8 creole better Recipes

sugar, hot sauce, cider vinegar, creole mustard, tomato paste, dried thyme, celery salt, bay leaf powder, minced garlic, dried coriander, red pepper flakes, salt & freshly ground black pepper

frozen sweet corn (thawed ), fresh tomatoes, roughly chopped (creole ) or 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved, vidalia onion, finely chopped, fresh cilantro, chopped, extra virgin olive oil, lime , juice of, black beans, drained and rinsed, salt and pepper (use kosher or sea and freshly cracked pepper for better flavor)

dried black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in small chunks, fresh tomatoes, peeled and cut in small chunks or 1 can stewed tomatoes (works, but fresh ones are better), fresh garlic, chopped, red onion, chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, cinnamon (or more ), old bay seasoning or 1 tsp mrs. dash seasoning mix (or more), cayenne or 1/2-1 tsp red peppers or 1/2-1 tsp creole seasoning, whole celery seeds or 1 -2 stalk chopped celery, with leaves (or both), salt and pepper

smoked gouda cheese, shredded, sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded, green onions, chopped, walnuts, chopped, vegetable oil, egg, creole mustard or 1 tbsp any coarse grainy brown mustard, white vinegar, fresh lemon juice, paprika, prepared yellow mustard, salt, tabasco sauce

jumbo lump crabmeat , picked over for bits of shell and cartilage (other crabmeat can be substituted), red onion, in small dice, red bell pepper, in small dice, mayonnaise (homemade will be better), with tabasco and freshly ground black pepper added to taste, creole mustard or other coarse mustard, capers, drained and coarsely chopped, hard-cooked egg, diced small, prepared horseradish, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, creole seafood seasoning or any creole seasoning mix , or to taste, butter, butter, freshly shucked corn kernels, about 6 ears, jalapeno peppers , seeds and membranes removed, in 1/8-inch dice, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, minced fresh thyme, green onion, finely sliced, fresh thyme springs (optional garnish )

onion, bell pepper (orange, red, or yellow make it look better), stalks celery, garlic bulb, butter, ham, diced, andouille (or other smoked ) sausage; sliced or chunked, bonless , skinless chicken breasts (raw, diced), shrimp (medium, uncooked, shelled, deveined ), beef broth, wine (white, dry ), rice (white, uncooked ), cajun/creole seasoning (i use emeril s essence ), cayenne pepper (vary this to turn the heat up or down), thyme