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Spicy & Sweet Cast Iron Bake
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Featured in Cajun Crate
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Stuffed Bell Peppers
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Sensation 3 Ways
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Visit Baton Rouge
SPICY & SWEET CAST IRON BAKE BY JAY DUCOTE
Ingredients:
Directions:
2 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Rub pork
2 Tbs Jay D’s Spicy & Sweet Rub
tenderloin with 1 Tbs of olive oil and 1 Tbs
1 pork tenderloin, about 1 lb.
of Jay D’s Spicy & Sweet Rub. Sear on all
½ pound Brussels sprouts, halved
sides in a cast iron pan and set aside.
Salt and pepper to taste
Toss Brussels sprouts with 1 Tbs of olive oil and 1 Tbs of Jay D’s Spicy & Sweet
Pro tip: Jay recommends Smoked
Rub and sear in the same pan on all sides.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Red Stick
Add seared tenderloin on top of Brussels
Spice Company
sprouts bake in cast iron pan for about 10 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145ºF.
Recipe courtesy of jayducote.com
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RIVER ROAD COFFEE A bold version of the River Road’s Baton Rouge blend that is roasted to dark perfection to ensure a luscious chocolaty, smoky taste. The deep rich flavor is invigorating and alluring with no bitter aftertaste. The River Road family has been passionate about making and sharing freshly roasted coffee with friends and neighbors for generations. For nearly 20 years, they have been carefully selecting, blending, and roasting high quality Arabica beans into their signature Baton Rouge Blend. They are also very proud to be the first certified organic locally-owned coffee roaster in the Baton Rouge area. They make sure their Family of Roasts are meticulously reproduced in small batches and delivered in the shortest amount of time possible so that you can enjoy the finest fresh-roasted coffee experience from work or home. This batch of coffee was roasted and packed only days before being packed into Cajun Crates.
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LOUISIANA FRUIT COBBLER MIX Just add your choice of fresh or canned fruit to this delicious cobbler mix and bake to a golden brown. Goes great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Louisiana Fish Fry Products of Baton Rouge, was founded more than 30 years ago as an offshoot of the retail seafood operation, Tony's Seafood. Today, it is one of the fastest-growing food manufacturing businesses in Louisiana. The company produces a line of 100 products, formulated to make Cajun cuisine favorites easy to prepare at home.
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THE CAJUN SPOON JAMBALYA MIX The Cajun Spoon's authentic Louisiana Jambalaya can be made in 30 minutes or less! This dry mix is blended with the freshest ingredients with no MSG or artificial flavors, ensuring top quality easy-made meals for all to enjoy. The Cajun Spoon, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is an authentic Cajun seasonings company. They started out as a food truck in 2014, progressed into a catering business, and then ventured into retail. Wanting to stand out from other Cajun dinner products, they adjusted their recipes to make them healthier for consumers. They also love their Baton Rouge community! For every box sold, they donate a meal to a local food bank or charity.
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MAMA ROOS Mama Roos is roasted southern pecans in white or dark chocolate that is melt-in-your-mouth delicious! This candy is not quite like a praline and similar to divinity. It is completely unique and totally addictive. Created by Ruth Flynn, mother of former LSU Tigers quarterback Matt Flynn. With the help of the LSU AgCenter Food Incubator, Ruth Flynn has cooked up large batches of chocolate roasted pecan candy called Mama Roos—a name her grandkids gave her. Ruth started making this small batch specialty treat out of her kitchen in early 2016. Today it is a full operation with the capacity to produce and distribute anywhere in the country from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 05
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MIMI'S PRALINES MiMi's Louisiana Pralines mixes peanut butter with their own special praline candy recipe. With a unique, homemade taste, and a rich, creamy texture that is overflowing with pecans, this special recipe is sure to delight any candy lover. MiMi’s Pralines have been making fine confections since 2004. Suzanne Kimball started her business with the help of her sister, husband and children. She wanted to own her own business so she could work flexible hours around her children’s busy schedules. But as her business evolved and she partnered with other distributors, companies, and event & wedding planners to make pralines for them. Now her company has expanded the product line to candy tins of flavored pecans, chewy pralines and pecan caramel clusters. All of the products from Louisiana Praline Company are made fresh every week in their 2,000 square foot production building located in Sorrento, LA ( just outside of Baton Rouge) which allows the business to make, package and ship thousands of pralines every day!
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DENICOLA'S BISQUE MIX Denicola's Bisque is the perfect base for your soup! Just add water, whipping cream, corn and shrimp, crawfish or crab! Denicola's Foods is a Baton Rouge based company specializing in Gourmet Dry Mixes that are easy to prepare and consistent in taste. Started by Kim and David Denicola in 2009, Denicola’s Foods brings together the cultures of Cajun French, Italian and American in recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation by their two families. The idea was to create products that are easily prepared on your stove top or rice cooker. Just add water to one of their Gourmet Mixes, your favorite meat, poultry, game or seafood and you'll be dining in less than 30 minutes! 06
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JAY D'S SPICY & SWEET BARBECUE RUB Jay D's Spicy and Sweet Barbecue Rub is ideal for many seasoning needs, especially smoked meats and BBQ Shrimp. The rub works brilliantly on anything, from chicken and ribs to pulled pork, brisket and even Red Beans & Rice! It also doubles as a season-all for shrimp, scallops, and fish. Even toss it on veggies! The dry rub is a well-curated blend of granulated brown sugar, smoked paprika, chili powders, kosher salt, coarse black pepper, onion, garlic, and more. It brings a little taste of Louisiana and a bold barbecue flavor!
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HANLEY'S SENSATION Sensation is a staple dressing found in several kitchens, restaurants, and cookbooks in Louisiana. It’s rich, zesty flavor is perfect for a gourmet salad, grilling veggies, or marinating crab claws. Hanley's Sensation is all natural, low carb, keto, and hand-made in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hanley’s originated in 2012 when Richard and Kate Hanley discovered that their favorite salad dressing, Sensation (a staple dressing that originated in Baton Rouge, LA), could only be found in restaurants and in cookbooks — not on the shelves. After a few salad parties, where family and friends voted on their favorite recipe, they brought the winning recipe to the Red Stick Farmer's Market and it has been selling out ever since. Later they teamed up with the LSU AgCenter's Food Incubator to bring their dressing to market fast. Now, Hanley’s is in over 700 retail stores throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, and Texas — hand-making each bottle in Baton Rouge.
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SAVOR / JUNE 2018
THE CAJUN SPOON
STUFFED BELL PEPPERS INGREDIENTS: • 1 box of The Cajun Spoon Jambalaya mix • 8 bell peppers, any color • 1 lb. ground meat or shrimp (we used both) • 2 1/2 cups bread crumbs • 2 oz. VELVEETA cheese, cut into 8 squares • 1/2 cup tomato sauce • 1/2 cup olive oil
DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350º. Cut tops off of bell peppers, wash and remove seeds. Boil for 10 minutes in large pot of salted water. Drain and set aside. 2. In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium-high heat and brown ground meat. Once finished, drain and set aside. For shrimp, heat oil and brown for 2-4 minutes until pink.
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3. Add 1 lb. of cooked ground beef (drained), 2.5 cups of water, and one box of The Cajun Spoon's Jambalaya Mix to a small pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover with a lid for 22-24 minutes. (If you have a rice cooker add 2.5 cups of water, 1 lb. of cooked ground beef, and a box of The Cajun Spoon's Jambalaya mix to your rice cooker and cook according to the instructions of your cooker.) 4. Mix 2 cups of bread crumbs into rice mixture. Fill the bottom of each bell pepper with a spoonful of the rice mixture, then add a cube of VELVEETA cheese and 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce. Fill the remaining pepper with more rice mixture and shrimp and top with 1 tablespoon of bread crumbs. (Optional: Add shredded cheese to bread crumbs for maximum flavor!) 5. Place peppers in a cast iron skillet or shallow baking dish with just enough water to coat the bottom on the pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes. NOMADIC | 24 08
SENSATION 3 WAYS Sensation Pasta Salad Bring large pot of water to boil. Add 1 (12oz) bag tri-color pasta to boiling water and cook for 10 min. Once pasta is cooked, drain in strainer and rinse with cold water. Add pasta to large bowl, then add 1 can of black olives, halved cherry tomatoes, 1 diced cucumber, diced red onions and coat with Hanley's Sensation dressing. Top each plate with Romano cheese Pro Tip: Add blacked shrimp or grilled chicken to make it a meal. Grilled Sensation Wedge Cut the a head of romaine in half. In a bowl or pan, coat the romaine with the Sensation dressing, making sure each leaf is well coated. Grill the backside of the romaine wedge for about five minutes over the fire, then flip and grill the other side. Serve it hot on a plate then top with purple onions, stuffed olives and fresh grated or romano cheese.
Sensation Pizza Pre-heat oven to 400˚. Put dough on baking sheet and coat with olive oil and granulated garlic. Then, add Sensation dressing as base sauce and add a thin layer of mozzarella cheese to the dough. Add spinach, tomatoes, olives, onions, and top with feta cheese. Bake for 15 minutes. Enjoy!
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BATON t i s i ROUGE V THE FOUNDING OF THE RED STICK HOW BATON ROUGE GOT ITS NAME Wondering what "Baton Rouge" means? Story has it that long ago, this area in Louisiana along the mighty Mississippi River was occupied by two indigenous tribes, the Houma Indian Tribe and the Bayougoula Indian Tribe. To settle a border conflict between them, the tribes used a cypress pole to mark the boundary dividing their hunting grounds at an area now known as Scott’s Bluff. Photos and history courtesy of VisitBatonRouge.com
This marker on the east bank of the Mississippi River caught the eye of French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville while making his way upriver during an exploration in 1699. He and his men saw the bloodied cypress pole on the bluff, adorned with animal parts and stained red from the tribes’ latest haul, and dubbed the area "le bâton rouge," French for "Red Stick". In 1810, the area became part of the colonies and in 1817, the town was officially incorporated as “Baton Rouge.” Locals still lovingly refer to the city as "The Red Stick." Today, at the same spot on Scott’s Bluff (now a part of Southern University’s campus) a commemorative Red Stick sculpture stands tall to pay homage to how the city of Baton Rouge got its name. 10
WELCOME TO LOUISIANA'S CAPITAL CITY Baton Rouge is Louisiana’s “Capital City” and the hub of all things Louisiana. With a prime, central location—just an hour away from New Orleans and Lafayette—Baton Rouge is the perfect city to explore the eclectic culture of this amazing state. Nicknamed the “Red Stick,”Baton Rouge houses over 300 years of history, much of which can be tasted in our delectable food, seen in our distinct architecture and learned through our unique culture. EAT BATON ROUGE
From Cajun to Creole and everything in between, we invite you to feast on our local delicacies. Taste why Baton Rouge has been voted as a “Best Foodie City” two years in a row! Here for a short time? Browse the 48 Hours of Eats itinerary. BATON ROUGE PLANTATIONS
Underneath the Baton Rouge umbrella is Plantation Country, a place where visitors can experience the state's deep and colorful history told through the area's historical architecture and rich countryside. Visitors and locals alike tour these elaborate and beautiful antebellum mansions experiencing what life was like at these domestic centers of massive cotton, sugar cane and rice plantations. BATON ROUGE BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES
In the last few years, south Louisiana has seen the opening of a flurry of new craft breweries and micro-distilleries, finally matching its longstanding indigenous food culture with locally made beverages. Enjoying beer, wine and spirits has always been part of the regional gastronomic experience, but never have you been able to wash down your fare with so many homegrown options. What’s exciting about these breweries and distilleries is their commitment to detail, right down to the local ingredients they use to impart subtle flavor notes. Enjoy visiting these local beverage makers and sampling their products! For more information about Baton Rouge or to plan a trip go to visitbatonrouge.com
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JAY DUCOTE Jay Ducote spends most of his time as a food and beverage writer, blogger, radio host, speaker, video producer, culinary personality, chef and hugger. He finished runner-up on Season 11 of the hit reality competition show Food Network Star in 2015, and had a pilot for his show "Deep Fried America" air on the Travel Channel in 2016. The Bite and Booze Radio Show, produced and hosted by Ducote since 2011, won a Taste Award for best food or drink radio broadcast in the country and the Uniquely Louisiana Award from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters. Jay created his own Jay D’s product line featuring a Louisiana Barbecue Sauce, Louisiana Molasses Mustard, Spicy & Sweet Photos and history courtesy of JayDucote.com
Barbecue Rub, Jay D's Blanc du Bois, a collaboration with West Monroe's Landry Vineyards, and Jay D's Single Origin Coffee. n May 2018 Jay launched his first restaurant concept, Gov't Taco, inside White Star Market in Baton Rouge. This July he makes his return to The Food Network. Jay and his former "Food Network Star" castmate, Alex McCoy, will compete against each other for the chance to square off in the kitchen against star chef, Bobby Flay, on the series Beat Bobby Flay. Jay's mission is to share and expand on the conversation of Louisiana cuisine and to celebrate the culinary culture of communities he visits. 12
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