Cajun Food Where You Find It
Cajun French: le miel (lu mee-el) – honey
Wanting to use our leftover pumpkin for something different, pancakes seemed worth a try. Not just ordinary pancakes yet ones made with Bruce’s Sweet Potato Pancake Mix and coconut milk. Okay we went over the top with these cakes. The cakes eaten with just a touch of honey are very rich with a custard texture. Just remember we warned you about their richness!
Mais C’est Bon!
Cajun French: la crêpe (la krep) – Pancake
Knowing we were going to hitch up and leave Hord’s Creek Lake in Coleman, TX today, we decided to have our morning coffee outside during the coolest part of the day. Realizing it seemed dark for 6:30 in the morning, I opened the door to a dark sky and realized rain must be in the area. This part of Texas, as most of Texas, has not seen rain in a very long time and we were happy for them. For us it meant either packing up and leaving in the rain or staying an extra day. We opted for the extra day. That decided, we now needed breakfast and pancakes became the menu. John’s creativity kicked in and soon he was making salsa. Salsa and pancakes – why not? We then added fig preserves on top and Wow what a combination!
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
Cajun French: la patate douce (la pa-tat doos) – sweet potato
Abita Jockamo IPA (India Pale Ale) is an excellent beer, reminding us of the many European beers we enjoyed while living in Germany. Although we enjoy beer, it is not something we drink every day. Yet somehow we always seem to have various types in the refrigerator mainly due to friends bringing over beer and leaving what’s left in our fridge. Finding Jockamo IPA, we decided to give it a try with Bruce’s Sweet Potato Pancake Mix and it was a great marriage.
“Jockamo is named for the tribes of dancing, singing, chanting “Mardi Gras Indians” who have marched in New Orleans for over 250 years.” When you taste this dish you will hear the drums and start singing “Iko! Iko!…Jockamo feena nay”.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
Cajun French: l’oeuf (l’uf) – egg
We love kitchen gadgets and have had more than we can count or remember. Since embarking on our RV Lifestyle, our gadget collection has shrunk to the bare essentials. One essential, for us, is an egg ring which we use not only for eggs, but for pancakes and grits cakes. We have been using metal ones and they work well except the metal scratches, not real happy about that. We were in a kitchen store recently looking for a mandoline, another essential for us, and we noticed silicone egg rings. They were a little more expensive than the metal but we decided to give them a try. We use silicone spatulas and would not be without them. We have seen bakeware yet were never really interested in trying it out. That said it seems silicone items would be great for an RV Kitchen, easily stored and can take the bouncing around (for a later post).
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!!
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!!
