re: You are hosting a "get together" of 30+ people

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Seems like most agree on gumbo. Id rather do this than jambayala.

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Doing gumbo will be fine. Won't really go with the maque choux, but you don't need that.

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I just recently turned bbq shrimp into a dip which goes further.

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I'd like your recipe for that. Seems like I've seen one on here, but I can't find it in my stuff.

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Is there a legit bread pudding recipe in the guide?

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There may be. I'm not much of a dessert maker, but I think some folks will come along who have a tried and true recipe. It's not too difficult to make a custard, season and bake. I made a savory one from time to time. Picking a good sauce is important to me. You could start a separate thread on that.

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I also thought about doing some crawfish beignets. Thoughts?

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I have one in the recipe book. It's not really a beignet. You make them with angel hair pasta and there's a sauce with them. You can put them together early and keep them on a baking sheet in the fridge until you're ready to fry them. We've served them a gazillion times and they are always eaten up. I think they must have the sauce. It's one of those things in which the app and the sauce are necessary together to create the big bang.

Ruffino's shrimp corn dogs are also always a hit. Recipe is on the web and Ruffin gave us the sauce recipe here a while back. I can't recall whether the sauce is on the web, but I have it if need be. Always a crowd pleaser. They do look a little like man weenies, though. I have a picture of some somewhere.