Grilled Ham and Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 slice of ham
• 3 slices of cheese (any kind)
• Sliced bread
• Butter

Directions

1. Put 3 slices of cheese and 1 slice of ham between two pieces of bread.
2. Heat a skillet over medium-low heat. Apply butter to the outside of the bread slices.
3. Add the sandwich to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes until golden. Cook until cheese is melted and then serve.

Source — Lauren Allen - Tastes Better From Scratch
Prepared by Noah Coughran
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Grilled Ham and Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 slice of ham
• 3 slices of cheese (any kind)
• Sliced bread
• Butter

Directions

1. Put 3 slices of cheese and 1 slice of ham between two pieces of bread.
2. Heat a skillet over medium-low heat. Apply butter to the outside of the bread slices.
3. Add the sandwich to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes until golden. Cook until cheese is melted and then serve.

Source — Lauren Allen - Tastes Better From Scratch
Prepared by Noah Coughran
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Sweet Potato Pone

Ingredients

• 1 quart of grated sweet potatoes 
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 pints milk
• 1 small teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon allspice

Directions

1. Beat eggs and sugar together
2. Mix with flour and grated potatoes
3. Add milk, soda, and spice 
4. Bake in a slow oven until cooked

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Noah Coughran
Louisiana Anthology
August 12, 2021

Sweet Potato Pone

Ingredients

• 1 quart of grated sweet potatoes 
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 pints milk
• 1 small teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon allspice

Directions

1. Beat eggs and sugar together
2. Mix with flour and grated potatoes
3. Add milk, soda, and spice 
4. Bake in a slow oven until cooked

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Noah Coughran
Louisiana Anthology
August 12, 2021

Baked Macaroni and White Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound of macaroni
• Salt and pepper
• Butter
• Grated cheese
• 1/2 milk
• 1 heaping teaspoon of flour

Directions

1. Boil 1/2 of macaroni in water until tender
2. To make white sauce, add 1 teaspoon of butter in a pan and stir until it melts and bubbles. Do not brown it. Add the teaspoon of flour to the butter and stir until mixed. Pour 1/3 of the half pint of milk into the pan and allow it to boil, all the while stirring until thick. Gradually add the rest of the milk, salt, and pepper. 
3. Drain the macaroni into a buttered pudding dish in alternating layers with the grated cheese. 
4. Pour the white sauce over all of the macaroni and top off with grated cheese and a little butter. 
5. Bake until brown

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Noah Coughran
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Baked Macaroni and White Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound of macaroni
• Salt and pepper
• Butter
• Grated cheese
• 1/2 milk
• 1 heaping teaspoon of flour

Directions

1. Boil 1/2 of macaroni in water until tender
2. To make white sauce, add 1 teaspoon of butter in a pan and stir until it melts and bubbles. Do not brown it. Add the teaspoon of flour to the butter and stir until mixed. Pour 1/3 of the half pint of milk into the pan and allow it to boil, all the while stirring until thick. Gradually add the rest of the milk, salt, and pepper. 
3. Drain the macaroni into a buttered pudding dish in alternating layers with the grated cheese. 
4. Pour the white sauce over all of the macaroni and top off with grated cheese and a little butter. 
5. Bake until brown

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Noah Coughran
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Peach Cobbler

 Ingredients

• 1/2 a cup of unsalted butter
• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 tablespoonful of baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1 cup of milk
• 4 cups of fresh peach slices
• 1 tablespoonful of lemon juice
• Nutmeg

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a dish.
2. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and one cup of sugar.
3. Add in the milk then stir until the dry ingredients become moistened.
4. Pour the batter over the melted butter.
5. Bring the peach slices, lemon juice, and the other cup of sugar to a boil over high heat while stirring constantly.
6. Pour over batter.
7. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
8. Bake until golden brown.

— My mother, Sherry Pitts

Source — Sherry Pitts
Prepared by Samuel Pitts
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021