Women who love to cook!

[ddc101]

Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies.I love to cook.Since I am
Acadian I grew up watching my Taunts and Gram cook authentic
"Cajun" food.The older ladies used to get up real early and go out into the yard and catch a few mature chickens or ducks.Then they would slaughter them and pluck them and turn them over a hot fire to get all the pin feathers off and pot roast them.Usually during the plucking my gram would stir up a batch of the biggest homemade bisquits you ever saw.There would be big batches of
sweet peas and rice going and sometimes homemade bread.We always had cantelope melon on the table.Then we would drag as many chairs as we could fit around the table.On really busy days with lots of company they would make chicken gumbo and the kids(I was one once...) would sit on the porch and eat.Boy I sure miss those days.They put a love of cooking from scratch in my soul.lv sis.c

[tufluv]

Well, yeah, that IS the only right way to cook-from scratch!
Mmmm-good! With today's pressures, and time being a scarce commodity, too many times shortcuts prevail, or even fast-food, but all that gets old quick!
I love cooking! Wish I could just stay home, cook, sew, all those FUN things I learned in home-ec in school, and on-the-job training even before getting married. I used to do a lot of baking for my family (jr.high) such as pie crust from scratch (I still do that),many pies, cakes, all types cookies, etc., and the staple-tortillas-my sons prefer home made, one of them is even learning to make them. They're worth the effort, and its not hard at all!
My oldest son cooks too, one of his specialties is Indian American cooking, he loves to make fry bread, and goodies to go with it.
I LOVE cookbooks, too. They were my 'dream' books as a young girl at home! [that & Spiegels]. Imagine that! How many young girls today resemble such weird ways!? Only the rare ones that have the luxury of being taught from a young age, by their mommas (stay-at-home).

[ddc101]

What is Indian American food like? I only know red beans and rice are indian food.We cajuns adopted them just like we adopted the africans okra.Also we make cous cous from corn meal.lv sis.c

[tufluv]

Well, let me rephrase that, then, since I must have caused confusion here, not enough details, or something.
He spent time in the Washington area as a youth, with the Indian culture there, his stepmother being one, and that was about 13 years ago. He said they have interesting food, one of his favorites was/is that fry bread. They bake or fry it outside, and put various types of meats, veggies, cheese, etc., and there was some other food he did not quite know the names of, or could not remember, anyway, he said it was quite different from anything he had ever tried. But, he liked it all very much! He stayed there 6 months, and was only supposed to stay 2 weeks! He went to Indian events called pow-wow's, and learned to make his own costume and danced with 'em. He loved it. Their culture. I can't possibly know all that he ate there, and learned from them. Maybe someone else on this forum knows or can share some of this type culture food!
Strange that you would only comment on that portion of my post, SisCooper :D

[ddc101]

Oh I liked the whole post its just I like to try different kinds of ethnic food.I love middle eastern food.Give me gyros,spankokapeta,baba ganoush,kibbe etc.My favorite food is greek food definately.I love pizza made with feta cheese.Thats about the only kind of cheese besides soy I allow in my mouth.
When i was growing up we lived around the corner from the
Chittamacha Reservation.I am actually 1/8 indian...Seminole.
My greatgrandma was full blooded.I have been to pow wows etc.I like some of the costumes.I used to be a freak for turquoise jewelry and my mom as well.We have the thick long black hair.My daugher carries the high cheekbones as do I.I call it the hair from hell.As it is very course and thick.My brother and son and daughter and mom inherited the wonderful skin tone.It skipped me totally.Oh well enough.Back to my favorite Holy Ghost subject
FOOD.lv sis.c
We can't say food is unspiritual look at what happened to Eve.

[Apostolic Kitty]

Cook? Who's got time for that?

Isn't that what a husband is for? LOL

Really, one day when I am not working full time and hubby is done with school and working full time....I will enjoy cooking, but until then you can forget it unless I get in a mood which only happens once ever six months or so.

[ddc101]

Who needs to cook when you can breakfast at Cafe Dumond and lunch at K Pauls.By the way Sis.Apostolic Kitty.The lady who won me to the Lord is SHaron Prudhome.She is Pauls niece.They are all great cooks.lv sis.c

[Apostolic Kitty]

I don't like beignets and have never eaten at K-Pauls b/c they are too high priced. LOL :)

[ddc101]

I love beigets and love Cafe du Monde.Also I agree K Pauls is high but I have the next best thing AN AUTHENTIC PRUDHOMME TO COOK FOR ME>.......sis.c

[Apostolic Kitty]

I bet having Sis. Prudhomme cool for you is way better than a visit to K-Pauls! :)

[ddc101]

Amen.When she and her husband opened a mission for homeless her uncle paul would do plate dinners for them.They were able to raise money easy with him cooking.Did you know he started his resturant fixing poboys and sleeping on a fold up cot in the back room? sis.c

[Apostolic Kitty]

That's wild, Sis. Cooper!

[ddc101]

Hey we started a church with one couple and a pot of gumbo...sis.c

[Marie]

Originally posted by tufluv
Well, yeah, that IS the only right way to cook-from scratch!
Mmmm-good! With today's pressures, and time being a scarce commodity, too many times shortcuts prevail, or even fast-food, but all that gets old quick!
I love cooking! Wish I could just stay home, cook, sew, all those FUN things I learned in home-ec in school, and on-the-job training even before getting married. I used to do a lot of baking for my family (jr.high) such as pie crust from scratch (I still do that),many pies, cakes, all types cookies, etc., and the staple-tortillas-my sons prefer home made, one of them is even learning to make them. They're worth the effort, and its not hard at all!
My oldest son cooks too, one of his specialties is Indian American cooking, he loves to make fry bread, and goodies to go with it.
I LOVE cookbooks, too. They were my 'dream' books as a young girl at home! [that & Spiegels]. Imagine that! How many young girls today resemble such weird ways!? Only the rare ones that have the luxury of being taught from a young age, by their mommas (stay-at-home).
That fried bread is called Bannock(sp) It is very good, but also very heavy. The First Nations (not allowed to call them Indians anymore up here) eat a lot of fish and bannock. They make the best canned Salmon! They also have... I forgot what it is called, but it is fish grease! They dip their bannock in it. They even drink it!:p :p Yuk! I've tried it. When Marc was 2 (24 years ago!) we stayed with a First Nations family for a couple of months. Their cooking wasn't a whole lot different from ours, except for the amount of fish they ate. I think that fish grease is called Ooligan grease or something close.

[tufluv]

And I've heard that fish oil is very good for us! I almost bought some fish oil caplets the other day...but had run out of $$., so I didn't. I also realized we have a bunch of fish in the freezer I need to cook!
I'm sure glad you read this and could be of help, so its called Baddock...hmmm...and that greasy fish oil, goes with the bread. I guess as long as you don't overdo it on that. Reminds of this country Italian restaurant here that serves some oily stuff that you dip bread into, and its delicious! As an appetizer.
But as for drinking that stuff-YUCK!! I'm not that brave! Now as for the canned salmon- Yumm, yummm....!
First Nations - what'll they think of next!

[Marie]

I know what you mean! We have a very large First Nations culture in Western Canada. A lot of Salish Indian, some of them look a lot like Japanese. My step children are Salish.

[tufluv]

Well, thats very interesting! That they look Japanese-ish! I love history, and have to wonder if they were not there like really long long ago...you must do some research there! Or you probably already have. Do you recall any other 'food' they eat, or even recipes?

[Marie]

Yes, they have been here a long time. Appearantly, they came accross on the "land bridge" from Russia to the Yukon and then down here.
I don't have any recipes. I could probably get some though, I have some First Nations friends.
Have a great day!
Got to gather the kids for Church!

[tufluv]

Okay, Marie. REJOICE and again I say, REJOICE!!
I was going to say that myself, about the land bridge, from Russia, but being not 100% sure, I did not mention it, knowing that someone might correct me! I've had enough of that!
Well, get back with me later for some of them recipes, whenever you get a chance to ask 'em, or maybe there's cookbooks around there penned by them! But there's nothing like hearing it from the persons themselves. Some people cook with no recipes..I know I do!

[ddc101]

Why did they decide to call them First Nations sis Marie.I know they were called Indians because Columbus thought he was in the Indies.But just wondering why the change after all these years.We call Indians Native Americans here.lv sis.c

[Marie]

It's a long story, maybe I will do a bit of study like tufluv asked. There has been a battle going on in Canada for years because of the treaties our forfathers signed. First Nation's have rights, privileges and opportunities that no other Canadian has. They say they were here first and that because our forefathers took their land, we owe them. :confused: Anyway, they want to be called First Nations because they say they are not Indian and they were here first. They keep changing their minds! The last time it was Natives or Native Canadians, but then the rest of us that were born here can also call ourselves Natives. First they want to be called this and then that. It's a power struggle. They even have their own government and want to be a nation within a nation or some such thing.:confused: Our country really needs prayer, if things keep going the way they are, it won't be long before there is a civil war!

I have nothing against these Canadians, but it saddens me that it has come to this. Canada is a torn nation!

[ddc101]

Wow Sister I did not know all that.Thanks for the info.I am one step smarter today due to your sharing.lv sis.c

[Marie]

LOL

[ddc101]

Did you get some First Nations recipes Sis.Marie? sis.c

[Marie]

Oh dear! I have been so busy, I forgot to ask Josie when she dropped Stephanie off today.:o I will try to remember tomorrow when they pick her up tomorrow.:)

[ddc101]

Marie you owe me some recipes...lv sis.c

[Marie]

:o :D

Have you ever had Jamacan Patties? There are several Jamacan ladies at the Church I was attending. Some nights they would sell these Jamacan Patties. :p Mmmmmmmmm! I'd like to findout how to make them, they are deeeelicious!

[ddc101]

No I haven't.What are they made out of? sis.c

[Marie]

They are a pastry with curry right in the pastry and filled with spiced beef. I'm not sure what all is in them, LOL I just know they are good.

Do you have 7-11 stores down there? They sometimes carry Jamacan Patties, but they are not as good as the ones these ladies make.

[ddc101]

No but we have Jamacians.So I will ask one.lv sis.c

[Annointed_Chef]

I love this, I love reading your posts!
I'm a chef in french and european art of cuisine and love to learn to make food from other cultures then I already know of.
The cajun-kitchen is an exiting culture of making food that I don't know much of yet.
Maybe we can swap knowledge? My speciality is in Norwegian food based in salmon and sheeps, with some very local disches from the inland.

[ddc101]

I would love to learn some new recipes.I would really love salmon recipes.It is absolutely my favorite fish.Please share.I will post some cajan recipes.Also you can go to the thread on the general cafe on Share a Recipe with me and see many recipes.
Here is one I love to make.

Lost Bread
Six slices of bread.The kind matters not.
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup sugar(or sweetner of choice)
1 tsp water
3-4 tbsp oil
large skillet or griddle
beat eggs with tsp water/sugar/vanilla in large bowl.
Heat skillet /oil on high heat
dip bread in egg mixture coating both sides.
Fry until brown/turning on both sides.
Serve with cane syrup/or maple syrup or pancake syrup.
We eat this for supper sometimes.I love to use an iron skillet as it makes the bread crunchier.lv sis.c

[Marie]

LOL
We call that french toast here! We sometimes sprinkle lemon juice over it and then sprinkle powdered sugar over top. MMMM Or spread it with peanut butter or sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

[ddc101]

Hi Marie...guess what ? I am french so thats probably why we don't call it french.But the key is to fry it on a hot griddle and make the already existing sugar in the bread granulize.Honestly you don't need to put anything on it if you make it this way.
lv sis.c

[Marie]

I never could figure why we call it french toast, since it was our Italian great-grandmother, who came here from Russia, that passed the recipe down to us. .:confused: LOL It's a common part of breakfast in our family, eaten with bacon or sausage or just by itself. It IS delicious by itself or with butter, as well.

[Annointed_Chef]

In Norwegian we named it 'poor knights' (Don't ask why).

[ddc101]

probably for those nights when they were too poor for meat.
haha..sis.c

[Felicity]

Yep - we call it French Toast too. :) But I've never added sugar with the egg/milk (or water) mixture.

I make it like this......

Mix up your egg and milk. Add salt, vanilla and cinnamon - touch of nutmeg if you like.

Soak the break in this and then place in a hot pan which butter's been added to. Cook on one side and turn it over to cook the other side. Serve with maple syrup.

You can dust extra cinnamon and powdered sugar over the the toast and around the plate. Adds a nice decorative touch.

I'm going to try adding the sugar to the egg mixture and see what that's like. :)

[Felicity]

We often have breakfast for supper. :)

My husband makes great omelettes using mushrooms, a little bit of finely cut up broccoli, a little green pepper and salsa. The salsa really spices it up. Lots of cheddar cheese too. Serve with some ham or bacon and toast and you've got a really tasty, inexpensive and filling meal.

[Marie]

There was a time when all I had in the house was stale bread, a couple of eggs, about 1/8 of milk, a little ground beef and a tiny bit of chedder cheese. There were 6 of us to feed, so I had to be creative. I also like to make things different for the kids. They never know what they are going to find on their plates! LOL

Anyway, I took my buiscut cutter and cut circles in the toasted bread, placed them in a greased muffin pan. Then made thin, little meat patties from the ground beef. Next I shredded the cheese and sprinkled it over the meat. After this, I mixed the egg and milk and a little salt and pepper and poured a little over the cheese, sprinkled a little cheese on top and put the pan in the oven until the meat was cooked.

Everyone loved them! We gave it some name, I can't remember what it was now, but when I would ask what they wanted to eat, it didn't matter what meal it was, they usually asked for these! Even now, some 12 years later, Esther will make them for people. Sometimes we do it without the toast. I think I am going to try it with bacon some time.MMMMM I love bacon! Only trouble is, It doesnt like me:( !

I have many dishes that were created because of the limited amount of supplies. LOL You sure do get creative when you don't have much to go around! I never use a recipe, except maybe to get ideas.

[pentecostal mom]

You can also bake french toast it comes out very even and looks like a picture out of a cookbook. Tastes good too! Has anyone ever made porcupine balls? meatballs with rice mixed in and cooked in a sauce made of worchestershire and tomatosauce? yum these are good and very quick. Also there was a recipe circulating around our church tha uses squash(yellow crook neck) in hush puppies it is delicious you use the hush puppy recipe and add shredded squash it adds a sweet flavor to the puppies.

[ddc101]

Wow I am going to try the squash thing.
Baked lost bread and bread pudding have alot in common.
Sis.Marie you would make a good cajan.The reason gumbo arrived was the same reason you made the ground meat thing.When company arrives the old saying...add more water to the gumbo is used.
Take a loaf of bread.Mix up a dozen eggs with sugar/vanilla/
milk/also you can add coconut or mixed canned fruit.Place the bread in a large square baking pan and pour the mixture over it.
Place in refrigerator over night.The next day put in 350 degree oven and bake for one hour or until browned.Then make one of those cute rum sauces or mix condensed milk with powdered sugar and drizzle it.Yum Yum...sis.c

[Marie]

My Grandmother and Mother always made bread pudding for special desserts. MMMMMMm I love it with raisins or apples.

[pentecostal mom]

On the squash puppies the squash makes the puppies moist and fabulous you will have to add meal and flour as you are balling the mixture it gets soupy quick.

[Annointed_Chef]

Originally posted by Marie
My Grandmother and Mother always made bread pudding for special desserts. MMMMMMm I love it with raisins or apples.

This sounds like a similar pudding we serves our guests!
We named it as diplomatic-pudding!

First we add some caramel-sauce in the bottom of the form. Homemade sauce is best!
I suggest you to try following caramel-sauce: Sugar(melted brown), water(equal amount as sugar), Star Anis and Cinnamon(non-crunched anis and cinnamon is given the sauce best result). Boil all together until sauce is tick, use dropping-test.

Then we're adding white bread (large squares-cut), fruits of different kinds, raisins and some almond-leaves.
Final we sprinkle it all with homemade caramel-pudding mixture (but you may use mixture bought in store), let it soak in until it's filled to top.

Steamed, covered with thinfoil at 90 degress celsius for 1-1,5 hours.
If baked you need to add it into a water-bath, 120 degree celsius for 1-1,5 hours.

[Marie]

That sounds delicious! I can't wait to have a kitchen again!

Gramma's bread pudding is made by tearing about a loaf of bread into small pieces, in a large bowl. (sourdough and whole wheat are best) Now beat 2 or 3 eggs and about 1-1.5cups of milk together with a mixture of sugar, cinnamon, a bit of salt and allspice and raisins or diced apples. Mix this into the bread until all the bread is wet. Put into greased baking dish, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and baking until pudding is firm. --Delicious served warm or cold with cream and sugar or icecream.

[ddc101]

Man I love sourdough bread.I actually crave that bread sometimes when I am low on carbs.If any of you ever bought a loaf of the Pepperidge Farm brand you would too.Awesome.lv sis.c

[pentecostal mom]

does pepperidge farm make anything that isn't FABULOUS!!!