Just Out the Oven (Latest Posts)

  • Galette des Rois

    Galette des Rois

    French King Cake In France, during the month of January, everyone enjoys the Galette des Rois to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. This is the day “of the Three Kings” (des Rois) when they visited baby Jesus. This delicious King Cake/pastry includes a small trinket or bean. It is also made in the United States, but the King Cake is extremely popular in New Orleans during the Carnival season, which begins on the Epiphany (January 6th). Similar to the King Cake, each galette comes with a crown and a small (plastic, metal or ceramic) trinket or bean inside. Whoever…

  • Black-Eyed Peas

    Black-Eyed Peas

    Wish me luck! Serving black-eyed peas and cabbage at the News Years Day dinner is said to bring the person who eats it, good luck and wealth, respectively. INGREDIENTS Camillia Brand ® Black Eyed Peas with the large red rose on the cellophane bag. It was always my mother’s choice and a New Orleans favorite. https://www.camelliabrand.com/about-camellia/About Camellia :: Camellia Brand PREPARATION Rinse and sort the black-eyed peas, discarding any damaged peas. Add cold water to cover the beans with about 2 inches of water. Soak the beans overnight. Rinse the beans. Fry the diced bacon in a large Dutch oven over…

  • Cheesecake

    Cheesecake

    This velvety yet dense cheesecake is the epitome of a divine dessert! This cheesecake is adapted from the Cheesecake Factory recipe. NOTE: All ingredients are to be at room temperature before you begin. SUPPLIES INGREDIENTS ~Crust~ ~Cheesecake~ PREPARATION ~Crust~ Finely chop pecans in a food processor and set aside 1 cup of chopped pecans into a mixing bowl. Finely chop graham crackers in a food processor and add 1 cup of graham crackers into the mixing bowl with the pecans. Mix the pecans and crushed crackers together. Pour the melted butter into the mixing bowl and blend with the pecans…

  • Sweet Potato Casserole

    Sweet Potato Casserole

    INGREDIENTS ~Sweet Potatoes~ ~Topping~ PREPARATION ~Sweet Potatoes~ Clean sweet potatoes and place on foiled-lined baking sheet. Bake for about an hour or until softened. When cool enough to handle, peel off the skin from the potatoes. Mash the potatoes and stir in the cinnamon sugar blend and heavy cream. Place sweet potatoes into a casserole dish. ~Topping~ Prepare the topping in a medium bowl. Combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, chopped pecans and semi- melted butter until mixed well and crumbly. Sprinkle the topping over the layered sweet potatoes. Press the tip of the spoon in selected areas to push some…

  • Oyster Dressing

    Oyster Dressing

    Oyster Dressing with ground beef is a Creole dish that is savory and briny. Thanksgiving turkey, baked macaroni and sweet potato pie with a side of oyster dressing makes it complete. This flavor combination is a perfect way to hit all the taste buds. We all know it is best to cook with fresh ingredients. But, more importantly it is always best to use fresh seafood when cooking. Even better if you can use seafood from the Gulf of Mexico. Dishes actually taste better when fresh seafood is used. On trips to visit my family in New Orleans, I would…