Raven’s Favorite Recipes

In heavy saucepan, combine eggs, cream,
sugar and salt. Cook and stir over low heat, until mixture coats a metal
spoon. Cook 2 minutes more. Stir in vanilla. Pour into 1-quart shallow
baking dish. Chill. Sift brown sugar over top. Set in shallow pan of
ice cubes and water. Place on middle rack and broil at 400 degrees 4
to 5 minutes or until a bubbly crust forms. Serve warm or chilled.

For a chicken gumbo: Use 1 chicken
and about 1 pound smoked sausage. 

For a Seafood Gumbo: Use 2 pounds cleaned shrimp, 1 can crabmeat,
up to 2 pounds crawfish (if you can find this), 1 pint oysters, 4 quarts
water. 

 

In a large stockpot, add chopped vegetables, water, roux, chicken and
sausage, and seasonings (if making seafood gumbo, wait to add meat until
last hour). Cook on medium heat. Use file to taste if desired.

Lay salmon in an unheated flat pan
and coat well with white sugar. Pan fry the salmon for a few minutes
and then add the sugar. Fry until caramelized. Enjoy!

Cook pasta (ziti noodles) until they
are done. While cooking the noodles, shred the mozzarella cheese with
a cheese grater. Then, add a meat marinara sauce of your choice and
the mozzarella cheese. Bake until brown at 375.

Bake the pie crust as directed and
set aside. Beat sweet potatoes until smooth. Set aside. Mix brown sugar,
cornstarch and spices in 3-quart saucepan until well blended. Stir in
eggs, sweet potatoes and evaporated milk until well blended. Cook over
medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
Boil and stir 2 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Pour into pie crust. Refrigerate
3 hours. Spread top of pie with Reddi Whip or any whipped cream. Refrigerate
any remaining pie immediately. Serves 6.