Rice Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup cold boiled rice
• 1 pint flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 liter oil
• milk, optional

Directions

1. Combine the rice, flour, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. 
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs until well beaten. Combine the whisked eggs with the dry ingredients. Add milk into the mixture to make a thicker batter.
3. Cute the rice cakes into rectangles and deep fry until golden.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Caroline Cone
Louisiana Anthology
December 2, 2021

Rice Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup cold boiled rice
• 1 pint flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 liter oil
• milk, optional

Directions

1. Combine the rice, flour, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. 
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs until well beaten. Combine the whisked eggs with the dry ingredients. Add milk into the mixture to make a thicker batter.
3. Cute the rice cakes into rectangles and deep fry until golden.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Caroline Cone
Louisiana Anthology
December 2, 2021

Tom Thumb Omelet

 

Ingredients

• Eight eggs
• One cup of grated cheese
• Half of a cup of sweet milk 
• Butter
• Salt

Directions

1. Apply butter evenly across a skillet of choice.
2. Beat the eggs together until there is a nice even color.
3. Combine the grated cheese and the sweet milk to the beaten eggs. 
4. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet lined with hot butter. 
5. Season the egg mixture with salt.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by India Coston
Louisiana Anthology
December 2, 2021

Tom Thumb Omelet

 

Ingredients

• Eight eggs
• One cup of grated cheese
• Half of a cup of sweet milk 
• Butter
• Salt

Directions

1. Apply butter evenly across a skillet of choice.
2. Beat the eggs together until there is a nice even color.
3. Combine the grated cheese and the sweet milk to the beaten eggs. 
4. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet lined with hot butter. 
5. Season the egg mixture with salt.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by India Coston
Louisiana Anthology
December 2, 2021

Cream Cheese Ice Cream

 

Ingredients

• Five cream cheese packets
• Sweetener and flavor of choice
• One quart of sweet milk

Directions

1. Mix together the cream cheese, the sweetener, and flavor of choice until completely combined.
2. Add and mix the sweet milk to the cream cheese mixture until throughly blended. 
3. Freeze to desired texture. 

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by India Coston
Louisiana Anthology
December 2, 2021

Cream Cheese Ice Cream

 

Ingredients

• Five cream cheese packets
• Sweetener and flavor of choice
• One quart of sweet milk

Directions

1. Mix together the cream cheese, the sweetener, and flavor of choice until completely combined.
2. Add and mix the sweet milk to the cream cheese mixture until throughly blended. 
3. Freeze to desired texture. 

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by India Coston
Louisiana Anthology
December 2, 2021

Feta and Cherry Tomato Farfalle

Ingredients

• 8 oz block of feta cheese
• 2 packages of cherry tomatoes (10 oz each)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 10 oz farfalle pasta

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Pour cherry tomatoes into a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
3. Mix in olive oil, garlic, and spices.
4. Place the block of feta in the middle of the dish and bake in oven for 35 mins.
5. Cook pasta according to box directions and strain.
6. Mix tomatoes and feta after baking, add cooked pasta, and serve.

Prepared by Neil Haas
Louisiana Anthology
December 2, 2021