Just Out the Oven (Latest Posts)

  • Shrimp Creole

    Shrimp Creole

    Shrimp Creole is a richly seasoned tomato-based seafood dish that is simply elegant, delicious and quick to prepare. I have made it with a roux and without a roux; and both are delicious, the roux creates a thicker sauce. I love the sauce that remains after all the shrimp are gone, which can be eaten with the rice or wiped up with a piece of French bread. My recollection of shrimp has not always been elegant. Every shrimping season my mom would contact the “shrimp man” to buy some shrimp. He would come right off the boat and come to our house with a very large…

  • Stuffed Peppers

    Stuffed Peppers

      Stuffed Peppers are yet another New Orleans dish that has versatility. The stuffing can be made with a combination of ground meats and/or seafood. The meats include ground beef, pork, veal, and ham, and seafood such as shrimp and/or crabmeat. Also, like many dishes in New Orleans, this dish is made with ingredients they had on hand. My mother usually made them with ground beef and shrimp. This is dish that can be made ahead then frozen. My mom would place the peppers in a foil pie pan and wrap it in foil. When we were ready to have…

  • 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…