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    Creole Recipes

    Creole recipes are a blend of various cultures that emigrated to New Orleans in the French colonial days. Like the Creole people, Creole recipes are a conglomeration of Italian, French, Spanish, African, Caribean and Native Americans, just to name a few.  Although there are many similarities between Creole and Cajun they are not the same thing but the distinction seems to grow hazier as time goes on. Creole cooking is more sophisticated than Cajun food. If Cajun food is country food, Creole food is city food, influenced by classic continental techniques and exotic spices and herbs from Native American, Caribean and African cultures. Some say the difference is that Creole recipes use tomatoes and Cajun recipes don't, but that is an oversimplification as there are many examples of Creole dishes that have no tomatoes and many Cajun dishes that do. There is a definite difference in the cuisines but some traditional dishes have Creole and Cajun versions-jambalaya and gumbo comes to mind.

    Here is Sweet Daddy D's collection of some Creole favorites. Creole food is the definitive cuisine of New Orleans and along with Cajun food, defines the unique gastronomical identity of South Louisiana

    • Creole Mushroom Sauce
    • Pulled Beef Sandwiches
    • Pecan Rice
    • Oyster Soup
    • Mirliton and Shrimp Dressing
    • Creole Jambalaya
    • Yellow Squash Casserole
    • New Orleans Oyster Dressing
    • Roasted Carrots with Cane Syrup
    • Fried Cabbage with Bacon
    • Smothered Cabbage with Pork
    • Turkey Oyster Gumbo
    • Black-eyed Peas
    • Seafood Gumbo
    • Stuffed Mirliton with Ham and Shrimp
    • Garlic Mashed Potatoes
    • Classic Meatloaf
    • Chicken Marsala
    • New Orleans BBQ Shrimp
    • Trout Meunière
    • Eggplant Casserole with Shrimp
    • Cajun Dirty Rice
    • Shrimp Etouffée
    • Brabant Potatoes
    • 21 Great 4th of July Recipes
    • Cajun Potato Salad
    • Pastalaya
    • Stuffed Shrimp with Crabmeat
    • Cajun Twice Baked Potatoes
    • Roasted Brussels Sprouts in Cane Syrup Sauce
    • Crawfish Fettuccini Alfredo
    • Crawfish Mac and Cheese
    • Creole Italian Meatballs
    • Creole Sauce
    • Sautéed Yellow Squash and Zucchini
    • Stuffed Bell Peppers
    • Sensation Salad
    • Crawfish Monica
    • Creole Chicken Florentine
    • Sweet ‘n Savory Green Beans

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