A wonderful vegetarian main dish for lunch or dinner. Or it can be served as a vegetable side dish with meat or pasta. Add sliced cucumbers and tomatoes for a complete meal.

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This 15 Bean recipe can be made with either Cajun spice pack, or the plain, with salt and pepper to taste. It can be made in a crockpot (soak beans overnight, or at least 6 hours, first), or cooked on top of the stove. Eat as a main course soup OR SERVE OVER RICE, like a true cajun would! My husband eats ALL beans over rice!

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Cookbook creator says: Here in Mississippi, red beans & rice is a standard "Monday special." Something women put on the stove to simmer on the traditional wash day of yesteryear. Now, we have washing machines & dryers. But there's nothing like coming home after a hard day @ the office to the delicious aroma of red beans!

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Cookbook creator says: So yummy and filling, you'll feel like you've come to mamma's for dinner :)

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This delicious eggplant dish is savory, and filling, but not heavy, and it's a great way to use this summer vegetable.
This recipe can be made very quickly using a skillet and the microwave. The oven could be used for the final step to provide a more "roasted" and browned appearance, but either way it still tastes good! In the summer, using the microwave helps keep the kitchen cooler, and that is the way I show it in the picture. Alternatively, the eggplant could be peeled, and this recipe would make a wonderful casserole supper dish!

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A flourless Chocolate Cake using pecans

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Cookbook creator says: While this is not a Lighter taste recipe, I will experiment with it, and come up with one that tastes like this, but with less calories, fat and sugar! Wish me luck, because this one is SOOOO good!

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Cookbook creator says: For a little cajun flair sprinkle a little Tony's seasoning on the chicken before flouring and shake a drop or two of Louisiana Hot Sauce on the mushroom/artichoke wine sauce!

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