{"id":831,"date":"2023-11-29T07:33:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T07:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/?page_id=831"},"modified":"2024-09-13T20:16:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T20:16:10","slug":"the-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"The Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"831\" class=\"elementor elementor-831\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3298474 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3298474\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de88f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7de88f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recipes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d562214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d562214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Here are a few authentic Cajun recipes, taken from family collections and early local cookbooks from around the Bayou Teche area.\u00a0 These recipes were gathered before Cajun food became fashionable and commercialized.\u00a0 As someone who grew up eating home cooked food in the heart of Acadiana, they are the real thing.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90f988 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c90f988\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646773f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"646773f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main Dishes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916ddb5 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"916ddb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1758 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-main-dishes tag-main-dishes entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/dons-crabmeat-au-gratin\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crabmeat-AU-Gratin-768x644.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1759\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crabmeat-AU-Gratin-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crabmeat-AU-Gratin-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crabmeat-AU-Gratin.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Main Dishes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/dons-crabmeat-au-gratin\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tDon\u2019s Crabmeat Au Gratin\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/dons-crabmeat-au-gratin\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Don\u2019s Crabmeat Au Gratin\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1391 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-main-dishes tag-main-dishes entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/chicken-and-okra-gumbo\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-and-Okra-Gumbo-768x1152.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-and-Okra-Gumbo-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-and-Okra-Gumbo-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-and-Okra-Gumbo-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-and-Okra-Gumbo-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-and-Okra-Gumbo.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Main Dishes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/chicken-and-okra-gumbo\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tChicken and Okra Gumbo\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/chicken-and-okra-gumbo\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Chicken and Okra Gumbo\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1387 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-main-dishes tag-main-dishes entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/jambalaya-my-way\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jambalaya-My-Way.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jambalaya-My-Way.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jambalaya-My-Way-300x203.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Main Dishes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/jambalaya-my-way\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tJambalaya My Way\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/jambalaya-my-way\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Jambalaya My Way\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1384 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-main-dishes tag-main-dishes entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/mamas-chicken-au-gros-onions\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-Au-Gros-Onions-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-Au-Gros-Onions-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-Au-Gros-Onions-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chicken-Au-Gros-Onions.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Main Dishes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/mamas-chicken-au-gros-onions\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tMama\u2019s Chicken Au Gros Onions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/mamas-chicken-au-gros-onions\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mama\u2019s Chicken Au Gros Onions\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420bb15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"420bb15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb3727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eb3727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vegetables<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c67f56 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"9c67f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1406 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vegetables tag-vegetables entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/yam-croquettes\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Yam-Croquettes-768x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1468\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Yam-Croquettes-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Yam-Croquettes-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Yam-Croquettes.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Vegetables<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/yam-croquettes\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tYam Croquettes\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/yam-croquettes\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Yam Croquettes\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vegetables tag-vegetables entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/maque-choux\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Maque-Choux-768x514.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Maque-Choux-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Maque-Choux-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Maque-Choux.jpeg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Vegetables<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/maque-choux\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tMaque Choux\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/maque-choux\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Maque Choux\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d34808 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d34808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5165731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5165731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Desserts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8dd48 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"6c8dd48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1414 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-desserts tag-desserts entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/miss-gertrudes-pralines\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pralines-768x514.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1458\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pralines-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pralines-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pralines.jpeg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Desserts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/miss-gertrudes-pralines\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tMiss Gertrude\u2019s Pralines\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/miss-gertrudes-pralines\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Miss Gertrude\u2019s Pralines\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1412 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-desserts tag-desserts entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/gateau-de-sirop\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gateau-de-Sirop-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gateau-de-Sirop-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gateau-de-Sirop-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gateau-de-Sirop-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gateau-de-Sirop-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gateau-de-Sirop-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gateau-de-Sirop-800x450.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Desserts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/gateau-de-sirop\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tGateau de Sirop\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/gateau-de-sirop\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gateau de Sirop\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1408 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-desserts tag-desserts entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/vickys-fig-cake\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Fig-cake-768x505.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Fig-cake-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Fig-cake-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Fig-cake.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Desserts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/vickys-fig-cake\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tVicky&#8217;s Fig Cake\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/vickys-fig-cake\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Vicky&#8217;s Fig Cake\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-desserts tag-desserts entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/jeanies-pecan-pie\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-12-768x576.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1764\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-12-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-12-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-12-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-12.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Desserts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/jeanies-pecan-pie\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tJeanie\u2019s Pecan Pie\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/jeanies-pecan-pie\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Jeanie\u2019s Pecan Pie\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb48fe4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb48fe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae306df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae306df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lagniappe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43caf80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43caf80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Lagniappe is a French word commonly used in South Louisiana to signify the giving of \u201csomething extra.&nbsp; My mother owned a grocery store, and she frequently gave lagniappe (pronounce&nbsp;<i>lan-yap<\/i>) to her customers in the form of an extra amount of whatever they were purchasing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thus, this section contains a few extra odds and ends: recipes, cooking techniques and stories to complete this recipe page.&nbsp; All of the above recipes are unique in that they were found in cookbooks written before the year 2000.&nbsp; Some of the following recipes were the unsung but delicious foods enjoyed in everyday life by the typical Cajun family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a4165 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c0a4165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1422 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lagniappe tag-lagniappe entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/the-art-of-making-a-roux\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/roux.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/roux.webp 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/roux-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Lagniappe<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/the-art-of-making-a-roux\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tThe Art of Making a Roux\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/the-art-of-making-a-roux\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Art of Making a Roux\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1420 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lagniappe tag-lagniappe entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/rice\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rice-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rice-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rice-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rice-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rice-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rice-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Lagniappe<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/rice\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tRice\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/rice\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Rice\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1418 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lagniappe tag-lagniappe entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/pain-perdu-lost-bread\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pain-Perdu-Lost-Bread_1-768x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pain-Perdu-Lost-Bread_1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pain-Perdu-Lost-Bread_1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Pain-Perdu-Lost-Bread_1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Lagniappe<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/pain-perdu-lost-bread\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tPain Perdu, \u201cLost Bread\u201d\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/pain-perdu-lost-bread\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pain Perdu, \u201cLost Bread\u201d\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1416 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lagniappe tag-lagniappe entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/couche-couche\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoucheCouche.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoucheCouche.jpg 564w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoucheCouche-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoucheCouche-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Lagniappe<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/couche-couche\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tCouche-Couche\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/couche-couche\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Couche-Couche\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cd90f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10cd90f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7c185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e7c185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>From the author<\/b><\/span>:\u00a0 There are many traditional Cajun recipes not included here, especially if they require special equipment or ingredients, are too complicated, or are best cooked out of doors in the open air.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">But the recipes for these dishes, such as dirty rice, boudin, boiled crawfish, hogs head cheese and cracklings are certainly available. Join our community and ask for the recipe. If I don\u2019t have it, maybe someone else will!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccbc36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ccbc36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p2\">Happy cooking!<\/p><p class=\"p2\">Melanie Durand Grossman<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b9316 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81b9316\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"music-dancing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b958bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b958bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music and Dancing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a923b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a923b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Like food, Cajun music and dancing, are part of the glue that holds the distinct Cajun Culture together. People of all ages and backgrounds gather together to listen to music and to dance. The two step is easy to learn, and the band is happy to play anywhere: outdoors, in a barn, on a front porch or in a bar. Best of all, you don\u2019t have to know a person to ask them to dance. People just grab a partner and start dancing to the irresistible beat of the music.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3ed5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c3ed5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9e1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f9e1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Authentic Cajun Music and Dancing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb288cc e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb288cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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