From My Kitchen to Yours .....
Ingredients 1 can black-eyed peas 1/2 english cucumber 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1 medium jalapeño pepper, finely chopped 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro if available 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 large …
Summertime is the right time for cucumber and tomato salad, Summertime is the right time for cucumber tomato salad, it’s fast and fresh. And most of all no cooking involved.
Maque choux, pronounced mock shoe, is a vegetable side dish popular in the South region of the United States, particularly among the residents of southern Louisiana. The ingredients commonly include corn, onions, green bell pepper and tomatoes. Some recipes call for the addition of garlic and celery. All the ingredients are normally braised until they soften and then hot sauce or cayenne pepper is added to enhance the flavors of the vegetables.
The origins of the term maque choux are not clearly defined. The phrase can be traced to Cajun French and may have been influenced by the word machica, which is a Spanish term for a traditional dish of toasted corn meal. Other sources cite the Cajun French word maigrchou, which means thin child, as the root for the term, based on a variation of maque choux that is commonly thinned with milk or cream and resembles a soup. Another possible origin of the phrase is moque-chou, which when translated from the French language means mock cabbage, indicating that cabbage may once have been included in the recipe.
