Season to Taste

By Patsy Cormier

Recipes are easy to make and most take less than one hour. Anyone can cook like a chef.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669824138

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Contents

Introduction

Dedication

Main Dishes

Smothered Pork and Onions

Buffalo Wings

Jalapeño Bread

Chad’s Breakfast Casserole

Chicken in Brown Gravy

Turkey Wing Gravy

Chuck Roast

Chicken Salad

Lemon Garlic Chicken

Spaghetti Sauce

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

Boudoin Dressing

Missy’s Chicken Soup

Carb-Free Lasagna

Stir Fry

Hamburger Soup

Chad’s Smothered Shrimp

Patsy’s Crawfish Bisque

Shrimp Creole

Crawfish Fettucine

Crab Cakes

Crawfish Jambalaya

Sweet Barbecue Pork Chops

Grape Leaf Rolls

Cheesy Hash Brown Potatoes

Cheese Log

Mexican Dip

Best Cheese Spread

Excellent Crock-Pot Steak

Santa Fe Soup or Taco Soup

Black-Eyed Pea Casserole

Chili

Cornbread Taco Bake

Smothered Pork and Onions

Chili Mac

Veggies

Fried Pickles

Syrian Coleslaw

Hummus Dip

Vegetable Dip

Syrian Tabbouleh

Bread and Butter Pickles

To Double the Juice

Coleslaw

Marinated Cauliflower

Marinated Carrots

Pasta Salad

Syrian Salad Dressing

Syrian Mustard Green

Broccoli and Rice Casserole

Corn Casserole

Barbecued Green Beans

Cheesy Chive Potatoes

Magic Salad

Broccoli Cauliflower Salad

Desserts

Old-Fashioned Lemon Meringue Pie

Meringue

Peanut Brittle

Pumpkin Rolls

Mom’s Miniature Pecan Pies

Pecan Pie Filling

Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies

Popcorn Balls

Lemon Jell-O Cake

Aunt Queenie’s Chocolate Cookies

Cake Mix Cookies

Seven Minutes Frosting

Pineapple Cake

German Chocolate Cake

Aunt Winnie’s Ice Cream

Freddie’s Strawberry Dessert

Peach Pie Filling

Homemade Apple Fritters

Heavenly Hash Candy

German Chocolate Fudge

Fig Cake

Fudge Nut Frosting

Snickerdoodle Cookie

Best Fig Cookies

Goldbrick Candy

Banana Nut Bread

Strawberry Cake

Apple Cake

Pumpkin Pie Crunch

Wonderful Gold Nugget Cake

Red Velvet Cake

Make You Say Mmmmmmm

Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert

Spiced Pecans

Praline Recipe

Grandmother’s Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding

Homemade Peach Cobbler

Pretzel Gifts

Ritz Cracker Pie

Hawaiian Pudding Pie

Lemon Cool Whip Pie

Mandarin Orange Cake

Entertaining

Mom’s Meatballs

Sausage Cook in Pineapple

Corn Dip

Punch for 100

Hot Crab Dip

Cheese Ball

Crawfish or Shrimp Delight Mold

Broccoli Dip

Mom’s Miniature Pie Crust Recipe

Miniature Crawfish Pies

Introduction

I was born and raised in the small town of Eunice, Louisiana. My mother was Ruby Young. She was very well-known for the delicious food she prepared and loved to share with others. I loved to watch Mom cook. She put a lot of love and passion into her cooking. She never went by a cookbook, never measured seasonings, so that’s how I learned to cook—season to taste.

I was married for forty-six years and blessed with two beautiful children. At thirty-eight years old, I decided to go to nursing school. I graduated in 1988 and worked every day, except on holidays and weekends, until 2021 and enjoyed every minute of it. Now I’m retired, and just out of the blue, I got this idea to write a cookbook. I’ve included some of Mom’s catering recipes, Lebanese recipes, and some of my