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    I really do cook my own recipes and my friends and family love it. These are some of the recipes that my friends and families requested the most. These recipes are favorites of friends and family.  I love cooking them and you will also!

    • Red Beans simmering in a Dutch oven with hots sauce on a kitchen counter.
      New Orleans Red Beans and Rice
    • Eggplant Pirogue stuffed with shrimp on a serving platter with garnish.
      Shrimp Stuffed Eggplant (Eggplant Pirogue) 
    • Cajun Jambalaya in a Dutch oven with a serving spoon.
      Cajun Jambalaya
    • Stuffed Artichoke Casserole in a baking dish garnished with lemon slices.
      Stuffed Artichoke Casserole
    • crawfish etouffee with rice and a crawfish garnish
      Cajun Crawfish Etouffée
    • Meatloaf with red glaze, sliced on a cutting board.
      Classic Meatloaf
    • Trout Meunière
    • Dirty Rice with Green Onion Garnish in a white bowl.
      Cajun Dirty Rice
    • Brabant Potatoes with garnish on a white serving platter.
      Brabant Potatoes
    • baked beans on a blue-green plate
      Darn Good Baked Beans
    • Cajun Twice Baked Potato on a serving platter
      Cajun Twice Baked Potatoes
    • A Sensation Salad in a wooden salad bowl.
      Sensation Salad
    • close-up of crawfish monica
      Crawfish Monica
    • chicken and andouille gumbo with rice and garnish in a white bowl
      Chicken and Andouille Gumbo (Gumbo Ya-Ya)
    • shrimp creole with rice and garnish in a white bowl
      New Orleans Shrimp Creole
    • shrimp and grits in a white and colored bowl with a shrimp on a fork
      Cajun Shrimp and Grits
    • oyster artichoke bisque with garnish in a white bowl
      Oyster Artichoke Bisque
    • crawfish bisque with stuffed heads and rice in a white bowl with french bread and salad
      Cajun Crawfish Bisque
    Dave AKA Sweet Daddy D

    Welcome!

    I’m Sweet Daddy D. Here, I explore South Louisiana through its food, sharing approachable Cajun and Creole recipes, a no-angst approach to cooking, and a little lagniappe along the way.

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    Popular

    • Creamy Coleslaw with Apple in a white serving bowl in from of a head of cabbage.
      Creamy Coleslaw with Apples
    • Smothered Cabbage with Pork on a serving spoon over a Dutch oven.
      Smothered Cabbage with Pork
    • fried cabbage with bacon and cane syrup in a decorative bowl
      Fried Cabbage with Bacon
    • sauteed zucchini and yellow squash in a fry pan
      Sautéed Yellow Squash and Zucchini

    Seasonal

    • spoonful of yellow squash casserole in a white baking dish
      Yellow Squash Casserole
    • Red Beans simmering in a Dutch oven with hots sauce on a kitchen counter.
      New Orleans Red Beans and Rice
    • Homemade BBQ Sauce in a clay bowl.
      Three Easy Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipes
    • Shrimp Étouffée with rice and garnish in a white bowl
      Shrimp Étouffée

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