The Recipe Thread [tm--CajunCook]

woohoosaint said

Simply put...my Mom was the best Cajun/Creole cook that I've ever known.

Her gumbo recipe was well known in Uptown NOLA at Norby's Restaurant and Bar back in the late 70s/early 80s.

She would also sell gumbo lunch plates at the grain elevator Uptown.
The lines for her gumbo lunch plates were always outrageously long and she never had anything leftover when she was done.

Her crawfish etouffee was top notch as well.

Plus she raised 7 boys after my Dad passed away in 1976.
How she managed to work, cook, clean and raise 7 boys on her own was due to love and the Grace of God!

Miss that woman every single day!

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My mom passed away 20 years ago and I still think about her everyday. She never “worked” in a job outside the house. Everyday like clockwork she made breakfast for me before I went to school and made dinner every evening. My dad made it home from work around 5:00 and there were 2 things you could count on she had a fresh pan of cornbread and a fresh pitcher of sweet tea. When she passed I never thought I would ever taste anyone’s food that would be as good. Then about 10 years ago I went to visit family in North Carolina and my sister made a big deal about going over to my niece’s house to eat the day after. I had never eaten anything she had cooked before and my sister wanted it to be a surprise for m but her cooking was exactly like my mom’s.