September 4
Tamale BallsIngredients 1# ground meat 1# pork sausage 1 pack chopped crawfish tails 1 ½ cup cornmeal ¾ cup V8 vegetable juice 4 cloves chopped garlic 2 tsp chili powder 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp cayenne Sauce 5 cups V8 vegetable juice 2 tsp chili powder 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp salt Mix top ingredients for the tamale balls together and form 1½ inch balls. Mix sauce ingredients together and pour over uncooked balls. Cook over medium to low heat for 45 to 60 minutes.

INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 Pound Red Snapper 1 Lemon or Lime (juice) 1 Tsp. Oil or Butter 1 Tbls. Finely chopped green pepper 1 Tbls. Chopped scallions 3 Mushrooms, finely chopped 1 Large shallot 3 Cloves garlic diced fine 1 Tomato peeled and chopped 1 Tsp. Red Salsa or to taste 1 Tbls. Chopped celery 1 Tsp. Salt and cayenne pepper Directions: Season fish with salt, pepper, and lemon or lime juice. Combine all other ingredients in the butter and simmer covered, until flavors are blended. Broil fish about 6 minutes on each side on rack closest to heat. Test with fork. When fish flakes, it is done. Do not overcook. Add juice from broiler pan to sauce. Pour Vera Cruz Sauce over the broiled red snapper. Serve with rice

December 8
Corn CasseroleIngredients: 8 cups cut corn 2 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt black and red pepper-about 2 tsp each 2 onions diced 1 bell pepper diced 4 stalks of celery diced 1 pt whipping cream 1/4 # butter Parmesan cheese and Bread crumbs Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Season corn with salt, black and red pepper, sugar celery, onion, and bell pepper. Place in casserole to fit. Pour 1/4 # melted butter over, and mix thoroughly. Pour enough whipping cream to fill evenly with the corn. Mix Parmesan and Bread crumbs, sprinkle over the corn. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.


