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Crawfish Wontons with Spinach and Cream Cheese Filling

Ingredients: Crawfish Wontons Fresh Spinach Leaves (one leaf per wonton) Cream Cheese Mixture: (mix together in a bowl) 4 oz. Cream Cheese, softened 4 oz. Sour Cream 1 tsp. Soy sauce 1 tsp. Garlic Powder 1 tsp. Tony’s  1/4 c. chopped red onion 1 tsp. Parsley, chopped 1 tsp. Basil, chopped 1 tsp. Cilantro, chopped 1 tsp. Oregano, chopped Instructions: After mixing the cream cheese mixture together, lay out your first wonton.  Place one spinach leaf on the wonton.  Place a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture on top of the spinach leaf, then place 2 crawfish on top of that.  Pull the four corners of the wontons together. (Wet the wonton with a basting brush to help it stick). (you can also make these into egg rolls) Fry or steam however you like!  Dip in Soy or Teriyaki Sauce!  Enjoy!

Strawberry Cake with a Twist of Mamie...

This recipe is based on Paula Dean's recipe, but with few twists that my grandma taught me about making cakes... I hope you enjoy!!!  Ingredients for Cake : 1 (18.25-ounce) box white cake mix 1 (3-ounce) box strawberry-flavored instant gelatin 1 (15-ounce) package frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed 4 large eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup water (I do half (1/8) whole milk & 1/8 water to make a really moist cake!) Ingredients for Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting: 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 (8-ounce) package cream  cheese , softened 1 (10-ounce) package frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed (you will only need 1/4 cup of this) 1/2 teaspoon strawberry extract 7 cups confectioners' sugar Fresh strawberries, or chocolate covered strawberries for garnish, optional Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 (9-inch) round cake pans In a large bowl, combine cake mix and gelatin.  Add pureed strawberries, eggs, oil, a...