Archive for December, 2009

Home Cooking Network – 6 Types Of Exciting International Recipes

Home cooking network – a pandora box for all the foodies. A never before array of recipes are a rare collection of specialties form all over the world. It can serve all sorts of individual needs that are vegetarian, quick & easy, traditional, etc. Ranging from gourmet to the simpler ones, these recipes can be broadly divided in to 4 heads. These are as follows:

1. Appetizers

Unlike the regulars such as bruschetta or deviled eggs, Home Cooking Network offers the individuals an opportunity to try various cuisines. Chinese, Mexican, French….. the list is amazing!

i. Spicy Appetizers
For spicy pre meal snacks check out the Mexican & Chinese appetizers.

ii. Soups
Soups make great appetizers and attribute to quite a healthy meal. If beef & chicken recipes do not tickle your taste bud being a vegetarian, look out for the vegetable soups such as carrot soup. For playing off the league try your hand with the French onion soup.

iii. Salads
Whether appetizers or a meal, salads are just perfect for all of us. And for the lazy ones, these are far more simpler & quicker recipes to opt from. They take almost no time, don’t believe me, try potato salad or pasta salad! For some adventure & experience go for the Mexican salad.

2. The Main Course

Do you wanna be different this time? Choosing the main course could be rather hard but with Home Cooking Network, the choices are endless.

i. Beef
In place of the plain steak, try some corned beef or beef casserole, or the beef stroganoff.

ii. Chicken
Recipes enlist things as simple as the grilled chicken to something special like the low carb recipes and the chicken cordon bleu.

3. Traditional Home Cooking

This can be defined in many ways as per one’s own perception. Home Cooking Network consists of many recipes that can be used as main course, appetizers, desserts or just simple snacks. These recipes are representatives of different cultures like
i. Polish
ii. Kosher
iii. German
iv. Indian
v. Mediterranean
vi. Phillipino, etc.

4. Desserts

Desserts are surely delicious end to the meals. Home Cooking Network believes in trying different recipes, that are new, uncommon and easy to cook.

i. Greek, Mexican and Phillipino desserts form a major chunk of the list.
ii. Alongside it enlists all time favorites like pies. Among pies, Home Cooking Network contains recipes for key lime, fruit filled and pecan pies.

5. Vegetarian Special

Among vegetarian cuisines, Home Cooking Network offers various new & exquisite recipes like:

i. Pasta dishes
ii. New recipes for asparagus and sweet potatoes
iii. Cajun cooking
iv. Vegetarian meatloaf

6. Others

To tickle your taste buds further, Home Cooking Network’s recipes include many other categories to serve any purpose you have on mind, that is a festive treat, pleasing a cherished guest or thanking a friend, or simply sharing a relishing moment with the family. These recipes might be time consuming but the time is all the worth. Its rich culinary list includes:

i. Cajun
ii. Gumbo
iii. Sweet breads, and
iv. Collard greens.

Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/cooking-tips-articles/home-cooking-network-6-types-of-exciting-international-recipes-708786.html

What is the place way up off the coast of Maine or Canada where the people speak a version of Cajun?

I vaguely remember it being possibly near Newfoundland and the inhabitants that settled it were Cajuns from a ship wreck back in the 17 or 18 hundreds. The island is as I remember largely populated by the descendants of the original settlers and their language is unique to them. This may not be correct because… what would Cajuns be doing way up there?
Thank you guys so much, as soon as I saw the word "Acadians" some of my memory returned. I’m not sure where the ship wreck part came in. Possibly mixing up something from the Titanic disaster since I seem to also renmember that some bodies and other remnants from that incident came ashore in that general area. Wern’t some of the unidentified dead from the Titanic buried around there? But, that also may be fragments mixed up in a jumbled neural database. Sigh….. such is the ravages of time on the mind!

The Acadians (Cajun) settled along the north shore of the Acadia Peninsula, now Nova Scotia, along the Bay of Fundy. The main purpose of the settlement was to provide fur trade for France.

A distinct Acadian culture gradually evolved. The Acadians fished and farmed, and claimed valuable farmlands from the bay by building dykes. A sense of community life and independence grew as they worked together to survive. By 1750, the population of Acadia had exceeded 10,000.

Acadian culture is well and alive in Nova Scotia. In the summer, visitors can attend many Acadian festivals, as there are several of them across the province from May to August.

Cajun – Balfa Brothers – History Interview

Clip is taken from Yasha Aginsky’s documentary “Les Blues de Balfas”. It is an AWESOME film I would HIGHLY recommend. Short clip on the later history and the sudden and tragic deaths of Will and Rodney. Very good.

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What Are The Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans?

I’m going for the first time in a few weeks and want to eat "Louisiana food". What are the best places to go? We will probably go to one fancy restaurant and the rest will be casual.

Reservations are always a good idea, and probably essential on weekends.

The famous restaurants (Antoine’s, Arnaud’s, Brennan’s, Commander’s Palace, etc.) are obvious choices. My favorite among them is Commander’s Palace.

The Pelican Club (on Exchange Alley in the French Quarter) is not as well known but is the same type experience.

The Napoleon House restaurant has a menu of great local dishes:

www.napoleonhouse.com

Tujaques Restaurant (823 Decatur Street) is very traditional Creole and has moderate prices:

www.tujaguesrestaurant.com

Probably the best known Cajun restaurant is K-Paul’s:

http://www.kpauls.com/site297.php

An inexpensive choice for Cajun is Coop’s Place:

www.coopsplace.net

For seafood, go to Deannie’s. Try to go to the original restaurant in Bucktown (taxi ride):

http://www.deanies.com/restaurants/

The Palm Court restaurant is very nice, has moderate prices, and offers traditional live jazz starting at 8:00pm: 1204 Decatur Street, tel 504-525-0200 (reservations are important and they are not open every day):

www.palmcourtjazzcafe.com

Maximo’s Italian Grill has great food and atmosphere: 1117 Decatur Street in the French Quarter, (504) 586-8883.

www.maximosgrill.com

Cafe du Monde is in the French Quarter and you shouldn’t miss having cafe au lait & beignets:

www.cafedumonde.com

Another great coffee shop is the Croissant d’Or (at 617 Ursulines Street), which is open from 7:00am to 2:00pm and has food in addition to pastry.

Cafe Degas is a very French restaurant near City Park at 3127 Esplanade – which is not within walking distance of downtown (5 to 10 minutes by taxi). They are closed on Mondays & Tuesdays (504-945-5635):

www.cafedegas.com

More restaurant suggestions: http://www.10best.com/New_Orleans,LA/Restaurants/

Bon appetit!

Do you have a recipe for cajun broiled shrimp?

There is a local restaurant that has a great cajun broiled shrimp.It is in a garlic butter sauce.Do you have a recipe similar to this?

Cajun Broiled Shrimp Recipe

1/2 lb butter
1 bunch green onions, chopped
5 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 cup rosemary
1-1/2 cup lemon (juice of lemon)
1 tablespoon red pepper
3-1/2 pounds medium shrimp, washed

Oven temperature: Broil

In skillet melt butter. Add garlic, chopped onions, red pepper and juice of lemon. Simmer until green onions are soft. In long baking casserole arrange shrimp. Pour butter sauce over shrimp and sprinkle rosemary on top of shrimp and sauce. Broil for 15 to 20 minutes until all shrimp is pink (turning with a spoon occasionally).

Serve in bowls or deep plates – peel shrimp – dip in sauce and eat with French bread.

Serves: 4

This recipe is from our Cajun recipes collection

Cajun OnStar

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Two of my friends from The Specklers called OnStar while driving home from crabbing in Rockefeller Refuge.

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Bayou Smokehouse Restaurant and Grill

Let your taste buds experience Banner Elkâ??s Own Cajun Connection at the Bayou Smokehouse and Grill. Try our authentic Louisiana and Texas style menu such as the Grilled Brie with French Bread Rounds, Louisiana ribs, Shrimp (Row-ma-lade), and the Cajun Snack Plate. We also have a large menu with sandwiches, dinner entrees and chef specials. Serving Lunch and Dinner seven days a week. Bayou smokehouse and grill also offers the most extensive selection of domestic and imported draft and bottled beers. The High Country's Cajun Connection, the Bayou Smokehouse and Grill. Distributed by Tubemogul.

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Where can I find Cajun Food restaurants in the California or Nevada?

I used to live in Louisiana, and now i live in California. I miss the food back in Louisiana, especially the crawfish and boudin. Does anyone know where I can find Cajun food in Louisiana?

I live in Los Angeles, but an answer anywhere in California and Nevada will be fine, as I travel around a lot.

Try international markets. Your best bet will be to order it and shipped on dry ice.

Cajun food misconception

For ye who didn’t know

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