Cajun Cake, An Immoderate Indulgence
I’m so excited to bring you this luscious cake recipe known as the Cajun Cake. It’s a “made from scratch“ treat of simple ingredients found in most kitchens.
It all started with my Mama's gumbo recipe!
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Pumpkin Cheesecake With Pecan Streusel
The cheesecake was always one of those decadent desserts I used to think took a lot of skill to make. I have come to discover that it doesn’t and it’s really hard to mess one up. Unless you experience a mishap like I did. A […]
Bread Pudding With Pumpkin Pecan Praline Sauce
Happy y’all, it’s fall! Finally, some cool weather instead of the hot, dry air we’ve been having. Things were a bit out of place with all of the high temps here in the ArkLaMiss this October. How about we celebrate with some bread pudding to […]
Gateau Frais Cupcakes, Or Fresh Cake Cupcakes
If you ever pass by a Rouse’s Supermarket, do yourself a favor and stop in for their Gentilly cake or cupcakes. A real treat! Here is a glary picture of some of their lovely creations. I dropped in for a visit to the Lafayette store […]
Blackberry Dumplings, The Prize of the Hunt
Picking blackberries was always worth the effort when Mama promised a pot of her blackberry dumplings. It was the bait that got us running out of the door with bucket in hand. Walking along the canal levees hunting for the red and black berry-thickets was […]
Easy Lemon Curd For A Mother’s Day Queen Cake
Mother’s Day calls for a special tribute to Mamas. Why not celebrate with a Queen Cake and it’s layered filling of cream and lemon curd. Recently, I found this appropriately named royal tower on Louisiana Cookin’ magazine’s website (http://louisianacookin.com/queen-cake/). I remembered reading this Mother’s […]
Tropical Fruit Salad, A Mama’s Invention
This tropical fruit salad is so typical of my mama’s delectable kitchen inventions. This citrusy fruit dish gives a light lift to any meal. It is a long-standing family favorite that comes from the knack Mama has of concocting recipes off the top of her […]
Pecan Pie Plaisir, LikeThe Piccadilly Pecan Delight Pie
It was easy to get up early on those Saturday mornings when Mama and Ma Ma were taking us shopping in the big city of Lafayette. Especially if we were going to eat at The Piccadilly Cafeteria. The food was so appetizing. It was hard […]
‘Tit Gateau Sec (Little Dry Cake) Tea Cakes
One day I was describing my mother-in-law’s tea cakes made with Steen’s syrup to my mama. She told me of tea cakes they used to make using left over dough after making sweet dough tarts. All they did was roll the dough out, cut it […]
Two Days of Tea Cakes: Day 1, Mama’s Tea Cakes
A friend recently asked if I had a Tea Cake recipe and I told her, “No, but my mother-in-law does!” These flat, dense, large cookies made with flour, sugar, butter, milk, eggs, and flavoring quickly becomes a frequent request from those my mother-in-law, Clarice Hartshorn […]