"Caribbean Cookin' - Allen Family Favorites"

This great family-style cookbook

contains time-honored favorites such as

Frank's Famous Greens

Coconut Flan

Caribbean Crab & Rice

Conch Chowder

Joy's Cuban Roast Pork

and other delicious recipes you won't want to miss!

It's a bit of the Caribbean mixed with a little of the American South, with new favorites and old,

resulting in the best of many culinary traditions.

And at only $15 ... what a fantastic gift!

Ma's Rockin' Potato Salad

5 lbs. potatoes, peeled & diced                  

2 onions, diced                                              

1 sm. jar sweet relish                                           

1/2 cup mustard                                           

1 green bell pepper, diced                           

Salt, to taste                                                     

Hellman's Mayonnaise, to taste

1/2 cup Wishbone Creamy Caesar

Crushed red pepper (optional)

6 boiled eggs (divided)

1 lb. rock shrimp, peeled & de-veined

Paprika

     Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.  Add diced potatoes and lower heat slightly.  Cook until potatoes are tender, yet firm.  Drain and cool completely.  In a large bowl, add cooked potatoes, onion, relish, mustard, bell pepper, salt, mayonnaise, Wishbone dressing and red pepper.  Chop four of the six boiled eggs and add to bowl.  Gently mix everything thoroughly until all ingredients are evenly distributed.  Spoon salad into a sturdy serving bowl.  Slice remaining two boiled eggs; arrange slices and steamed shrimp over salad in a decorative pattern, sprinkling with paprika for a splash of color.  Cover and chill.  Enjoy!

     Recipe by Mary Allen, widow of Alexander Allen, Jr., son of Rev. Alexander Allen.

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Drunken Shrimp & Sausages

1 lb. shrimp, peeled & de-veined                    

2 Tbsp. Mrs. Dash Italian Season (divided)   

Salt & pepper, to taste                                       

4 smoked hot sausages                                     

1/4 cup olive oil                                                

Half a white onion, chopped                            

Half a green bell pepper, chopped

2 Tbsp. minced garlic

4 bay leaves

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce

1 lg. can stewed tomatoes

1/2 cup Corona beer

     Season shrimp with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of the Mrs. Dash Italian seasoning; set aside.  Cut sausages into bite sized pieces.  In a large skillet, fry sausage until done; drain excess oil.  Add olive oil, onion, green bell pepper, garlic, bay leaves, remaining tablespoon Mrs. Dash Italian Seasoning, garlic powder and salt to taste; sauté until onion is browned.  Stir in tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes.  Add beer to skillet (and drink the rest of the beer!).  Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes.  Add shrimp and cook until shrimp are done.  Serve over white rice or your favorite pasta.

     Recipe by Donna Allen Moore, great-granddaughter of Mary Allen Carey.

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