Recipes

  • Creole Loaf Cake

    Mix first 3 ingredients. Add eggs. Sift flour, cocoa, salt and add alternately with buttermilk. Add soda dissolved in boiling water. Pour into greased pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. TOPPING: Mix in saucepan 3/4 stick oleo, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup canned milk, 1/2 cup pecans and 1…

  • Creole Style Red Beans

    Soak the beans overnight in 6 cups of cold water. Cut the ham or sausage in 1″ pieces, coarsely cut up the onion and pepper. Dump all this merchandise in with the beans and add another cup or so of water to make up for what the beans have absorbed. Bring to a brisk boil,…

  • Hot Creole Dip

    Brown meat. Saute’ onion, pepper and celery in margarine. Melt cheese. Add all other ingredients to the cheese and pour into a large baking dish. Bake 300 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. Serve with fritos or melba toast. Note: We chopped the vegetables in a food processor to save time and added some picante sauce…

  • Creole Sauce

    Saute carrots, onion and celery together in butter (or olive oil, preferred). Add flour and saute to cook roux, stirring constantly. Add clam juice, herbs, garlic and wine. Simmer about 15 to 20 minutes. Add tomato paste to thicken. Serve with shrimp, scallops, etc.

  • Creole Omlet

    Saute minced onions, tomato paste, shortening and garlic. Add bread crumbs which have been soaked in milk, remove from fire, allow to cool. Add beaten eggs, beat a few minutes. Add ham and green pepper. Put shortening in an omelet skillet or pan. Fry on a low flame, moving the pan occasionally so as to…

  • Creole Beef Liver

    Cook onions in medium saucepan, that has been sprayed with Pam, until lightly browned. Add green pepper, cook 2 minutes, add 1 to 2 tablespoons water, if needed to thin sauce. Spray rack of broiling pan with Pam. Broil liver about 3 minutes or until top is browned, turn and broil for 3 minutes more.…

  • Creole Champagne Punch

    Chill all ingredients (except sugar) for several hours. Into a large punch bowl, pour lemon juice and sugar. Mix well. Then add remaining ingredients, saving the champagne until last. I also add an ice ring: Arrange maraschino cherries (1 small bottle reserving the juice), fresh strawberries, if in season, remaining 1/2 can of pineapple chunks…

  • Canton Shrimp Rolls

    Heat oven to 375 degrees. In medium bowl, combine margarine, catsup and soy sauce. Stir in water chestnuts, green onions and shrimp. Separate dough into 16 triangles. Spoon about 1 tablespoon shrimp mixture on shortest side of each triangle. Stretch corners of dough over filling and roll towards opposite point, completely covering filling; seal edges…

  • Twice Baked Potatoes

    Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and hollow out potatoes, saving skins. Beat inner part of potatoes and add other ingredients, beating well. Restuff potatoes and bake for 1/2 hour at 350 degrees. Sharon C. Yarborough

  • San Juan Shrimp Boat

    Halve avocado and remove seeds. Scoop out pulp and dice. Put shell with lemon juice and set aside. Peel and chop tomatoes. Mix all remaining ingredients except shrimp and watercress. Pour over tomato and avocado pieces, mix carefully. Fold in shrimp. Pile mixture in avocado shells, top with water cress, sprigs and chill. Makes 4…

  • Shrimp Sandwich with Terragon Butter

    Bring the butter to room temperature and mix well with the tarragon. Spread 1/2 teaspoons of butter mixture on one side of each cocktail round. Lay 2 radish slices on top of buttered bread. Cover with 2 shrimp halves, cut side down; garnish each with a dill sprig. Yield: 24 sandwiches.

  • Black Bean Soup

    Wash beans. Soak overnight. Add salt pork, ham hock and simmer over low heat. Saute onions, garlic, green pepper in bacon drippings until tender. Add to beans. Season with bay leaves, salt and oregano. Simmer until beans are tender and thick, approximately 3 hours. Add vinegar just before serving. Serve over rice with finely chopped…

  • Shrimp and Pasta Salad

    Cook and drain macaroni according to package directions. In small jar with tight fitting lid or cruet, combine oil, lemon juice, salad dressing mix and horseradish; shake well. In large bowl combine all ingredients; toss with dressing. Cover; chill several hours or overnight, stirring occasionally. Chill leftovers

  • co-co cookies

    Roll them and put them in the pan and take a fork and put fork sign in it so it can be flat not real flat just a little then make sure you had grease the pan put the in their and then in the oven make sure the oven is on 350. Thank You.

  • Fry Bread

    Mix flour, water, baking powder and couple teaspoons of oil in a bowl, then knead into dough. Heat oil in a frying pan until very hot! Roll dough in to flat, tortilla-shaped slices. Place dough into hot oil, turn after about 1/2 minute. Bread will puff up quickly in the hot oil, remove when it…

  • Mini Shrimp Quiche

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the cream cheese and the butter, beating until smooth. Add flour and mix well. Shape dough into 30 1-inch balls. Place in lightly greased 1 3/4-inch muffin pans; shape into shells. Prick bottom and sides of pastry shells with fork. Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Let cool…

  • Pork-And-Beans

    Soak beans overnight. Cook until nearly done. Boil tomatoes and seasoning with a little cornstarch for thickening. Put hot dogs and beans in a cooker and fill with tomato mixture. Seal and cook 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

  • Shrimp Toast

    Mince shrimp, water chestnuts and scallions. Beat egg lightly. Mix minced ingredients and egg with cornstarch, sherry, salt and pepper. Blend well. Spread shrimp mixture evenly on bread. Cut into 4 triangles. Heat oil to smoking. Place bread, shrimp side down, on a slotted spoon, then gently lower into oil. Reduce heat slightly and deep…

  • Shrimp Dip

    Heat soup and cheese over medium heat. Slowly stir until smooth. Put gelatin in 2 tablespoons water and stir in. Cool. Add remaining ingredients.

  • Black Beans with Ham Hocks

    Let beans soak overnight. Chop bell pepper, onion and garlic. Fry lightly with ham hocks, bay leaf and butter until it looks yummy. Drain bacon and wash. Combine pan mixture with beans in same juice. Add hot sauce to taste. Cook on low 4-5 hours or until mushy. Serve over rice with green onions.

  • Shrimp Cocktail

    Mix together first 7 ingredients and stir in shrimp. Cut shrimp into pieces, if large.