Stumpjumper
01-04-2006, 05:08 AM
Even tho some folks will say this new "twist" to traditional New Years table fare is late, in reality it is very early--Yes "06" has been born but "07" is coming soon.
Everyone knows that you should eat cabbage and blackeye peas on New Years Day so you will have money thru-out the year--Of course the cabbage represents "paper money" (greens) and the peas represent "change" (coins)
In hurried grocery shopping for New Years I somehow picked up only two heads of cabbage--Thats un-heard of here because I normally cook at least six--(When a tru cajun cooks,he cooks plenty yeah)--(datstruyeah)--Once I started washing and culling the outside leaves of the cabbage I realized I did not have enough--We did have company coming that day--I wanted plenty greens so everyone could have plenty green thru the year
A friend of mine has a large garden--I called him up--This is New Years Day, bout 10:00am--He met me at the field--His cabbage was somewhat small, but his snow white cauliflower and emarald green broccilli caught my eye--I got one of each
Now everyone knows that these two veggies are normally par boiled till tender then placed in a baking dish, smothered with cheese and breadcrumbs then baked in the oven
Cajuns are very dangerous-----In cooking skills that is-----I washed the "flower and broc" down then introduced them to my already cooking pot of cabbage and smoked picnic ham chunks
Needless to say, it was heaven in a pot outside on a wood fire--Believe it or not, this is a wonderful "marriage" that will become a New Years tradition
Now----Everyone who cooks cabbage indoors knows that the house will smell the "p--t" for a few days, but when cooked outside it will "attract" the hungry neighbors so heres a word of WARNING----Ya better cook plenty 'cause once they get a taste of this new "marriage" they will clean the pot
Now--Lets see some new or old recipes from some of our cooks----Ain't this fun--(and tasty)----
Everyone knows that you should eat cabbage and blackeye peas on New Years Day so you will have money thru-out the year--Of course the cabbage represents "paper money" (greens) and the peas represent "change" (coins)
In hurried grocery shopping for New Years I somehow picked up only two heads of cabbage--Thats un-heard of here because I normally cook at least six--(When a tru cajun cooks,he cooks plenty yeah)--(datstruyeah)--Once I started washing and culling the outside leaves of the cabbage I realized I did not have enough--We did have company coming that day--I wanted plenty greens so everyone could have plenty green thru the year
A friend of mine has a large garden--I called him up--This is New Years Day, bout 10:00am--He met me at the field--His cabbage was somewhat small, but his snow white cauliflower and emarald green broccilli caught my eye--I got one of each
Now everyone knows that these two veggies are normally par boiled till tender then placed in a baking dish, smothered with cheese and breadcrumbs then baked in the oven
Cajuns are very dangerous-----In cooking skills that is-----I washed the "flower and broc" down then introduced them to my already cooking pot of cabbage and smoked picnic ham chunks
Needless to say, it was heaven in a pot outside on a wood fire--Believe it or not, this is a wonderful "marriage" that will become a New Years tradition
Now----Everyone who cooks cabbage indoors knows that the house will smell the "p--t" for a few days, but when cooked outside it will "attract" the hungry neighbors so heres a word of WARNING----Ya better cook plenty 'cause once they get a taste of this new "marriage" they will clean the pot
Now--Lets see some new or old recipes from some of our cooks----Ain't this fun--(and tasty)----