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Classic Cajun Cooking And More

Whether you're a fan or an admirer of Cajun food, you'll find popular Cajun and Creole recipes and other trendy dishes here. The recipes are easy to follow and include helpful hints for delicious results.

Christmas Dishes

'Tis the season for classic, traditional, and popular dishes for holiday meals, parties, and Santa's Christmas Eve travels. Let's start with 50 Best Holiday Recipes, Favorite Traditional Dishes for a collection of the best Christmas and New Year's recipes. Enjoy!

  • A large glass bowl of layers of salad ingredients of peppers, corn, onion, bacon, cheese, and cornbread.
    Easy Layered Southern Cornbread Salad
  • A square piece of cornbread on a bowl full of black eye peas and a slice of jalapeno pepper on top of the bread..
    Boudin Cornbread Recipe With Fig Pepper Jelly Topping
  • A large. silver punch bowl filled with punch on a silver platter with silver punch cups.
    Easy French Vanilla Coffee Punch Recipe 
  • A Louisiana Crunch cake on a cake stand.
    Louisiana Crunch Cake, A Coconutty Southern Recipe
  • A mound of nut topped Easy Graham Cracker Oven Toffee in different shapes and sizes on a white plate.
    Easy Graham Cracker Oven Toffee (5 ingredients)
  • An oblong light gray pottery dish with baked dip in it topped with cheese bacon bits, and sliced green onions.
    Best Hot Cajun Boudin Dip Recipe
  • A bowl of party meatballs in sauce garnished with parsley leaves.
    Cocktail Party Meatballs With Easy Sauce Recipe
  • A Pineapple Cheese Ball on a glass plate with a spreader and a dish of cheeseball with crackers beside it.
    Pineapple Pecan Cheese Ball: In 5 Easy Steps
  • A bowl is full of seasoned saltine crackers.
    Cajun Firecracker Ranch Crackers
  • A white bowl of Goose Gumbo with a scoop of rice in it and a pice of meat.
    Wild Goose Gumbo: A Cajun, Field To Table Recipe
  • A collage of holiday dishes like turkey, cookies, pies, and dips.
    50 Best Holiday Recipes, Favorite Traditional Dishes
  • A Roasted Turkey Seasoned In A Brine on a platter.
    Brined and Roasted Turkey in the Electric Roaster
  • A bowl of Shrimp Okra Gumbo with rice.
    Shrimp Okra Gumbo Recipe: Made With Smothered Okra
  • A glass casserole dish of strawberries and jello.
    Strawberry Pretzel Salad With Step-By-Step Instructions
  • A stack of cookies on a cooling rack.
    Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies
  • Pecan halves spread on a parchment paper lined pan with tongs grabbing pecans.
    Buttery-Salted Roasted Pecans
  • A white bowl full of Valentine Candy Crunch.
    Valentine Candy Crunch
  • Molded Congealed Salad, Cherry Or Lime Flavored on a bed of lettuce.
    Congealed Salad, Lime Or Cherry Flavored
  • Decorated holiday-themed sugar cookies with colorful sprinkles and icing. Perfect for Louisiana holiday celebrations.
    Sugar Cookies With Brown Butter
  • Casserole dish of Fresh Sweet Potato Casserole.
    Fresh Sweet Potato Casserole
  • Cooked cornbread in a white casserole dish on an orange and white striped place mat.
    Cornbread Dressing

Stay tuned for New Year and Mardi Gras season recipes!

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  • A collage of shrimp dishes.
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  • A blue bowl of shrimp and grits.
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  • A pot of smothered cabbage.
    Instant Pot Smothered Cabbage, An Easy Southern Recipe
  • A row of four chocolate fudgy cookies on a light gray scalloped platter.
    Brownie Nuggets No-Bake Cookies Recipe, Easy Boiled Cookies
  • A sliced, cooked beef brisket on a white plate with a bunch of fresh parsley.
    Easy Oven-Barbecued Brisket Recipe with BBQ Sauce
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TRENDING CAJUN DISHES

These tried-and-true authentic recipes are getting the most attention these days!

  • A bowl of Shrimp Okra Gumbo with rice.
    Shrimp Okra Gumbo Recipe: Made With Smothered Okra
  • A bowl of gumbo zHerbes' with a scoop of white rice and a silver spoon in it.
    Gumbo z'Herbes Made With Greens, A Green Gumbo Recipe
  • Pecan halves spread on a parchment paper lined pan with tongs grabbing pecans.
    Buttery-Salted Roasted Pecans
  • A plate of hush puppies and dip.
    Best-Ever Hush Puppies
  • A pot of boiled shrimp.
    Easy Boiled Shrimp Recipe
  • Collage of Cajun dishes for Thanksgiving.
    20 Cajun Thanksgiving Recipes For Your Holiday Menu
  • A pot of cooked jambalaya.
    Pork Jambalaya With Sausage: A Traditional Cajun Dish
  • A square piece of cornbread on a bowl full of black eye peas and a slice of jalapeno pepper on top of the bread..
    Boudin Cornbread Recipe With Fig Pepper Jelly Topping

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  • Side Dishes
  • Main Dishes
  • Sweets-recipes
  • Salads
  • Classic Cajun Dishes
  • Seafood Recipes
  • Instant Pot Recipes
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About Kay

At Louisiana Woman Blog, I share recipes and stories about life in South Louisiana. The food here is authentic and easy to prepare, like Cajun maw maws and mamas make. I hope you enjoy a taste of my rich Cajun heritage with recipes that preserve the precious culture of South Louisiana.

Seafood Recipes

A wide selection of recipes for cooking crawfish, fish, shrimp, and more!

  • A dish of cheesy crawfish dip on top of tortilla chips with lime slices.
    Crawfish Nachos: aka Cajun Crawchos 
  • A bowl full of Seafood Gumbo with oysters, shrimp, and crabmeat.
    Seafood Gumbo
  • A bowl of mock crab meat with a dressing in a salad.
    Easy Crab Salad Recipe, with Real or Imitation Crab
  • A Crawfish Fettuccine served in a glass casserole dish.
    Crawfish Fettuccine
  • A serving of Crawfish Étouffée on white rice.
    Cajun Crawfish Etouffee Recipe: To Étouffée Is To Smother
  • A white bowl filled with Shrimp And Corn Soup.
    Louisiana Shrimp And Corn Soup, A Cajun Recipe
  • Cooked shrimp, sausage, and mushrooms in a spicy sauce in a pan stirred with a wooden spoon.
    Barbecue Shrimp Bowl
  • A spoon in a blue bowl of seafood bisque with lumps of crab and shrimp. on a wooden table with small salt and pepper shakers.
    Seafood Bisque

Top Dessert Recipes

  • Fresh Fruit Salad in a white bowl.
    Best Fresh Fruit Salad with a Creamy Dressing
  • A glass casserole dish of strawberries and jello.
    Strawberry Pretzel Salad With Step-By-Step Instructions
  • A glass dessert dish of blackberry dumplings over a scoop ice cream.
    Easy Southern Louisiana Blackberry Dumplings Recipe
  • A Chocolate Bunny Pie with chocolate bunny on top.
    Chocolate Bunny Pie
  • A piece of No Sugar Sweet Potato Pie with a dollop of whipped cream.
    No-Sugar Sweet Potato Pie
  • A stack of Royale Chocolate Chip cookies.
    Royale Chocolate Chip Cookies with Macadamia and Coconut
  • A piece of Cajun Cake on a purple plate and a bite-sized piece on a fork.
    Cajun Cake Recipe: Pineapple, Coconut, Pecan Cake
  • A King Cake with colored sugars of purple, green, and gold.
    King Cake Recipe: A Traditional Version
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At Louisiana Woman Blog, I share recipes and stories about life in South Louisiana. The food here is authentic and easy to prepare. I hope you enjoy a taste of my rich Cajun heritage with recipes that preserve the precious culture of South Louisiana.

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Favorite Recipes For Fall

  • Pumpkin bars with glaze cooling on a rack.
    Pumpkin Bars Recipe
  • A bundt cake with a pecan caramel glaze on top on a glass cake plate.
    2-Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze
  • A loaf of sliced pumpkin bread with a bowl of butter and icing beside it.
    Soft Moist Pumpkin Bread
  • Jar of spice mix with a small pumpkin and a spoonful on a board.
    Pumpkin Spice Mix
  • Two Pumpkin Streusel Muffins on a blue plate with a multi-colored cup.
    Pumpkin Muffins With Streusel
  • A pumpkin cheesecake sitting on a red and white toille plate.
    Pumpkin Cheesecake With Pecan Streusel
  • Bread Pudding topped with a Pumpkin Pecan Praline Sauce on white plate.
    Bread Pudding With Pumpkin Pecan Praline Sauce

Popular

  • A bowl of Shrimp Okra Gumbo with rice.
    Shrimp Okra Gumbo Recipe: Made With Smothered Okra
  • A bowl of gumbo zHerbes' with a scoop of white rice and a silver spoon in it.
    Gumbo z'Herbes Made With Greens, A Green Gumbo Recipe
  • Pecan halves spread on a parchment paper lined pan with tongs grabbing pecans.
    Buttery-Salted Roasted Pecans
  • A plate of hush puppies and dip.
    Best-Ever Hush Puppies

Here are more of the homepage's trending recipes.

  • A pot of boiled shrimp.
    Easy Boiled Shrimp Recipe
  • Collage of Cajun dishes for Thanksgiving.
    20 Cajun Thanksgiving Recipes For Your Holiday Menu
  • A pot of cooked jambalaya.
    Pork Jambalaya With Sausage: A Traditional Cajun Dish
  • A square piece of cornbread on a bowl full of black eye peas and a slice of jalapeno pepper on top of the bread..
    Boudin Cornbread Recipe With Fig Pepper Jelly Topping

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