Secrets from Louisiana

So glad you have stopped by for a visit. We have many secrets here in Louisiana. We are a quilters haven because of all the interesting things we have in our environment to see, smell,taste and feel. Our flowers are like perfume in the evening and the colors explode in your eyes. Our seafood is the best in the world and is bountiful from the Gulf.

The palette is non stopping.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

What a Full Day and It Not Over Yet

Good evening, started the day with cutting 2 Mardi Gras Dolls, got ready for the QueenBees Meeting and then was off to Tickfaw La. to meet the Queens. Had a great meeting showed off our quilts that we finished, took care of projects for the coming year, ate lunch and had a demo of a paper pieced star. Now it is 1pm, so I called Little Hank from the car and arranged to pick him up and proceed to Bright Hopes Quilt Shop. It is about 25 miles to the shop so we talked about the pit falls of collage life and what he was thinking for the future, MEDICINE is the answer, and he is smart enough. Arrived at the shop and begun to look at the LSU Fabric, he knew what he wanted and he and I put the design on paper. Fabric bought $99 for the top,(Queen Size) need a back and batt. I will have it quilted by one of our longarm gals in the area. Came home and met Fran in the yard, hooray the gangs are here!!!!!!!! I have just cooked supper for Steve as I am going to play bonco at 6:30pm. WHOOHOO

Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo

3 lbs shrimp
1 roasted chicken
water
1 1/2 cups peanut oil(or use wet roux-2 tablespoons)
1 1/2 cups flour(or use wet roux-2 table spoons)
1 med. onion chopped
1 cup bell pepper diced
1 whole head garlic, peeled and minced
1 cup celery, diced
2 cups fresh orka, sliced
Cajan seasoning to taste
cooked rice for serving

Directions:
Peel shrimp and set aside. Boil shrimp shells in 3 cups water for 10 minutes. set aside

Remove chicken from bones and cut into bite side bits. Set aside Place bones in stock pot and boil in cups of water to cover for 30 minutes, strain and set aside. I a heavy pot either make roux or use ready made, add ions, pepper, celery to the roux, cook 5 minutes and remove from the heat.

While cooling stir in the garlic and orka, after it cools slightly at the shrimp and chicken stocks and cook for 30 minutes. Add chicken and shrimp and cajan seasoning and cook for 10 more minutes. Serve over rice and ENJOY!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Steph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HUgs patticake

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