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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
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. 

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: Houma, Louisiana, USA
Traditional seasonings and ingredients from Louisiana's Cajun country make this creamy soup of fresh crab, corn, onions, celery, and garlic a hit. 

Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Submitted by: YOYO78
Home Town: Kenner, Louisiana, USA
Living In: Houma, Louisiana, 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: Houma, Louisiana, 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! 

Shrimp Macque Choux

Submitted by: Armywifey
Living In: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Shrimp, salt pork, and andouille sausage are sauteed with corn and bell peppers in a Jalapeno cream sauce; then tossed with penne pasta over individual pizza breads, and topped with crispy fried tortilla strips. 

Cajun Pineapple Salad

Submitted by: THEGARNERSISTERS
A Southern salad that mixes the sweet juices of pineapple with the spicy tang of Cajun pepper. 

Baked Cod with Roasted Red Pepper Horseradish Sauce

Submitted by: Scott in MA
Home Town: Pepperell, Massachusetts, USA
A baked cod dish that's busting with flavor! Fillets are seasoned with garlic pepper, then bathed in a spicy red pepper and horseradish sauce, topped with a Cajun breading, and baked until golden brown. 

Fab Summer Blackened Chicken Salad

Submitted by: DARCYSTARZ7
Home Town: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Living In: Brighton, Sussex, England, U.K.
Pan-fried, Cajun-seasoned chicken breasts are served over mixed greens and arugula with avocado, sun-dried tomatoes, and black olives. A Dijon and balsamic vinegar based dressing brings the salad a lively flavor. 

Crawfish Etouffee

Submitted by: MIKICAT
In this version of a New Orleans favorite, crawfish simmer with cream of mushroom and cream of celery soups, paprika, mustard seed, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, and sauteed vegetables. 

Shrimp Remoulde Galatoire's

Submitted by: Cynthia Theard
Home Town: Chalmette, Louisiana, USA
Living In: Slidell, Louisiana, USA
Galatoire's Restaurant in New Orleans, La. in the French Quarter shared this recipe. It is the best we have ever tasted and I know you will enjoy it too. Decorate the edge of plate with hard boiled eggs sliced thin or quartered and a few green and black olives. Then stand back and let your guests give you applause for serving them such a wonderful treat. 

 
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