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Farm Kitchen:  Creole or Cajun?  |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 02 2009 : 08:34:54 AM
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| What is the difference? I have several recipes that call for one or the other. Are they the same thing? |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3318 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2009 : 10:12:32 AM
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I know that the people of Haiti also do creole cooking.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city!
http://farmgirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2009 : 11:49:11 AM
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One of the Sandra Lee episodes on Food Network featured Reggie Southerland. They cooked Grits that calls for creole seasoning and Fried okra that calls for creole or cajun seasoning. They also cooked andouille sausage creole that has lots of seasonings but did not call them creole seasoning. I get all my spices from Penzey. They only have cajun seasoning. It is a mixture of no less than 20 herbs and spices.
Thanks Melody for the History lesson. Very interesting. |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3318 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2009 : 3:26:37 PM
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| Melody, Where did you learn that? Do you have recipes? It almost has to be on the food network before I can understand anything. Like falafel and muffaleta(sp). |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3318 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3318 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2009 : 4:48:36 PM
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Belle,
"Like falafel and muffaleta"....Now you got me ...I just love the sound of falafel....sort of rolls off the tongue!
My husband loves anything Cajun and or Creole...
He has people not far from New Orleans and he is 1/2 French to boot, hence the Etuffee
Every New Years eve I make him Hoppin John...but I think that is more Southern than Cajun? Not sure.... I was born in Texas and grew up on Hoppin John, fried potatoes, pinto beans, cornbread and ICED TEA!
Wow...I must be hungry!
Melody |
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2009 : 5:47:10 PM
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You all are making me Hungry!!!!
Doncha just love New Orleans food? Guess I'll have to make Jambalaya tomorrow. Jeez, Melody, I think we are cut from the same cloth
Michele
www.2vintagedivas.etsy.com
Love that good ole vintage junk |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3318 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3318 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2009 : 7:18:46 PM
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Michele, I just checked out your etsy store (Lovely things!) and then I read your profile. I'm 51 and both my sisters and I are planning on retiring and living together in Arizona....It's a standing joke in our house :)
Your aunts sound like real "Treasures!" |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2009 : 04:51:53 AM
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| Melody, falafel is garbanzo beans processed in the food processor with parsley and some other stuff then made into balls and deep fried like hush puppies. Muffaleta is a sandwich made with cheese and cold cuts and a wonderful Italian olive salad. Will post recipes later. Kinda in a hurry. |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 03:17:56 AM
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I have an aunt who is Creole
Could explan why my dad and I love hot spicy food so much
It's all good! 'cept gator meat. It's a little tough |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 03:19:57 AM
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Just for kicks too see if some of you can find archived shows of Justin Wilson
He was a Cajun cook who really made watching his cooking show fun to watch
OOOoooooo EEEeeee |
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Gaelic Gardener
True Blue Farmgirl
61 Posts
Kelly
Providence
Rhode Island
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 06:21:44 AM
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I'm headed to New Orleans on April 3 -- can't wait to have some mud bugs etoufee! I garontee!
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns,
or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
Abraham Lincoln |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3318 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3318 Posts |
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Lorie Marler
True Blue Farmgirl
265 Posts
Lorie
Guymon
Ok
USA
265 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 10:24:21 AM
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I love Justin Wilson. My mom is cajun so I grew up eating gumbo, ettouffee, boudin, crawfish, shrimp.
My mil is mexican so my husband grew up eating mexican food so every week when I plan my menu I have a day of Mexican food, and a day of cajun food. |
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palmettogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
571 Posts
sue
camden
south carolina
USA
571 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2009 : 11:11:55 AM
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| i think of cajun and creole as similar, but for some reason i think of cajun as "hotter".....i don't know why....... anyway, i do love all kinds of spicy food and the hotter the better!! |
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