Louisiana Crawfish

If you've never tried these, it is quite the experience. I have had them  (meaning one) once. Considering I don't usually eat anything with the eyes still attached, that is quite an accomplishment. A friend of ours from Louisiana brought these to a party once. I must say it is quite a presentation watching a group of people gathered around a huge table full of these things just digging right in. They were just grabbing, peeling, and smacking like crazy and seemed to be in complete bliss. I remember them being called "crawdads" from my neck of the woods in TN as a child. From the way Edith Watts describes it in her book, I guess the proper way to eat these just comes natural if you partake. Presenting in honor of Black History Month, another true classic from Jesse Willis Lewis. Enjoy.

Easy Apple Crisp

 This recipe is an old one from a Betty Crocker Cookbook, from the 60's I think. It was shared by my niece, Erin, who is a fine cook herself. I plan to feature more of her recipes in the future. She has been a vegetarian for many years, so I'm sure she has a lot of delicious meatless recipes to chose from. She made it while we were visiting a few months back. She served it warm with vanilla ice cream! It is so delicious to be so simple! It  can easily be doubled. I recommend it because you are going to love it! If you do so, you may want to cut back on the salt a little. 
Enjoy!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place in buttered 10x6x2" baking dish 4 cups apples - thin sliced
Sprinkle with 1 tsp.cinnamon and 1 tsp salt and 1/4 cup water
Rub together  (mix with fingers or spoon) 3/4 cup sifted flour (I use bread flour)
1 cup sugar
1/3cup butter (margarine works too.)
Drop mixture over apples.
Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.