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Posted: Jan 23 2009 at 6:38am | IP Logged Quote guitarnan
I am taking food to a potluck next Thursday and would like to stick with the party theme...someone's taking red beans and rice already...

I don't need recipes (I have about 100 cookbooks), just ideas. My brain has been fried by all the craziness at my house (guests during Inauguration, for one thing!), and I'm sure you ladies will be wonderfully inspiring.

Thanks!

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Posted: Jan 23 2009 at 8:56am | IP Logged Quote Cay Gibson
Colleen is from New Orleans.
Perhaps she'll have a good one to share.

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Oh! Oh! There was an article in the latest Traditional Home magazine...maybe some calas? or some etoufee?

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Posted: Jan 23 2009 at 9:03am | IP Logged Quote juststartn
The calas looked particularly scrumdiddlyumptious. I've actually been considering making them myself.

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What about roast beef po-boys...easy to do for a pot luck. SLiced roast beef in brown gravy, french bread, lettuce tomatoes, and mayo for people to "dress" it themselves (that's what they ask in New Orleans when you order a po=boy..."would you like it dressed?").
Cay's bread pudding recipe with rum sauce would be a nice addition.
Muffalettas....italian bread with italian meats...ham, salami, turkey, etc...provolone cheese and italian olive salad. These are taditionally served on huge italian rolls and cut into quarters.
Etouffe or shrimp creole are nice and make a nice potluck presentation when served in a bread bowl.
And since it's carnival season in New Orleans right now, I highly recommend King Cake...you can make one with any homemade cinnamon roll recipe, just braid it and make an oval instead or rolls, bake, glaze, then sprinkle colored sugars in purple, green, and gold (yellow) over the top.
Hope this gets your juices flowing.

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Jambalaya?

Crawfish etoufee?

Gumbo?



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Posted: Jan 23 2009 at 11:06am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
Natalia wrote:
Jambalaya?

Crawfish etoufee?

Gumbo?



That's what I was thinking, Natalia. You could do a turkey / chicken / sausage / ham jambalaya or gumbo and not spend too much money.

Split Pea Soup.
Shrimp Creole

Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make a Roux has an easy Mardi Gras Pasta Salad. Also a White Bean Soup which I'm going to try.


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Posted: Jan 23 2009 at 11:08am | IP Logged Quote Cay Gibson
Jambalaya is waaaay easy and stretches to fit a crowd easily.

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Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make a Roux has an easy Mardi Gras Pasta Salad. Also a White Bean Soup which I'm going to try.


My dh bought me this book a few years ago and I got the second book this past December. Love 'em!!!

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Our standby is Gator Gumbo.

Yes, real Gator.

From Louisiana....Lafitte, actually

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Posted: Jan 23 2009 at 3:39pm | IP Logged Quote Lara Sauer
That is an awesome name for a cookbook!

What about corn maque choux? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maque_choux

This is easy, cheap and delicious. I add some bacon to mine to enhance the flavor.

Have fun cooking and eating!

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Lara Sauer wrote:

What about corn maque choux? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maque_choux

This is easy, cheap and delicious. I add some bacon to mine to enhance the flavor.



I made this this past Monday for my Louisiana History class and again Wednesday evening for the KC Family Night. Chopped up some ham to put in mine. The kids loved it.

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