Easy Recipes

CARROT CAKE WITH PINEAPPLE

1 1/2 c. Wesson oil 2 c. sugar 2 eggs 2 c. carrots, grated 1 c. crushed pineapple, drained 1 c. nuts (optional) 1 tsp. soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla

Creole Seafood Gumbo

1/4 cup Butter or margarine 1 Small green bell pepper -- chop 2 tablespoons Flour -- all-purpose 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce 2 cups Liquid(water/seafood juice) 1/8 teaspoon Thyme 2 cups Cut okra 1 Bay leave 2 cups Peeled -- cubed tomatoes 2 cups Shrimp,crabmeat -- oyster combo 1 Large onion -- chopped 3 cups Hot cooked rice

Creole Seasoning

2 tablespoons Oregano 1/8 cup Salt 5 each Cloves garlic -- (see note) 1/4 cup Fresh ground black pepper 1/3 cup Cayenne pepper 2 tablespoons Thyme 1/3 cup Paprika

DIRTYRICE

2 tablespoons Chicken fat 1/2 pound Chicken gizzards 1/4 pound Ground pork 1 each Bay leaves 1 each Yellow onions 1 1/2 each Celery stalks 1/2 each Bell peppers -- green 1 each Garlic cloves 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce 1 teaspoon Salt 1 teaspoon Black pepper 2 teaspoons Paprika 1 teaspoon Dry mustard 1 teaspoon Cumin 1/2 teaspoon Thyme 1/2 teaspoon Oregano 2 tablespoons Butter 2 cups Pork stock 1/2 pound Chicken livers 1 cup Rice

eafood Gumbo From Tony Burke

1 teaspoon Pepper -- white 4 quarts Seafood stock* 1 teaspoon Pepper -- black 5 Bay l 5 Bay leaf -- turkish 1/2 cup Oil 2 teaspoons Thyme, leaves -- dried 6 cups Okra -- sliced 2 teaspoons Basil -- dried 3 1/2 pounds Tomatoes -- canned 2 teaspoons Oregano, dried -- leaves 2 cups Onion -- chopped etc.=- 1 cup Celery, chopped -- with leaves 3 cups Roux, dark -- (from 1 1/2 c. o 1 cup Peppers, bell -- chopped 1 pound Crab -- claw meat 2 tablespoons Garlic -- chopped 3 pounds Shrimp, small to medium 2 tablespoons Vinegar 1 Oysters -- =seasonings=- 1 tablespoon Salt 1 File` powder 1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper 1 *Make seafood stock from shr

Easy Lamb Creole Gumbo

2 tablespoons Vegetable oil 1/2 Lemon -- sliced/seeded Flour 2 teaspoons Salt 2 pounds Lamb riblets 1 teaspoon Thyme 2 cans Stewed tomatoes(16oz) 1 Bay leaf 4 cups Chicken broth 1 teaspoon Instant minced garlic 1 cup White wine 1 package Frozen sliced okra(10oz) 1/2 cup Chopped parsley 1 can Black-eyed peas(15oz)

Hot Cajun Mustard

3 teaspoons Dijon mustard 3 teaspoons Mustard powder 1/2 teaspoon Pepper white 1/4 teaspoon Salt 3 teaspoons Flour plain white 1 teaspoon Horseradish grated 1 teaspoon Sugar caster 5 ounces Water -- hot

JambalayaLafitte

1 pound fresh shrimp - medium -- heads off 1 1/2 cups cooked ham or tasso - diced 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 garlic clove - crushed 1 cup raw rice 1 1/4 cups green onion - chopped 1/2 cup smoked sausage - sliced 1/2" thick 1 medium onion - chopped fine 1 celery rib - chopped fine 1 medium green pepper - chopped fine 2 medium tomatoes - peeled -- seeded -- roughly -- chopped 1 bay leaf 2 teaspoons fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon black pepper - ground 1/2 teaspoon white pepper - ground 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper - ground 1 cup white wine - dry 1 doz unwashed fresh shucked oysters 1/4 cup parsley - chopped

Mayonnaise

2 each Egg yolks 1 teaspoon Salt 1 each Garlic clove -- minced 1/2 cup Green onions -- chopped fine 4 each Shots tabasco sauce Juice of 1/2 lemmon 2 cups High-grade vegetable oil

Red Beans & Rice

2 cups Red beans, dried 1 pound ham hocks -- smoked 1 each Bay leaf 1 each onion -- peeled 1 teaspoon Salt 2 teaspoons chili powder 2 teaspoons cumin 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon Oregano 1 teaspoon Pepper 3 cups Rice -- cooked

SMOKED CHICKEN AND PEPPERONI GUMBO1

mixture: 1/4 teaspoon White pepper 1/4 teaspoon Red pepper 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper 1/2 teaspoon Thyme 1 teaspoon Dry parsley flakes 1/2 teaspoon Gumbo file powder -- (optional) 2 cups Onion 2 cups Green pepper 2 cups Celery -- meats: 2 Smoked chicken breasts. 12 Inches pepperoni. -- broth: 6 cups Chicken broth

SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN

1 tablespoon + 1 tsp salt 2 teaspoons Onion powder 1 1/2 teaspoons Black pepper 1 1/2 teaspoons Rubbed sage 1 teaspoon White pepper 1 teaspoon Thyme 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder -----INGREDIENTS----- 18 Boneless chicken breasts -- skinned 2 cups Flour 2 Eggs 2 cups Milk 3 cups Vegetable oil

Turkey Bayou Burgers

1 pound ground turkey 2 each scallions, 3 inches of top left on -- thinly sliced 1 each red bell pepper -- finely chopped 1 teaspoon garlic -- minced 2 tablespoons cilantro -- chopped 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon paprika red pepper flakes to taste salt and pepper to taste 4 each hamburger buns -- toasted 1/4 cup regular or reduced calorie mayonaise type dressing 1 each ripe avocado -- sliced