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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 casserole dish. Combine hot sweet potatoes, sugar, eggs, cream, half of the butter, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl; mix thoroughly. Add sweet potato mixture to greased casserole dish. Combine Rice Krispies, pecans, walnuts and remaining butter and brown sugar into a bowl. Mix untilContinue reading “Jill’s Sweet Potatoes”

Wash and scrub potatoes. Cut lengthwise into 3 /8-inch strips (leaving skin on). Place in a bowl of ice water and let stand 15 minutes. Drain potatoes, rinse and drain again. Repeat the soaking process one more time. Mix salt, pepper and garlic salt and set aside. Bring peanut oil to 275-degrees in a castContinue reading “Homemade French Fries”

Wash the potatoes thoroughly. Using a pairing knife, cut a strip around the outside of the potato. Place potatoes in a large stockpot. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook at a low simmer for 20-30 minutes, until potatoes are fork tender. Drain potatoes. Place hot potatoes in a largeContinue reading “Garlicky New Potatoes”

Heat oil in a cast iron skillet to 325 degrees. Mix the flour, Creole seasoning and salt in a bowl. Beat together the buttermilk and egg in a second bowl. In a third bowl combine cornmeal, corn flour and seasonings. Place the okra in the seasoned flour first, knock off excess flour and place inContinue reading “Fried Okra”

Peel eggplant and cut into round discs, about the circumference of a Blue Plate Mayonnaise jar top and 1 /4 to 1 /2-inch thick. Marinate eggplant in salted, lemon ice water until ready to cook. Combine flour and Creole seasoning. Combine egg and milk. To fry eggplant rounds; lightly dust in seasoned flour, shake offContinue reading “Fried Eggplant”

Heat oil in a cast iron skillet to 360 degrees on a deep fat thermometer. Combine milk and eggs. Combine Corn Meal and seasoning. Drain pickles thoroughly. Working in small batches, dip pickles in into egg wash to coat all slices. Transfer pickles to cornmeal. Gently toss pickles in cornmeal until fully covered. Fry inContinue reading “Fried Dill Pickles”

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Oil potatoes, sprinkle with salt and wrap in foil. Bake 50 minutes. Allow potatoes to cool slightly. Filling Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Render bacon in a large skillet until crisp, drain half of the fat. Stir in garlic, seasonings and crawfish meat and cook three minutes. Remove from theContinue reading “Crawfish Stuffed Potatoes”

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Place in two-quart baking dish. Place two-quart dish into a larger dish and place in oven. Pour hot water into the larger dish so water comes up halfway on the sides of the corn pudding dish.  Bake 40 minutes. Remove from oven and allowContinue reading “Corn Pudding”

Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl. In another bowl, combine milk, egg and corn. Fold dry ingredients into wet, being careful not to over mix. In a cast iron skillet, heat four cups of peanut oil to 325 degrees. Drop 1 1 /2 tablespoon-sized fritters into oil (cook no more than eight at once). TurnContinue reading “Corn Fritters”