Real Cajun Cooking - Pure and Simple: March 2012

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Texan vs. Cajun: The $100 Beer Bet (Cajun humor)

A big ol' Texan walks into a Cajun bar in south Louisiana and orders 4 long-neck beers. After drinking all of them, one after another, he orders 4 more from the bartender.

He does the same thing with the next four beers. Then, he wipes off the foam on his handlebar mustache with his shirt sleeve, turned and challenged Boudreaux and Thibodeaux, sitting at a nearby table, to a beer bet for $100.

To the Cajuns the Texan said, "I bet $100 that neither one of you can drink a case of beer in 45 minutes."

That was the time Boudreaux left the bar and Thibodeaux told the Texan he wasn't interested.

About 30 minutes later Boudreaux storms back into the bar and asked the Texan if the beer bet was still on.

Absolutely! The Texan didn't stutter.

Boudreaux says "I'll take that bet!"

Texan said, "Your on!"

"But, I want to know why you left the bar awhile ago and didn't take my bet then?"

Boudreaux said, "Well. It's like this. I didn't have $100 to bet you at the time, but you see that bar across the street over there?"

"Yea!" The Texan nodded.

"Well, I went over there to see if I could do it. I did it in 30 minutes flat! Now, are there anymore questions before I begin?"

Ahheee!!

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Beach Bum Crab Bisque

Beach Bum Crab Bisque is one of my favorite Cajun meals.

The beaches along the Louisiana gulf coast are not as pristine and beautiful as one might find along the Florida and California coastlines, but spending lots of time there was nevertheless a great opportunity for me to relax, enjoy a few cold beers, and cook-up some great Cajun foods while escaping the stressful fast-pace lifestyle of the city.

One of the good things about bumming around on the beaches of south Louisiana during my off-times was the relative ease of catching fresh seafood in the immediate vicinity for just about all of my dinners.

With the nearly unlimited bounty of fresh seafood, it was easy enough for me to get out for a couple hours and catch just about anything I needed to prepare a fantastic meal--such as shrimp from the gulf, large blue-point crabs from the nearby canals, as well as speckled trout and flounder from the surf. Those were the good-ol' days.

Holly Beach, a small coastal town which was located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, was one of my favorite spots to hang out during my off-times. There were several fully furnished cabins available along its beach and the rents were very reasonable. Beach pubs and bars were within walking distance of each other where one could visit to listen to what seemed like never-ending upbeat Cajun music, and sample what seemed like never-ending free hors d'oeuvres for the patrons (fried shrimp, catfish nuggets and hush puppies--YUM!).

Sadly, the small resort community of Holly Beach was totally devastated by Hurricane Rita in 2005.

Okay. Enough already--on to more pleasant things--like how to prepare this delicious Beach Bum Crab Bisque.

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