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Cajun Crispy Fried Onions

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 22:45:44 +0000

Cajun Crispy Fried Onions are thinly sliced sweet onions, seasoned with Cajun seasoning and coated with a light batter and deep fried in a process that’s much less complicated than the traditional method of cooking onion rings. Onion rings made from Vidalia Onions are one of the best things on the planet. You get the...

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Shrimp and Crab Gumbo AKA Seafood Gumbo

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:54:44 +0000

Shrimp and Crab Gumbo, AKA Seafood Gumbo, is an iconic Cajun stew made with roux, shrimp, crab, smoked sausage and lots of vegetables, including okra. Served over rice. Of all the wonderful Cajun inspired recipes, and there are many, Shrimp and Crab Gumbo is a family favorite. The ingredient list appears rather lengthy, and the...

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Skewered Marinated Shrimp with Cilantro Lime Rice

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 03 May 2018 15:17:00 +0000

#ad. This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Zatarain’s. All opinions are my own. Skewered Marinated Shrimp with Cilantro Lime Rice is a quick and easy supper. Marinate skewered shrimp in a creamy lime sauce, grill, and serve with Zatarain’s Cilantro and Lime Rice for a new family favorite meal. From Alabama...

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Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:00:57 +0000

Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya. A one pot meal . Chicken, sausage, vegetables and rice seasoned with Cajun seasoning, cooked in a cast iron skillet Abiding by my grandmother’s teaching to make good with what you’ve got, all the ingredients for Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya miraculously reported for duty. That’s the way it happened...

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Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Skewers

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:04:25 +0000

Gumbo is a familiar dish in Cajun cuisine. Traditionally, it’s made with seafood and I’ve made a boatload of Seafood Gumbo in my lifetime.. At Thanksgiving, I often use leftover turkey for Turkey and Sausage Gumbo. Taking inspiration from the flavors of gumbo, I came up with a way to cook it on the grill in...

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Cajun Roasted Whole Cauliflower

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:29:16 +0000

Cajun Roasted Whole Cauliflower is a whole head of cauliflower frosted with mayonnaise,, cheddar cheese and Cajun seasoning and roasted. Sometime during the mid 1980s, someone tipped me off to a great new way to cook a head of cauliflower. My husband and I love fresh cauliflower but the process of cleaning and prepping...

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Homemade Cajun Seasoning

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:49:37 +0000

Homemade Cajun Seasoning is a blend of three kinds of pepper and other authentic Cajun flavors. Along with everything else in the grocery store, the cost of dry seasoning blends, such as Cajun seasoning, is as high as a cat’s back. It’s not hard to make your own that are customized to your liking and...

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Shrimp and Crawfish Etouffee

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:02:11 +0000

Southern cuisine has a famous first cousin. It’s called Cajun and it’s a welcomed member of the family and follows the principles of authentic Southern food: unpretentious, made from local ingredients and flavorful. The biggest difference is in the heat level. Cajuns definitely have more of an affinity for hot peppers in their everyday food....

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