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"I love Cajun food but don't have a Cajun restaraunt. After trying several types of recipes, this is what I came up with. We thought it came out really well and it has become one of our favorites. Feel free to adjust the amount of heat for your tastes. I find that using a cast iron skillet works best for the browning, but use what you have...."

Ingredients: smoked turkey sausage, fresh parsley...

"pre prep for any meat or veggie recipe
make ahead batches to freeze
I have stated making batches of green stuff for over 20 years to save time due to working over 40 hours a week
make large batches for one time easy clean up
saves lots of time over months and months of cooking"

Ingredients: green bell peppers, yellow onions...

"This is quick, delicious and healthy.
Also very inexpensive. Great served over brown rice, a dash of tahini sauce and sliced cucumber or avocado or just by itself."

Ingredients: tamarind paste, dried oregano...

"This is a way to prepare fresh okra before adding it to any recipe so that it doesn't become slimy while cooking. Original recipe from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos."

Ingredients: oil, vinegar, fresh okra...

"This is my rendition of gumbo, but without the rue. I and my very manly guy friends still absolutely loved it though. It's very healthy and satisfying. This batch made enough to last me for a week's worth of lunches. With most of the ingredients (mainly veggies) you can add and subtract to your liking."

Ingredients: pepper, corn, shrimp...

"This recipe was one of those culinary revelations created by total accident. I had a bunch of Ratatouille, some sweet Italian turkey sausage and a bunch of leftover chicken and was cooking while drinking (which, for whatever reason, tends to bring out my creative and passionately italian side- although I'm actually the heretical combination of..."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, eggplants...

"This was an experiment (anyone low-carbing understands all the exeriments you try). It turned out to be one of my favorite foods once it is all done. If you follow the directions exactly, it will be pretty spicy. To cut down on the spicyness, leave out the habanero sauce."

Ingredients: pepper, frozen shrimp...

"Great soup for using up left-over beef."

Ingredients: pepper, frozen cut okra...

"The "green" in this Cajun-style soups comes from a mixture of spinach, watercess, and parsley. If you don't have watercress, simply increase the parsley to 2 bunches."

Ingredients: cooking oil, rutabagas...

"The name says it all - not authentic, but satisfying nonetheless. The happy result of a brainstorm session when faced with leftover cooked chicken and leftover rice from chinese takeout..."

Ingredients: diced tomatoes, green peppers...

"Serve over hot white Louisiana rice."

Ingredients: Crystal hot sauce, Tony Chachere's Seasoning...

"Richly delicious, this flavorful soup comes from the Creole chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

Ingredients: cooked rice, ham, peppercorns...

"Substitute cooked, shelled shrimp for crab, if you wish. From the Creole chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

Ingredients: cooked rice, onions...

"An easy-to-do gumbo from the Creole chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

Ingredients: shrimp, ham, onions...