I will publish some recipes which other people have provided. Most of these dishes begin with onion, garlic, celery, and bell pepper. New Orleans Cooks like my mother, grandmother and wife, and of course myself use plenty of these ingredients. I don’t understand how anyone can cook without starting with these as staples.

This is a creole pasta dish that my wife makes all the time. Crawfish are seasonal down south but there is an abundance of frozen crawfish tails sold in most stores that you can buy year round.

Get the taste buds going with this Caribbean recipe

INGREDIENTS
2lb Red Snapper Fish
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 Green Pepper
Some Parsley
Spring of Thyme
1 Teaspoon of Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon of Fish Seasoning
6 Green Bananas
1 Cooking Onion
Salt & Pepper

METHOD
Have fished cleaned – scaled and gutted at the fish market. Cut fish in half and clean with lemon.
Fry onions, garlic and green pepper finely cut, until onions go golden brown

Add other ingredients with 2 cups of water or enough to cover then

A hearty meal of shepherds pie will give you that warm glow during the colder months. This recipe features ground beef, potatoes, cheese and mushroom soup.

5 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 pound ground beef
6 slices American cheese
1 (10.75oz.) can condensed golden mushroom soup
3 teaspoons butter (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Place the potatoes into a large saucepan and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain and mash.

Kulfi is an indigenous (India based) frozen milk product. The method of manufacture of Kulfi varies very widely. The conventional method of kulfi making consists of boiling of milk, addition of sugar, concentration of milk to 2:1 level and addition of khoa, malai, flavour etc. to the concentrated cooled milk.

The kulfi mix is then filled into metallic cones and the top of the cone is covered with a lid. The mixture in the moulds is frozen in large earthen vessels containing ice-salt mixture in the ratio of 1:1.

Recipe for kulfi / Method of manufacture

The history of ice cream dates back to before Jesus’s birth, when the Chinese used snow to mix up the most basic version of iced foods. The big ice cream revolution didn’t really explode until the early years of the last century though, when the introduction of mass-produced products appeared, along with the very first ice cream cone.

Tip 1 – Ice cream wafers.

Wafers were first mentioned around 1770, and were included with iced desserts to aid digestion. Although not yet considered a “cone”, these wafers could be rolled into funnel-like shapes and filled with iced desserts.

Baking cookies always reminds me of my mom back in the day, every time I get a waft of that sweet smell, it always brings me back and puts a smile on my face.

Below are recipes and methods for a couple of different cookie varieites:

You will need:

classic or Spiced Cookies

Large mixing bowl
Cups and spoons for measuring
Fork for stirring
Flour
Baking powder and soda
Salt
Cocoa powder
Spices(optional)
Butter Melt Cookies

Have you ever thought about making your own homemade pasta from scratch. No, I don’t mean the whole dish. I mean the actual pasta noodles. Oh, I know. Why bother with all of that when you can just buy a package of dried noodles in the store and spend time on the important part–the sauce.

How many of us have spent hours next to a beautiful, finely manicured pot of bubbling goodness only to dump it on some old dried out noodles that have been sitting on the store shelf for a year. I know, the store bought stuff has always tasted pretty good in the past. I think most of us wouldn’t even think of making our own because we’ve grown accustomed to just grabbing a package of noodles and the stuff to make a sauce, and we’re on our way.

There are many traditions that every family has that make them unique. Through my years of working with families through a social services agency I came to realize that no matter how dysfunctional a family is there are still some sorts of traditions that bond them together. My husband’s family is quite close. Most of their traditions involve hunting, fishing and food.

Are you a chocolate lover? Do you enjoy giving chocolate gifts to others?
Are you always looking for a new and unique chocolate treat to add to your
list of favorite deserts? Do you enjoy finding delicious chocolate recipes
to make for family and friends?

Chocolate or (kah kow) was discovered 2,000 years ago in the tropical rain
forests of the Americas. Over various cultures and time, it evolved into
what we know chocolate to be today. Spain got it’s first look at chocolate
when Colombus returned from America. He brought back dark brown cocoa
beans. The Aztec Indians called chocolate “food of the Gods.” Emperor
Montezuma served the Spaniards warm liquid chocolate in golden goblets. The
Spaniards, however, thought the drink to be bitter so they added cane sugar.

Making homemade pie crust is easier than you think. Here is a basic recipe for pie crust, yes, it really has just 4 ingredients. To make your pie crust even better, before starting, chill the bowl and pastry cutter in the refrigerator. Use ice cold water for the mix.

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup water

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. With a fork or pastry cutter, cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the water until the mixture forms a ball.