About nbertrand

nbertrand has been a member since January 12th 2012, and has created 11 posts from scratch.

nbertrand's Bio

nbertrand's Websites

This Author's Website is

nbertrand's Recent Articles

Book signing at our Lafayette Fresh Pickins

published Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at 12:49 am by nbertrand

We had a great turnout for our food demonstration and book signing at our local Fresh Pickins Produce Market here in Lafayette, LA this morning.

We get invited every year for their annual food festival. So we go prepared with a lot of food to give away as samples in order to promote our cookbooks. We have found through experience if you want to sell a cookbook, give the people a taste of a recipe from your book. I always cook the tastiest meals to give as samples. I love the expression on their face and their body language which tells me “Umm, this is so good!” Then they turn to their husband and give him a sample. BAM! Book sold!

We prepared 3 batches of Blackeyed Pea & Sausage Jambalaya to be cooked there at the event in the rice cooker, and a double batch of Chicken Fajita Stuffed Potato already cooked in the slow cooker before the event. Small samples were given to the people to taste; it was all gone in 3 hours! The remaining hour we gave out Chocolate Peanut Clusters cooked earlier in the week in my slow cooker.

Elizabeth talking up my books and giving out samples

A lot of people were there for this event. I can tell when a person is not interested in what I have … they avoid eye contact. So I say, “Would you like a sample?” They shake their head NO. Then I respond by saying “I have chocolate.” That usually stops them in their tracks. I have sold many books like that.

We sold a lot of books, met some friends, met a potential new distributor, and a new professional recipe tester for my next cookbook. Thanks to my awesome daughter Elizabeth Bertrand Leleux and son Jeremy Bertrand who helped out and made it a great success!

I met a couple of fans of my books. They were absolutely praising my cookbooks about how great they are. I asked them if they would be willing to put that in writing and they agreed.

This is what one of them wrote:

“The Down-Home Cajun Cooking Favorites is the best little cookbook for everyday cooking. Great recipes, like old times. Love it!” Rosa Bernard Henry from Maurice, LA.

Here is what the other lady wrote:

“I love the Slow Cooker Meals book. That’s the best invention. I work 12 to 16 hours a day. I don’t have to worry about my meal. It is ready when I come home.”

Darlene Lantia from Scott, LA.

Please order my cookbooks. They will help take a load off you and your busy lifestyle and make cooking faster and easier.

How to have a Cajun Crawfish Boil

published Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 1:57 am by nbertrand

“Yay Crawfish! Let’s have a crawfish boil!”

What is a Cajun crawfish boil? There is a tradition here in Cajun Country, or Acadiana, where families look forward to getting together to have a Cajun Crawfish Boil. It is a major south Louisiana social event. Families get together for a back yard crawfish boil during crawfish season, which is from Thanksgiving to mid-June, with the peak of the season in April.

Today we are at a relative’s house with some of our extended family and we are getting ready to eat some good boiled crawfish. Today’s event occurred on Easter weekend at the peak of crawfish season.

Crawfish is one of the most popular Cajun food meals. Crawfish can be eaten in an étouffée, in a jambalaya, or in a number of various Cajun food dishes. But there is just something special about how a family reunion and a crawfish boil goes together.

Boiling crawfish is a time honored tradition for south Louisiana. Many families have their own recipes and traditions for these family get-togethers. Boiled Crawfish is available in many, if not all, seafood restaurants in South Louisiana. And it’s just not crawfish; many companies provide their customers with almost every kind of shelled seafood available, such as boiled crabs and boiled shrimp.

The little kids find it fun to play with the crawfish, too. They get to show how brave they are by picking up the live crawfish and they dare each other to pick one up without getting pinched. The crawfish are strong and their pinchers are pointed and can draw blood if not careful. The kids get to “help” daddy and pawpaw by picking up the ones that fall on the grass and put them in the pot. The kids love it and have a great time!

Cover the tables with newspaper or disposable, plastic tablecloths, get a platter full of crawfish, some ketchup with Tabasco sauce in it for dipping, and start peeling. There’s nothing else like it!

Recipe Summary

Before we boil the crawfish, we throw in some onions, garlic, potatoes, Cajun sausage, and corn on the cob into the pot of boiling water along with our crab boil and red pepper seasoning and let that cook for about 30 minutes. Then we place that in an ice chest to keep it warm

Next we put the live crawfish into the boiling water and cover the pot. Once the water gets boiling again and the steam starts coming out from under the lid, set your stop watch or egg timer for eight minutes. Then remove crawfish and place in an ice chest and sprinkle more red pepper seasoning over the crawfish and shake them up to spread the seasoning around.

Eat while they are hot.

See our cookbooks at Cypress Cove Publishing

related Blogs elsewhere:

Cajun Crawfish Boil Imagine eating a feast prepared by a true New Orleans chef. It is possible even in South Bend. A Cajun Crawfish Boil will be from 5 to 8 p. m. Friday April 20 at First United Methodist Church 333 N. Main St. The proceeds from.
Crawfish Is Bigger Better Cajun Crawfish Blog Louisiana crawfish are no strangers to a good party. A crawfish boil is often synonymous with winter spring fun and sliding into summer. Thus a boiling pot of potatoes sausage onions corn various seasonings and a big.
Boiled Crawfish Cajunlicious All Things Cajun. Add the lemons potatoes corn garlic stick of butter and the crawfish and return to a rolling boil for 5 minutes. Turn off the fire and let everything soak for 30 minutes. Remove all contents and place onto a.
Crawfish Boil Ragin Cajun Catholics Crawfish Boil Ragin Cajun Catholics Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Church Catholic Student Center.
Fatback Boucherie’s April Fools crawfish boil offers Cajun cuisine for April Fool’s Day brings an opportunity to try new Cajun trailer cuisine while supporting a local family in need. Mike Rivera owner of Fatback Boucherie will be welcoming the new.
Carolina Girl Cooks Southern Sundays Bourbon Whiskey Pralines You boil crawfish in huge pots outside with tons of cajun seasoning and dump them on a picnic table covered in paper. There will also probably be another pot of corn on the cob shrimp potatoes and kielbasa sausage.
Crawfish in Austin Do512 Blog Austin has some great events this year for you to get your crawfish boil on This entry was posted in Featured Noms and tagged austin crawfish cajun crawfish crawfish boil crawfish festival crawfish in austin crayfish.
Cajun Night Crawfish Boil Thursday June 7 7 00-10 00 p. m. Kick off the conference in true New Orleans style 55 per person 45 for New Members Live Music Gourmet Cocktails Great Food.
Camp Dog CrawFish Boil A Cajun Tradition Jake along with the help of Troy Vidrine remove the first batch from the boiling pot. It’s a Louisiana tradition to boil CrawFish at this time of year mainly because you can’t get em any other time. The Boiling Rig being used is a.
Our Crawfish Make the Grade Cajun Crawfish Blog The True Cajun Experience From The Heart of Southern Louisiana. 1-888-254-8626. Authentic Live Crawfish Many of our customers really like this size for crawfish boils. Whichever size you prefer our grading machine.

Information from Google Blog Search

Tags: cajun crawfish boil, cooking crawfish, Crawfish Boil History, crawfish boil recipe, how to cook crawfish, how to eat crawfish, Louisiana crawfish boil, purchasing crawfish, purging crawfish
Posted in Cajun Cooking Favorites, video | 1 Comment »

Hearty Chili Mac and Corn in Rice Cooker

published Friday, March 30th, 2012 at 12:50 am by nbertrand

My son Jeremy had been bugging me to cook another rice cooker meal. Since we didn’t have any ground meat, he wanted to know if a can of chili could be substituted for a pound of ground meat. I told him that I didn’t see why not, so do it! He gathered all the ingredients he wanted in it and called me to come see what ingredients he found. So I helped him complete the process the rest of the way.

Stainless Steel Rice Cooker

We weren’t quite sure how this experiment would turn out, so we took notes, jotting down what we used and the amounts, and this is what came out.

This is another good example of the ease and flexibility of using a rice cooker to make a quick, easy one-pot meal.

This is a version of the Hearty Corn & Black-eyed Pea Pastalaya found in my cookbook “Rice Cooker Meals: Fast Home Cooking for Busy People.” A pastalaya is a jambalaya made using pasta instead of rice.

Hearty Chili Mac and Corn in Rice Cooker

Ingredients:

2 cups water
1 tbsp. olive oil
3 cups large elbow macaroni, uncooked
1 (15 oz.) can chili with beans
1 (15.5 oz.) can black-eye peas with jalapenos (undrained)
1 (15 oz.) can whole kernel corn (undrained)
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce (used Hunt’s Roasted Garlic)
Additional Seasonings to taste

Instructions:

Spray bottom of rice cooker with Pam vegetable spray.

In a 2-quart bowl, mix together the water, olive oil and macaroni so that the macaroni is coated thoroughly with the water and olive oil mixture. (This is to keep the macaroni from sticking together.)

Empty all cans into rice cooker. Mix together well.

Add the macaroni / olive oil mixture into the rice cooker. Add seasonings to taste. (We used garlic powder, onion powder, Cajun White and Red Pepper blend.) Mix well. Press down COOK button.

Results:

Our experiment cooked initially for only 15 minutes before flipping to WARM, because we did not add enough liquid. After a taste test, we added a little more water, stirred it again and put it back on to cook. After the 2^nd cook time it was done. So that’s when we increased the amount of water in the ingredient list to 2 cups of water.

This made a pot full. It was at the 6-cup level when done. So I recommend using an 8-cup rice cooker to cook this one.

How did it turn out, you ask? Oh my, it was sooo good. We ate on it for two days.

Give it a try. We think you’ll like it.

Neal & Jeremy Bertrand
Cypress Cove Publishing
Lafayette, Louisiana – in the heart of “Cajun Country”

Read about our Stainless Steel Rice Cooker here

Brown Rice, Black-eyed Peas & Sausage Jambalaya – a healthier alternative

published Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 at 7:16 pm by nbertrand

I was asked by a nurse to make this recipe using brown rice instead of white rice. She helps diabetes patients with their diets. They can’t have white rice. I’m also using turkey sausage in link form, 3 links in a pound. It has less fat than beef or pork. Enjoy!

Brown Rice, Black-eyed Peas & Sausage Jambalaya

1 lb. link sausage of your choice, cut up and browned in skillet
1 (15.5-oz.) can black-eyed peas with liquid
1 (10.5-oz.) can beef broth
1 cup (8 oz.) brown rice
1/2 stick real butter (not margarine), chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 small bell pepper, chopped
3 to 5 cloves garlic, chopped
½ cup (3 green onions), chopped (optional)
8 oz. water

Add all ingredients to rice cooker, stir well and press down COOK button.
It cooked for 62 minutes, then flipped to WARM. When it flips to WARM cycle, let it stand, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes so the brown rice will get softer, then serve.

Neal Bertrand, Author & Publisher of Rice Cooker Meals: Fast Home Cooking for Busy People;
copyright 2008
Cypress Cove Publishing

~~~~~
Available at stores in south Louisiana. To find a store near you or to buy an autographed copy call Neal toll-free at (888) 606-3257.

Available in paperback as well as ebook form on Kindle and on the Nook from Barnes & Noble.
also you can buy the ebook online at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5327?ref=jjbooks

Additional Resources:

Brown Rice And Lentil Pilaf Food Diet Programs Video Of Brown Rice And Lentil Pilaf. Mujadara Recipe Also spelled as Mujaddara or Moujadara howtoexpo.com is a healthy brown or green lentil bulgur pilaf. Topped with caramelized onion with just a little oil is packed.
Cook Chicken Recipe One Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe When following any chicken and rice recipe feel free to replace any ingredients you or your family don’t like and try to choose the healthier brown rice option where possible and if not already indicated in the existing chicken and rice recipe.
How To Make Brown Rice Video How To Make Brown Rice. Tags How to make Brown Rice brown rice cooking rice easy recipes easy side dishes healthy rice Howcast kitchen tips rice recipes rice typesHow to make Brown Rice.
Recipe Brown Rice Pasta with Spinach and Tunafish Healthy Gal You can make this recipe with brown rice pasta or with regular whole wheat or enriched pasta. I choose to make it with brown rice pasta as I am allergic to the wheat version. You may get a little bit more fiber out of the regular.
Avocado Pasta Recipe Healthy Vegan Recipes On Video healthy vegan says March 19 2012 at 8 07 pm. MyNamelsJohn any whole grain pasta is fine kamut and brown rice are other good ones. I’ve also seen corn quinoa and buckwheat. Whole wheat spelt and kamut are all.
Healthy Food Recipes Iliana’s Blog Блог на Илиана healthy so I need some good ideas for healthy food. I’m not very creative when it comes to cooking so all I can basically think of is salad but I’m really bored with it. I’m a vegetarian also. Any recipes involving brown rice as.
Cucumber Salad Recipe Healthy Vegan Recipes On Video Plus it is very healthy this is keep in my diet as I need more raw recipe. I want to try and eat this with brown rice. Also I think I made too much sauce. or was I suppose to take some out and then add the cucumber I didn’t do.
Cooking Healthy For Me Eggless Brown Fried Rice with Garlic Eggless Brown Fried Rice with Garlic Infusion. I love fried rice and this recipe is terrific Healthy delicious and once the ingredients are assembled and the brown rice is cooked done in minutes Please pardon the analogy.
Brown Rice Pudding Recipe Care2 Healthy Living A quick delicious desert that’s GOOD for you It’s also gluten-free sugar-free dairy-free and egg-free.
Jazzed-up Brown Rice Eat Now Talk Later Brown rice is healthy filling and slowly releases energy compared with white rice. Personally though I If like me you’re not a huge fan of brown rice then try this recipe and let me know what you think. I will definitely be.

Information from Google Blog Search

Tags: brown rice recipe, healthy brown rice recipe, healthy recipe, healthy rice recipe, rice cooker recipe
Posted in Cajun Cooking Favorites, Rice Cooker Meals, video | No Comments »

Learn How to Make Apple Pie in a Slow Cooker

published Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm by nbertrand

I demonstrate how to make Apple Pie (Apple Cobbler) in a slow cooker. It is a recipe from my cookbook “Slow Cooker Meals: Easy Home Cooking for Busy People.” I’ve had a lot of compliments on it. It tastes really good!

Apple Pie recipe for Slow Cookers:

8 tart apples, peeled and sliced
1 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 cup milk
2 tbsp. butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups Bisquick, divided
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp. cold butter

Toss apples in large bowl with cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. Place in slow cooker. In a bowl, combine milk, softened butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and 1/2 cup Bisquick. Spoon over apples. Combine 1 cup Bisquick and brown sugar. Cut the cold butter into mixture until crumbly. Sprinkle this mixture over top of apple mixture. Cover and cook on LOW 6-7 hours or until apples are soft.

Neal Bertrand
Cypress Cove Publishing

Additional resources:

Crock Pot Menu Cookbook Quality recipes BBQ on the River How to make Chicken Cordon Bleu inside Crockpot Coffee dessert with apple pie filling up cooked inside slow cooker. Substances Apple Blend 1 can easily 20 ounce apple curry filling apple slices broken up somewhat.

D is for Dinner Apple Pie Oatmeal in the Slow Cooker Apple Pie Oatmeal in the Slow Cooker. Yum You can make this with regular oatmeal too. I think next time I’ll make it either with milk or apple juice or maybe a mix of apple juice and water. and probably add a bit of salt.

Slow Cooker Meals Make Apple Pie in a slow cooker Genius CypressCovePublishing.com I demonstrate how to make Apple Pie Apple Cobbler in a slow cooker. It is a recipe from my cookbook Slow Cooker Meals Easy Home Cooking for Busy People. I’ve had a lot of compliments on it. It tastes really.

How to Cook Apple Pie Steel-Cut Oats in a Slow-Cooker If you subscribe to the blog via RSS feed or via email you’ll get helpful tips for healthy cooking and nourishing food sent straight to you for free This week I wholeheartedly embraced There’s not even a sticky crusty slow-cooker to wash just a measuring cup to rinse after you have served the cereal. For me the apple pie flavor puts this breakfast over the top. Why apple pie It’s a fun way to incorporate fruit into the breakfast. The combination of brown sugar spices.

Slow Cooker Recipes are a Family Favorite Article from Free Article Directory and entitled Slow Cooker Recipes are a Family Favorite By slowcooker recipes. Dessert recipes range from apple pie coffee cake to stewed fruits. Soup recipes range from barbecued bean soup to potato leek. A basic slow cooker consists of a round or oval lid and a Cooking the meal in a single pot reduces washing up and the low cooking temperature and glazed pot make cleaning easy. Author Resource Slow cooker recipes website has.

Juliann’s Easy Eats Slow Cooker Apple Pie Breakfast Slow Cooker Apple Pie Breakfast. Make this. no really do it. So stinking good. I am hot and cold with oatmeal but this was really yummy and it makes a ton and we ate it a couple of mornings reheated with a little milk.

Tags: apple pie, apple pie recipe, recipe, slow cooker recipe
Posted in Cajun Cooking Favorites, Slow Cooker Meals, video | No Comments »

Cypress Cove Publishing Recipe Blog

About nbertrand

nbertrand's Bio

nbertrand's Websites

nbertrand's Recent Articles

Book signing at our Lafayette Fresh Pickins

How to have a Cajun Crawfish Boil

“Yay Crawfish! Let’s have a crawfish boil!”

Recipe Summary

related Blogs elsewhere:

Hearty Chili Mac and Corn in Rice Cooker

Hearty Chili Mac and Corn in Rice Cooker

Ingredients:

Instructions:

Results:

Related Blog Posts:

Brown Rice, Black-eyed Peas & Sausage Jambalaya – a healthier alternative

Brown Rice, Black-eyed Peas & Sausage Jambalaya

Additional Resources:

Learn How to Make Apple Pie in a Slow Cooker

Apple Pie recipe for Slow Cookers:

Additional resources:

Partner Sites

Categories

Recent

Buy Directly From Amazon.com

Pages

Archives

Categories

Cypress Cove Publishing Recipe Blog

About nbertrand

nbertrand's Bio

nbertrand's Websites

nbertrand's Recent Articles

Book signing at our Lafayette Fresh Pickins

How to have a Cajun Crawfish Boil

“Yay Crawfish! Let’s have a crawfish boil!”

Recipe Summary

related Blogs elsewhere:

Hearty Chili Mac and Corn in Rice Cooker

Hearty Chili Mac and Corn in Rice Cooker

Ingredients:

Instructions:

Results:

Related Blog Posts:

Brown Rice, Black-eyed Peas & Sausage Jambalaya – a healthier alternative

Brown Rice, Black-eyed Peas & Sausage Jambalaya

Additional Resources:

Learn How to Make Apple Pie in a Slow Cooker

Apple Pie recipe for Slow Cookers:

Additional resources:

Partner Sites

Share with your friends

Tags

Categories

Recent

Buy Directly From Amazon.com

Pages

Archives

Categories