Cajun Food Where You Find It
Cajun French: le piment fort (lu pee-mon for) – hot pepper
Big plumb Jalapeno Peppers are hard to pass up. So when we saw these green treasures staring at us, in our basket they went. We were already planning what the stuffing would be and discussing how to cook them before we even left the market. These were grilled on our electric pit and they were very tasty, full of flavor.
Mais C’est Bon!
Cajun French: la bétrave (la bāt-rav) – beet
The beet greens from the Red Stick Farmers Market were beautiful, almost too pretty to cook. Not a chance. This is one of our dishes that evolved and then un-evolved. It was breakfast time and we were cooking eggs, beet greens and shrimp wraps – sounds good and it was. Only problem, we forgot the eggs. Hunger pains took over with the shrimp mixture smelling so good, we totally forgot we were planning to add scrambled eggs. No problem, the wrap was fantastic without eggs. This is a great any meal dish and quite easy.
Mais C’est Bon!
Cajun French: l’omlette (l’om-let) – Omelet
Making breakfast special is a great way to start the day. How about a double mushroom omelet – mushrooms on the inside and mushrooms for garnish? We had both baby portabella mushrooms and button mushrooms and decided to use both in different ways. Adding peppers, onions, and garlic gave this omelet a special flavor.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
