Roux, Simple Cajun Recipes Cookbook: A Chicken in Every Pot...(Governor Huey P. Long)

Roux, Simple Cajun Recipes Cookbook: A Chicken in Every Pot...(Governor Huey P. Long): "So I am thinking, what could be an easy supper. MMMmmm, baked Chicken...blah baked chicken...what could I do to make it scrumptious???...co..."

Veggie Dip Cups

We have lots of small get togethers and I am always in a rush when I get home from work! I try to prepare everything the night before so everything will be ready to serve.

This idea was in a magazine and is so easy to prepare!

Cut in strips bell peppers (all colors), celery, carrot sticks, and cucumber...any other raw vegetables, that you would like to include, such as asparagus and brocolli can be added to this colorful group of vegetables.

In small, clear plastic cups or clear glasses, place 2 Tablespoons of any dip that you desire and then arrange the vegetables standing in the glass!

It makes a beautiful, simple presentation. It is also nice that your guests don't have to go back to the "veggie plate". They have their own individual serving.

Bon Appetit!!!

A Chicken in Every Pot...(Governor Huey P. Long)

So I am thinking, what could be an easy supper.  MMMmmm, baked Chicken...blah baked chicken...what could I do to make it scrumptious???...come here you little old chicken.

First of all, I washed and disjointed a large fryer and seasoned it with Montreal Steak Seasoning...yes, Steak Seasoning by Montreal...it is a very coarse grind of spices and absolutely good for any meat or chicken dish.

Then I placed the chicken parts in a large pan.  I used one stick of  butter in pats on each piece. Then sliced two large onions into large rings and placed that on each piece of chicken.

Inside the onion ring, I placed fresh button mushrooms. Then I baked the chicken, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, then I drizzled honey over the chicken and baked it another 25 minutes.

It was delicious and had a slight sweet taste to it...yum yum!!! Bon Appetit!!!

Ingredients for this delish dish:  One washed and disjointed chicken, Montreal Steak Seasoning, two large onions, one stick of butter and honey.

Susan's Bar B Cue Sauce

Just finished creating this barbecue sauce recipe and it can be very spicy! You can add or subtract pepper. Bon Appetit!

1/2 box of light brown sugar
3/4 cup of water
1/2 cup of ketchup
1/4 teaspoon of coarse black pepper
2 Tablespoons of vinegar
2 teaspoons of salt
1 bottle of Heinz Chili Sauce
(the Seafood Sauce by Heinz can be used but it is eye watering hot!)
1/4 cup of dehydrated onions

Mix water and light brown sugar in pot; mix well. Stir in rest of ingredients as listed above. Simmer on low for 1/2 hour to thicken; watching carefully because it can boil over.

Blue Berry Pound Cake

Blue Berry Pound Cake

1 Box Duncan Hines Butter cake mix
1 8 oz package of cream cheese (softened)
3 eggs or 1/2 cup vegetable or corn oil
1 stick of melted butter
3 TB sugar
2 cups of fresh blueberries

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Grease a bundt or loaf pan with butter.

Beat cream cheese until fluffy; add eggs and beat well.

Add melted butter and sugar; mix well.

Add dry cake and mix well to blend.

Fold in the blueberries and spread into pan.

This batter will be very stiff...don't worry it will spread easily.

Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.

Gateau De Sirop

When we would come home from school many times this was waiting on the counter, in mama's favorite little pan, to be served with a big glass of cold milk.

It is a very dark sticky cake and absolutely scrumptious! I still have the little pan and it brings back the memories of those days and the smell of this cake in that little kitchen. Bon Appetit!

"Syrup Cake"

1 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1 cup of vegetable or corn oil
2 teaspoon of baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup of Dark Karo Syrup or Steen's Cane Syrup
1 cup of boiling water
2 1/2 cups of All Purpose flour (sifted)
Pinch of salt (1/8 teaspoon)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Dissolve soda in boiling water.
Beat eggs in a separate bowl.
Combine sugar, oil, flour, salt and soda water; add beaten eggs.
Mix well.
Bake in an 8x8 buttered pan for 40 minutes.

Kihei Caffe in Maui, Hawaii

Delicious LoCo MoCo!


Today the owner of Kihei Caffe, Barry Allison, in Maui, Hawaii said that he will put one of Roux, Simple Cajun Recipes on his Speciality Menu...So, if you are on the Big Island go on down to Kihei Caffe and order one of his specialities, like the delicious one pictured above.

Check out his website! KiheiCaffe.com

Bon Appetit!