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On The Road to Everywhere!!

On The Road to Every Where…

As we travel upon this here open road it is utterly exhilarating. There is a slight chill in the air and dreary clouds that could convey the impression of a blue funk, but quite the contrary. To us it is extremely charming. Looking out over this admirable land and seeing all the artistry in all the farm land just makes you truly appreciate the beauty of the South.

With our windows slightly lowered and the cool breeze flowing in, listening to smooth sounds on the radio, can I tell you it doesn’t get much better than this?

We are enjoying our refreshments “Groceries” singing our songs, flapping our tongues and burning up the road to our next destination.

We have traveled this stretch of road for all of our lives going to Florida; but we have never actually took the time to observe all the quaint Mom & Pop places to stop and see! We took advantage of this opportunity to “stop and smell the roses”. We took pictures that normally just would pass us by. We met different people, stopped at a local fruit stand and bought some good ole boiled peanuts. We were just enjoying being in the moment.

We have escaped a part of our life that is “have to’s”. Today, as well as the rest of our Journey we will receive our license to do as we please.

Our next stop will be Pensacola, Florida where we will spend the evening chatting with my husband’s Grandmother Thelma and her friend Martha. Please stay tuned to hear all the great fun we have visiting with them!

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Show Some Love with Chocolate Beignet’s!

Good Morning Grocery Lovers and Happy Valentines to all of you! Hope your day is filled with lots of LOVE and Happiness! You must show your love by making these Chocolate Beignet’s this morning! They are just so lovely for you and your sweetheart to share together!

Little Sissy’s Chocolate Beignet’s

Ingredients:
2 ½ tablespoons corn syrup
½ cup heavy whipping cream
8 ounces chopped milk chocolate chips
2 sheets puff pastry dough, thawed but still cool
1 egg
¾ cup powdered sugar

Directions:
Mix corn syrup and cream in a double boiler, bring to a boil. Put the chocolate chips in a bowl and pour hot cream on top. Stir chocolate until smooth. Chill in the refrigerator, stirring often, until firm, about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface roll each pastry dough sheet into a 12-in. square. Cut each square into 16 smaller squares and transfer to a lined baking sheet. In a bowl, lightly whisk egg and 1 tablespoon of water. Brush over the pastry squares. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of chocolate mixture into the center of each square. Fold 1 corner of each square over, making a triangle. Press edges to seal. Freeze for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake beignets until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Turn pan once during baking. Let cool for 5 – 7 minutes. Sift powdered sugar on top of beignets. Serve immediately.

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The Journey Begins

On Tuesday we are hitting the road to begin our journey for our quest of ultimate surprises. This trip has been a long time in the making and it is finally upon us. We have spent countless hours dreaming and planning for this expedition and it is really going to happen. It has been a long time since the sisters have traveled alone, just the two of us. We have always had our families with us when we were traveling, but this time it will just be US! It is a little scary leaving our families and our animals behind, but we are sure they will manage reasonably well without us. I have only left my family two other times for this long and that was to go on a World Changers trip with my church. I cried the first night like a child; being so home sick. I pray this time I don’t have time to get home sick.

We have so many escapades planned, people to meet and places to see that the enthusiasm will keep us going throughout this entire journey! This Journey is truly a blessing for the sisters as well as our families.

We would like to ask a small favor from our wonderful friends and followers. Would you please say a special prayer for us during our travels that we may have a safe and auspicious journey? Also please pray that we may have protection, gain strength, understanding and knowledge throughout our travels. Oh, last but not least please pray that the Sisters do not kill each other!

We cannot wait to share all the pictures and stories with all of you and hope you will take a little time out of your day to check out all that we are up to!

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Crock Pot Cajun Chili

With the chilly weather this weekend a great pot of Cajun Chili is what you need to warm your soul! Here is our recipe for Crock Pot Cajun Chili! This is an easy recipe and you can even make it the night before. It is better the next day. It is really lip smacking good! Hope you enjoy!

What you need

 1 lb of ground beef

1 lb ground pork

1 bell pepper (diced)

1 sweet onion (diced)

1 tablespoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons chili powder

2 teaspoons ground cumin 

2 cans of Rotel tomatoes

1 can of crushed tomatoes

1 can of pinto beans

1 can of black beans

1 can of dark red kidney beans

1 can of sweet whole kernel corn

2 teaspoons Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning

Dash of Louisiana Hot Sauce

2 cups shredded cheese

Chopped green onions (for garnish)

 What to do

First go ahead a turn you crock pot on to medium heat so it can get hot. In a skillet, cook beef and pork over medium heat add in onions, bell pepper and garlic cook until meat is no longer pink and veggies are tender; drain. Transfer to a slow cooker. Add the next ten ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4 hours. Garnish individual servings with cheese, green onions and sour cream if desired.

 

Cajun Crock Pot Chili

Cajun Crock Pot Chili

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Louisiana or BUST!

Well, only 14 days until The Sister’s hit the highway, a highway to a new Betty Crocker eye-opener. We are on a mission so you might want to stay off the roads and say a few prayers. We are truly about to bust our guts with anticipation to go on this expedition! Just to load up the car with all our crazy gadgets and first-class groceries is going to be a site to see.  All the untamed escapades that we have planned may just go down in history. Once we hit that “Super Slab” let me just tell you that this here voyage is going to be a rip roaring marvelous time.

We are so dedicated to bring back with us a little more knowledge, understanding, experience and awareness of all the unique people we encounter and their various cooking styles. We will go door to door in our quest to find that extraordinary technique that makes us go AHH!

So, with this being said, just stay tuned each and every day for all our photos and observations we find from the road. We promise you that it will be so worth it. Lord, I may not need to put all this “build up” in case it’s a dud! But I seriously doubt it!

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This is how it’s DONE!

 

Nothing gets better than this my friends.

My friend Aaron Houck is a super fine cook! And he and his family know they can cook up a “sho nuff” piece of meat! I had the privilege of tasting this savory pig when he and my best friend Kim got married and let me tell you what, it was some kind of “Get in my Belly Good.  The smell of it cooking all day can make your mouth water in anticipation of savoring the tasty pork. He places the pig between a baby mattress and smokes it all day. Just wanted to share these photos with our grocery lovers!

 
Thank you Kim for sharing these photos with me.
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“Sho Nuff” Cajun Nachos

These are not ya mama’s nachos, these are Slap Ya Mama Cajun nachos. Can I just say these Nachos were Get In My Belly Good! We enjoyed every bite! This appetizer would be a great starter for the Super Bowl.

 

Ingredients

Cajun Chips

24 Wonton wrappers

1 egg white, frothed

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon Slap Ya Mama Cajun seasoning

 Nachos

1 lb jalapeno cheese smoked sausage (removed from casing)

1 16-ounce container mild Gordo’s white cheese dip

½ cup slices cherry tomatoes

¼ cup sliced green onions

1 small can sliced black olives

1 small can green chilies

 Directions

 Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Cut each wonton in half and brush lightly with olive oil. Cover a cookie sheet with a single layer of wontons. Brush with egg white and sprinkle lightly with Cajun seasoning. Place in oven and bake for 5 minutes until golden brown.

Meanwhile remove sausage from casing, just cut the casing down one side and peel it away.  Sauté sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, crumbling sausage with the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes and drain fat.

On a platter layer the Cajun chips, sausage and cheese. Top with tomato, onion, olives and green chilies.

 Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Sister’s Bouquet Garni

I know some of you are asking what is this? Well I am going to tell you it is the Mack Daddy of seasonings you need when cooking soups, stews or making a homemade broth. It’s like a little Gift for your groceries! The bouquet garni (French for “garnished bouquet”) is a bundle of herbs usually tied together with string and cast adrift in your pot to flavor a soup, stew, or broth.

They are tied together so they can be removed easily at the end of the cooking.

There is no generic recipe for bouquet garni, but most recipes include parsley, thyme and bay leaf. Depending on the recipe, the bouquet garni may also include basil, rosemary, peppercorns, savory and tarragon. vegetables such as carrot, celery (leaves or stem), leek, onion and parsley root are sometimes included in the bouquet. You may use what ever you want. Here is our recipe.

Ingredients

2 sprigs Fresh Thyme

2 Dried Bay Leaves

Leafy Greens from two Celery Stalks

6 sprigs Fresh Parsley

Directions

Arrange the herbs in a neat stack on top of each other and tie the ingredients into a tight bundle with string. Place into broths, sauces, stews and soups. Remove the bouquet garni from cooking liquid once it is done cooking and discard it.

 

 

 

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Our Journey

This journey is actually a gift from God. We had wanted to take this trip for a long time. But so many times it was not feasible or something prevented us from not being able to go. Amy and I were talking about this venture and how we wished we could go and visit our grandmother and all our kin folk, how it would be such a blessing in our lives to get to spend time with all of them. Well, what do you know; Amy received a phone call the next day from her boss about a training seminar in Mobile, Al. Amy jumped at the chance to go, seeing how Mobile is just a hop, skip and a jump from Louisiana. So at that moment we began planning our venture.

This journey is going to be a way to pass on our Cajun heritage. We are extremely proud of our heritage and all that is involved in being Cajun. The plain, simple frugal life of our people, their devotion to principle, their unbounded faith in the goodness of God, their love for each other during all their misfortunes and perilous wanderings, appeal to the heart. Our people are bound so tight that nothing will separate the union of family.  Experiencing the Cajun culture is like no other. They are thrifty, hard-working, fun-loving, devout religious folk. They work and play with equal enthusiasm. The bayou life is full of dancing, food, and just a “Joy of Living”. We are so eager to experiment with different herbs, spices and ingredients to help create some of the most flavorful dishes in the World!

“Work like hell to make your money, then spend it all having a good time!”
— from Les Blank’s film “Spend It All”, Flower Films

We cannot wait to give y’all a taste of this magnificent living and what it is really like to be Cajun!

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