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 

Jambalaya

Jambalaya

Jambalaya is a very popular rice dish in New Orleans which has Spanish, West African and French influences. It is made sausage, chicken and / or shrimp. It can be spicy or just well-seasoned. I have also had jambalaya with pork and a brown base 

Crawfish Etouffee

Crawfish Etouffee

Crawfish! Crawfish! Yes, it is crawfish time in New Orleans! The spring ushers in the beloved “mud bug”. This is crawfish season and if you happen to have any crawfish left over from a crawfish boil, then you can use them to create an etouffee 

Stuffed Cabbage (Cabbage Rolls)

Stuffed Cabbage (Cabbage Rolls)

Stuffed Cabbage Prosperity and good luck in the New Year! Cabbage Rolls and Black-eyed peas are traditionally eaten on New Years Day as it was thought it would bring wealth and good luck! INGREDIENTS ~CABBAGE~ ~TOMATO SAUCE~ ~FILLING~ PREPARATION ~CABBAGE~ Boil water in an 8-quart 

Red Beans and Rice

Red Beans and Rice

Camillia Brand ® Red Beans with the large red rose on the cellophane bag was always my mother’s choice and mine, too.  INGREDIENTS PREPARATION Night before cooking: Rinse beans well and discard unwanted beans and / or foreign bodies. Soak in about 6 cups cold