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Aunt Cherie's Red Beans & Rice

          

Marie's Chocolate Chip Cookies

1lb dried red kidney beans

1lb pickle pork or spicy pork sausage

Bay leaves, several

Onion, 1 large chopped

Garlic, 6 toes  chopped

Basil, 2 tsp dried

Parsley Flakes, 1 tbsp

Combine all ingredients in heavy 4 or 6 quart pot with water to fill the pot 2/3's full. Bring to a boil then lower heat to simmer the bean pot for 4-5 hours. Stir occasionally and leave lid partially open to let steam escape but keep mostly covered.  Add salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper to taste. You may need to add more water, a little at a time. Cook down until desired consistancy is reached. Serve over rice with some fresh French bread on the side.

  

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

2/3 cup soft butter or margarine

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

6 ozs. chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix sugars, margarine and egg in bowl with a spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Add chocolate chips. Drop buy tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie pan. Bake about 10 minutes until light brown. Let cool slightly then remove with spatula to finish cooling.

I like to eat them hot with a cold glass of milk!

Y'all enjoy and always have enough for unexpected guests! 
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 Aunt Cherie's Corn and Shrimp Soup Minimize 

Aunt Cherie's Corn and Shrimp Soup

2 medium onions, chopped

1 bell pepper, chopped

2 tbsp parsley, chopped

2 cans whole kernel corn,summer crisp is best

1 can tomato puree

1 to 1 1/2 pounds peeled shrimp

Salt, black pepper, red pepper to taste

First, you make a roux with 1/3cup flour and 1/3 cup oil. Stir the oil and flour over medium heat until light brown. Add the onions and bell pepper and continue stirring until onions are clear. Add puree and one can water. Stir and bring to a simmer and continue to simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Add parsley and undrained whole kernel corn and continue to simmer for another 10-15 minutes. Add shrimp, stirring gently. Continue to simmer until shrimp are cooked while adding salt, back and red pepper, to taste. Add more water, if necessary, for desired soup consistancy.

Y'all make it double when the whole family is coming by!

 
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