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Hearty Creole Okra and Tomatoes

Submitted by: wasabinoir 
Home Town: Portland, Oregon, USA
Living In: Pasadena, California, USA
A great Southern okra dish that allegedly comes from the heart of Acadiana. This vegetable dish is heavy enough to serve as a main dish and makes one pine for the fiddles and chicory coffee. 

Southern Jambalaya

Submitted by: Ernest Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Home Town: Sacramento, California, USA
Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA
Deeply browned vegetables, chicken, and sausage make a full-flavored jambalaya, everybody's favorite Southern one-pot rice dish. If you can't find andouille, use a spicy chorizo or smoked sausage. 

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Best Bourbon Chicken

Submitted by: Rikster67 
Home Town: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Living In: Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Chunks of chicken breast are simmered in a fruity, zesty sauce made with sippin' whiskey liqueur for a Southern treat. 

Bourbon Street Rib-Eye Steak

Submitted by: Nokomo 
Rib-eye steaks are marinated in a sweet and savory bourbon whiskey marinade, then quickly grilled to smoky perfection for a New Orleans-inspired meal. 

'Momma Made Em' Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Submitted by: BelleTeteRouge 
Chicken, sausage, and okra gumbo made from scratch the old-school way, with a deep, rich roux and plenty of time for simmering. 

Sweet Potato Pone

Submitted by: Great Chef 
Home Town: Greenville, Texas, USA
Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA
This quick bread is made with mashed sweet potato, brown sugar, and cinnamon. 

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Fire Roasted Vegetarian Gumbo

Submitted by: JessMacintyre 
Traditional Cajun and file spices season a mix of chile peppers, bell peppers, celery, paprika, fire-roasted tomatoes, parsnips, red beans, okra, and black-eyed peas in this vegetarian version of gumbo.  

Crawfish Macquechou

Submitted by: cheesemite Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Home Town: Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA
Fresh corn, tomatoes, onion, and bell pepper come together with crawfish tails in a simple Cajun-style side dish. 

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Richard and Suzanne's Famous Red Beans and Sausage

Submitted by: Richard and Suzanne 
Living In: Covington, Louisiana, USA
This recipe for red beans with sausage goes great served over white rice and a side of corn bread. 

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Super Easy Mardi Gras King Cake

Submitted by: BUDDHAFULDREAMER 
Living In: Rockwall, Texas, USA
Prepared sweet roll dough and colorful frostings speed up the cake baking process for a Mardi Gras King Cake. A small plastic baby inserted into the side of the cake will bring good luck in the coming year to whoever discovers it in their slice. Beads, additional plastic babies, curly ribbon, and other festive trinkets can be used to decorate the cake. 

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Richard and Suzanne's Louisiana Crawfish Pasta

Submitted by: Richard 
Living In: Covington, Louisiana, USA
This is a traditional crawfish dish in New Orleans. This dish can be spicy or mild depending on the amount of red pepper flakes you use, so be careful. 

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Real New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp

Submitted by: Louisianagirl 
Home Town: Mandeville, Louisiana, USA
Living In: Littleton, Colorado, USA
Shrimp in the shells is baked while submerged in a spicy seasoned butter. It isn't exactly healthy, but it is fabulous. It is a common dish in Louisiana. This recipe feeds a lot of people. You can cut it in half for a family dinner. 

New Orleans Creole Eggnog

Submitted by: AUNTIESGRISGRIS 
Festive eggnog always sets the stage for holiday entertaining, and this marvelous creamy concoction from The Big Easy wins a prize for the most seasonings and flavorings. Choose your favorites, or enjoy virgin eggnog, and get ready to host a crowd! Have a 4 gallon bowl or container handy to mix the eggnog, and plan to make this 30 days before your party so it's well seasoned. 

Jambalaya with Fresh Fruit

Submitted by: Kristy Bach 
Home Town: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Inspired by the classic Cajun dish, this version of jambalaya adds pineapple, mango, and apple to give a sweet accent to a spicy combination of rice, tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic, chicken apple sausages, and shrimp. 

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Cajun Corn and Crab Bisque

Submitted by: YOYO78 
Home Town: Kenner, Louisiana, USA
Living In: Hermitage, Tennessee, USA
Traditional seasonings and ingredients from Louisiana's Cajun country make this creamy soup of fresh crab, corn, onions, celery, and garlic a hit. 

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Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Submitted by: YOYO78 
Home Town: Kenner, Louisiana, USA
Living In: Hermitage, Tennessee, USA
A classic roux is the thickening agent for this traditional Cajun-style gumbo made rich and hearty with chicken, sausage, onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic, and lively seasonings. 

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Cajun Corn and Bacon Maque Choux

Submitted by: YOYO78 
Home Town: Kenner, Louisiana, USA
Living In: Hermitage, Tennessee, USA
Maque Choux (pronounced 'mack shoe'), a colorful dish of fresh corn, green bell peppers, chopped tomato, bacon, and green onions, is the traditional Cajun version of succotash. 

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Louisiana Crawfish Boil

Submitted by: IMANKAY 
Living In: Houston, Texas, USA
Feed a crowd with a Cajun-style crawfish boil prepared outside over propane heat or inside atop the stove. Use your largest stockpot and boil artichokes, potatoes, corn, onions, mushrooms, green beans, and sausage with crawfish in a spicy broth brimming with traditional seasonings. 

Heather's Crawfish Etouffee

Submitted by: Heather W. 
Living In: Carencro, Louisiana, USA
I am from Louisiana and one of the specialty dishes here is Crawfish Etouffee. This is a simple dish with bold flavor. Enjoy! 

New Orleans Stuffed Artichokes

Submitted by: Joan 
Robust, rich New Orleans tradition. A favorite recipe that my southern dad created. This recipe takes some time and love, but is very much worth the effort! 

 
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