for a way to make it Cajun. For this one we did two things: we changed Rice Vinegar to Louisiana Cane Vinegar and added fresh Louisiana Gulf boiled shrimp. The salad tasted as good as it looked. We think we will keep a container in the fridge all summer.

Thank you Pinch My Salt for this great recipe.

Mais C’est Bon!

Enjoy!!

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Stuffed Creole Tomato

What is a Creole Tomato?

A true Creole Tomato is grown in the river parishes south of New Orleans.  The soil and the climate make the tomato a “Creole”.   The tomato is meaty, juicy, thick and a delicacy in south  Louisiana.  Nothing announces summer like
the Creole Tomato and snowballs.  Locals  wait for each to “come in season”.

We purchased Creole Tomatoes at the festival and have enjoyed them all week.  Now we are down to our last big plump juicy delicacy – what to do with it?  We decided to make a tuna salad and stuff the tomato which is large enough to share.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Shrimp Omlete

Although the “Mighty Mississippi” has taken front and center lately, there have been other important events in our lives.  This week was our wedding anniversary and John fixed a gourmet breakfast for us to celebrate.

This Shrimp Omelet topped with Dill Sauce and Shrimp was a perfect way to start a special day.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Cajunville Chicken Salad

Our favorite farmers market is the Red Stick Farmers Market in downtown Baton Rouge, LA.  Local fresh produce, meats, cheese, eggs, and other products are available year round.  At a recent visit we purchased a chicken, bag of sweet onions, red sweet peppers along with other items.  Once home we decided to use our purchases to make Chicken Salad.  This salad can also be made using leftover chicken.

Enjoy!  Mais C’est Bon!!

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