Articles from June 2017

Shrimp, Sausage, & Potato Stew

Louisiana Favorites, Seafood, Soups
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I had zero intentions of cooking today. But, good things happen sometimes. It’s June and 87 degrees outside today, but I’m making a stew! Thank God for central air conditioning!

 

First things first, you MUST use my Shrimp Stock recipe for this stew. http://www.coopcancook.com/shrimp-stock/  It’s only right! Store bought Stock is cool, but it just doesn’t compare to the homemade goodness of my rich shrimp stock! Fresh veggies are another must have for seasoning. Leave that frozen stuff out of this! 

 

This stew is delicious! Spicier the better for me! And make it in advance. It’s 100x better the next day! I hope you make it!

Love,

B. Coop

Shrimp, Sausage, & Potato Stew
Serves 6
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
40 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
40 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 lb shrimp
  2. 1 lb smoked sausage (sliced, browned, and drained of grease)
  3. 1 onion
  4. 1 bell pepper
  5. 1/3 cup chopped green onion
  6. 1 celery
  7. 3-4 potatoes
  8. 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  9. 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  10. 4 cups shrimp stock*
  11. 1 T onion powder
  12. 1 T garlic powder
  13. 2 T liquid crab boil
  14. cajun spices to taste
  15. fresh parsley
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a pot
  2. Whisk in flour and 1 T cajun seasoning
  3. Continue to whisk on medium heat until roux is a dark peanut butter color
  4. Add in chopped onion, bell pepper, green onions, and celery.
  5. Stir in sausage and stock
  6. Add in onion and garlic powders
  7. Bring to a simmer and lower heat
  8. Cook, uncovered for 25 mins or until it no longer tastes of flour
  9. Peel and dice potatoes
  10. Add them to the stew and cook until tender
  11. Season to taste
  12. Toss shrimp in the crab boil and add to the pot
  13. Continue to simmer until shrimp are cooked
  14. Add in parsley
  15. Serve over warm rice
  16. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. If stew is too thick, add more stock.
  2. *I have a shrimp stock recipe. Use type "stock" in the search.
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Easy White Cake

Desserts, Recipes
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My darling Cookies know that baking is NOT my thing! I made this white cake just because I had strawberries and milk in the fridge and I was bored. Magic happens that way. I prayed, whipped out the mixer, and this is what happened!

 

I shared this cake on Facebook and, unexpectedly, it went viral. I was SHOOK! I didn’t even break out my dslr. That’s why photo quality sucks. Don’t worry. I’ll be filming this soon. 

This cake is made with love. Lots of it! Feel free to top it as you like. Use any frosting you prefer. Make it your own! But, don’t switch up my cake recipe, okay? I want you to enjoy the moist texture and all of the love I put into it!

Oh! Here’s the frosting recipe too! I didn’t forget.

Love,

B. Coop

Easy White Cake
Serves 8
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
50 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
50 min
For the Cake
  1. 2 1/3 cups of cake flour or sifted all purpose flour
  2. 2 sticks unsalted butter (softened)
  3. 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  4. 2 Tablespoons baking powder
  5. 6 large egg whites
  6. 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
  7. 1 teaspoon almond extract
  8. 1 cup of whole milk
  9. 1 pinch of salt
Cream Cheese Icing
  1. 8 oz of PHILADELPHIA cream cheese (don't you put that Great Value cream cheese in my recipe, bae!! We need the good stuff for this part)
  2. 1 stick unsalted butter (softened)
  3. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  4. 2 cups confectioners (Bougie word for powdered) sugar
  5. 2 tablespoons whole milk
Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 8 or 9 inch cake pans.
  2. Using an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar together for about 2 mins. Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Then alternate adding half of the milk with half of the flour, baking powder, salt mix. Blend in between. I hope that makes sense.
  3. Next, add in the extracts.
  4. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until they become frothy. Add the whites in with the batter and beat for another minute to combine. Do not over mix. If your cake comes out stiff it's your fault cause Coop warned you. 😘
  5. Pour batter into pans and bake for 25-30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cakes come out clean.
  6. Cool on wire racks. Or just flip them on a plate or something to cool, Chile. I don't have no dang on cooling racks it just sounds professional 🤷🏽‍♀️
  7. Anyway, allow them to cool before icing them.
Icing
  1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and put it on your cake.
Notes
  1. Make sure all ingredients are used at room temp. Set them out 30 mins to an hour before making your cake. Butter and cream cheese may take longer to soften.
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The Best Pot Roast Ever…No Seriously. Ever!

Beef, Recipes
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Pot Roast. Classic. Slow cooked. Tender. Words that come to mind when Pot Roast comes to mind. Get it? Okay, anyway, I’m giving you the best one ever. 


Searing the roast before placing it in the oven helps make it fork tender and juicy.
Don’t forge the fresh herbs! You know Rosemary is my favorite. But, combining that flavor with thyme gives the beef something extra special.

Allow the roast to cook for awhile before adding the veggies. I used Idaho potatoes and carrots.

Don’t worry. The gravy will be perfectly thick and ready to serve over rice!

Pot Roast
Serves 4
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Prep Time
20 min
Total Time
2 hr 40 min
Prep Time
20 min
Total Time
2 hr 40 min
Ingredients
  1. 3 lb chuck roast* (choose one with marbling. that's the white stuff that looks like veins in meat)
  2. 3 T butter (garlic & herb if you can find some)
  3. 1 T olive oil
  4. 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  5. 1 T onion powder
  6. 3 T cajun seasoning (or salt and pepper to taste, good luck with that tho)
  7. 3 T Worcestershire sauce
  8. 1 T garlic powder
  9. 2 cups beef broth
  10. 1 T tomato paste
  11. 2 sprig fresh thyme
  12. 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  13. 1 cup chopped carrots
  14. 1/2 cup chopped celery
  15. 2 cloves garlic
  16. 1 onion coarsely chopped
  17. 1/2 bell pepper sliced
  18. 3-4 potatoes (chopped)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
  2. Massage the Worcestershire sauce and dry spices into the roast (it'll tip you in flavor)
  3. Now, dredge all sides of roast into the flour, shake off the excess
  4. Using a dutch oven or large skillet, heat oil and butter
  5. Sear the roast of ALL sides. Once all sides are brown, remove to a plate
  6. Add in the onion and bell pepper and saute until browned.
  7. Then stir in the tomato paste
  8. Pour in the broth and stir to deglaze the pan.
  9. If using a dutch oven, add the roast back in on top of the veggies. If using a roasting pan, Pour the veggies and broth in the pan and lay the roast on top.
  10. Add in the thyme, garlic, and rosemary.
  11. Cover and bake for about an hour and 20 mins. Turn the roast over halfway during the baking process.
  12. Carefully remove the roast and add in the remaining veggies on top
  13. Place back into the oven and cook for another hour or until the veggies and roast are fork tender
  14. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. *Move baking time will be required for a heavier roast.
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Country Sausage Gravy

Breakfast, Louisiana Favorites, Pork, Recipes
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Nothing traps a man better than a thick, homemade gravy! Well, so I’ve heard. It hasn’t work for me yet. Anyway, these gravy is everything you need to gain hips and thighs, honey! I only recommend that you eat this once every other year. It’s as delicious as it is unhealthy though! 

Mouth watering yet? I know it is! Sin on a plate! And if you pour this over my Momma’s biscuits? Lawwwd hammercy! Do it! I’m enjoying this breakfast stuff.

Love,

B.Coop

Country Sausage Gravy
Serves 4
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
20 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
20 min
Ingredients
  1. 1/2 lb breakfast sausage
  2. 3-4 slices of bacon (chopped)
  3. 1/3 cup flour
  4. 2 cups milk
  5. 1 T onion powder
  6. salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Fry bacon in a cast iron skillet
  2. When bacon is almost done, add in the sausage
  3. Cook until sausage is completely cooked through and browned.
  4. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute
  5. Slowly stir in the milk
  6. Add in onion powder and season to taste with salt and pepper
  7. Once the gravy thickens, turn off the heat.
  8. Serve over biscuits
  9. Gravy will thicken as it stands.
  10. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. If the gravy is too thick for your liking, add more milk.
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My Momma’s Biscuits

Breakfast, Recipes
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I know you watch the tv show “Martin”, right? “Not my momma biscuits!!” That’s all I could think of while filming my mom making these things! Cookies, I convinced my mom to share her easy and perfect biscuits with you! That’s a real feat! See how much I love you guys!

No milk, eggs, or butter needed. Well, only at the end. Who can eat biscuits without butter?? I wouldn’t dare! 

Enjoy these with some jam, syrup, or my Sausage gravy!

Love,

B. Coop

My Momma's Biscuits
Yields 6
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Prep Time
10 min
Prep Time
10 min
Ingredients
  1. 3 cups self rising flour
  2. 1 T granulated sugar
  3. 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  4. 1/2 cup lemon lime soda (7 up or Sprite)
  5. 1 T vegetable oil
  6. 2 T butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
  2. In a bowl, mix the flour and sugar
  3. Create a "well" in the center of the bowl and pour in the 1/3 cup of oil and soda
  4. Gradually fold the dry mixture into the wet ingredients.
  5. Knead only until all is combined
  6. Pinch a small handful of dough and roll it into a ball
  7. Add 1 T of oil to your pan or cast iron skillet and spread
  8. Add the biscuits into the pan, gently pressing them flat
  9. Bake on the lower oven rack for 10-15 mins or until the bottom of the biscuits are brown.
  10. Rub butter on the top of each biscuit and move them up to the top oven rack
  11. Continue to bake until the tops of the biscuits are golden brown
  12. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. If dough is crumbly, add more soda as needed.
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Rosemary Breakfast Potatoes

Breakfast, Recipes
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Keeping the breakfast ball rolling with these yummy Rosemary Breakfast Potatoes! My mom and I had brunch at a sweet little restaurant a few weeks ago. Their potatoes were the best I’d ever had. I had to try my hand at recreating them. Nailed it! lol Humbly, I nailed it. 

DO NOT SKIP THE ROSEMARY! I prefer fresh, but dry works too. It adds that something special to these potatoes! Parboiling ensures that the potatoes cook through. Scramble some eggs and few slices of bacon to accompany these bad boys. Enjoy! More breakfast recipes are coming.

Love, 

B. Coop

Rosemary Breakfast Potatoes
Serves 3
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
  1. 4 Yukon gold potatoes (diced)
  2. 1 diced onion
  3. 1 T cooking oil
  4. 2 T butter
  5. 1 T fresh rosemary (chopped)
  6. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  7. 1 T Accent seasoning
  8. salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Parboil potatoes for 5-6 mins
  2. Heat oil and butter in skillet
  3. Add onions and saute for 2 mins
  4. Pour in potatoes and all spices
  5. Flatten potatoes in the skillet
  6. Allow to brown at the bottom on medium low heat for 7 mins
  7. Flip and repeat until all sides are golden brown and tender
  8. Serve
  9. Enjoy!
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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Breakfast, Recipes
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Cookies, I’m making it a priority to give you guys breakfast recipes. I only have like one on here! Shrimp and Grits don’t really count. So, I already gave you a healthy pancake recipe. Now, here comes the sinful ones. 

And this pancake recipe is my favorite. Fluffy and buttery. They work every time. If you’re making them plain, just add a couple of teaspoons of sugar. 

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Let me know in the comments!

Love,

B. Coop

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Yields 5
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
30 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
30 min
Pancakes
  1. 1 cup self rising flour
  2. 1 teaspoon baking powder ( I know self rising flour already has it in there. We want these pancakes extra fluffy though. Trust Coop.)
  3. 1 cup of milk
  4. 1 egg
  5. 2 T melted butter
  6. 1 T vanilla extract
  7. pinch of salt
Cinnamon Filling
  1. 4 T melted butter
  2. 1/2 cup brown sugar
  3. 1 T ground cinnamon
Icing
  1. 2 T whipped cream cheese
  2. 1 cup powdered sugar
  3. 2 T melted butter
  4. 1 T vanilla extract
Cinnamon Filling
  1. Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
  2. Set aside.
Pancakes
  1. Mix all dry ingredients together.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk all wet ingredients together.
  3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a fork.
  4. Be careful not to over mix. Batter should have small lumps.
  5. Allow to stand for 5 mins.
  6. Heat a griddle or heavy bottomed skillet oven medium heat.
  7. Scoop out 1/3 cup of the batter per pancake.
  8. Allow to cook on that side for 2 mins or until golden.
  9. Pour cinnamon filling into a disposable piping bag or ziplock bag and cut a small tip at one corner.
  10. Squeeze filling in a circular swirl onto the pancake.
  11. Flip pancake over and cook until golden.
  12. Repeat until all batter is used.
Icing
  1. Mix and whisk all ingredients together until smooth. (Make sure your cream cheese is softened.)
  2. Drizzle icing over pancakes and serve.
  3. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. If icing isn't mixing smoothly, microwave the ingredients for 25 secs in a microwave safe dish.
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Creamy Swiss Chicken

Chicken, Recipes
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You guys know i’m a lazy cook. I don’t really mind the cooking part per say. It’s the dang clean up part that vexes my spirit! Dishes give me anxiety. Don’t be fooled by the photos. I am the Paper Plate Gourmet. Before starting this blog, I forgot I even owned real dinnerware. Facts! Anyway, I said all of that nonsense to say, one pot meals are Coop’s faves! Here’s another one to add to the collection. 

I remember attending my church’s banquet around 2006-2007. The caterers served baked chicken in an insanely delicious cream sauce. I never forgot it. And, I think I’ve made something pretty close to that flavor. On top of that, it’s easy, creamy, and quick! ISSA WIN!

This would be divine over some potatoes! But, I wanted to keep this as keto friendly as possible, so I just paired it with steamed veggies. What are you gonna serve it with? 

Love,

B. Coop

Creamy Swiss Chicken
Serves 4
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
  1. 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (sliced thinly)
  2. 1 T onion powder
  3. 1 T garlic powder
  4. 2 tsp thyme
  5. salt and pepper
  6. 1 T olive oil
  7. 2 T butter
  8. 1 T minced garlic
  9. 1/2 cup chicken broth
  10. 1 cup heavy cream or plain greek yogurt
  11. 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  12. 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
  13. fresh parsley
Instructions
  1. Season chicken with all spices listed
  2. Heat oil in a skillet
  3. Cook chicken on both sides until cooked through completely. (approx. 3-4 mins per side; varies depending on thickness)
  4. Remove and set aside
  5. Melt the butter in the same skillet
  6. Add garlic and saute for 30 secs
  7. Deglaze the pan with the chicken broth
  8. Stir in the heavy cream
  9. Once sauce starts to thicken, add the cheese.
  10. When the cheese melts, return the chicken to the skillet
  11. Cook for 5 mins or until chicken is hot and completely cooked.
  12. Garnish with parsley
  13. Enjoy!
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Beef and Broccoli

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Put the phone down, boo! *cues Erykah Badu* “I can make you put ya phone down!” No, I’m serious. No need for takeout anymore! This Beef and Broccoli recipe is alllll you’ll need from here on out, Cookies! Trust me. 

Baaaaby, this sauce tho!! LIFE! And this meal would be perfect for meal prepping. It tastes even better the next day! Free feel to add rice. I didn’t need it.

Love,

B. Coop

Beef and Broccoli
Serves 4
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Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
40 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
40 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 lb thinly sliced steak
  2. 4 cups fresh broccoli florets
  3. 1/3 cup soy sauce
  4. 1 T onion powder
  5. 1 T hoisin sauce
  6. 2 T brown sugar
  7. 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
  8. 2 T cornstarch
  9. 1 T water
  10. 1 T minced garlic
  11. 1 tsp ginger
  12. 2 T sesame or canola oil
Instructions
  1. Season steak with onion powder
  2. In a small bowl, whisk soy sauce, hoisin, brown sugar, juice, and water together.
  3. Stir in the garlic and ginger
  4. Pour half of this mixture on the steak and toss to combine. Reserve the remaining sauce.
  5. All steak to marinate at room temp for 20-30 mins
  6. Bring a pot of water to a boil
  7. Add in the broccoli and allow to cook for 4-5 mins
  8. Drain and set aside
  9. Heat a skillet or wok on medium high heat
  10. Pour in oil
  11. Once oil is hot, add the steak, and cook until it develops color.
  12. Add in the broccoli and remaining sauce
  13. Stir fry until tender; about 5 mins
  14. Serve alone or over rice.
  15. Enjoy!
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