Cajun Aces

Cody and Sam Carroll cater their three year old's playdate with some kid and adult friendly Cajun favorites. Their menu includes purple-colored Natchitoches Beet Pies that are just as fun to look at as they are to eat. Cody then whips up his favorite tangy Pimento Deviled Eggs using eggs harvested from his MawMaw Duke's hen house. Next, daughter Malley helps Sam make her Grandma's Mayhaw Thumbprint cookies with preserves from a local Louisiana berry. Finally, Sam and Cody shake things up with incredibly quick and simple Hometown Honey Pickles.

Cody and Sam Carroll serve up a Quick and Big Easy Brunch on the farm using a few time-saving tips. They whip up Crawfish and Easy Oven Grits with Poached Eggs and Heirloom Rye Biscuits with Ponchatoula Strawberry Preserves -- both with local stone-ground ingredients. Traditional rice dumpling Hot Calas with Cane Syrup are also on the menu and a little city is brought to the country with a New Orleans original coffee cocktail called Cafe Brulot.

Deep in the Louisiana Bayou where cast iron is king, Sam and Cody Carroll are making an entire Sunday night family dinner using one-pot cast-iron recipes. Their menu includes Sam's Shrimp and Corn Soup with Maque Choux Skillet Cornbread featuring sweet corn fresh from a nearby farm. Next, they're melding Cajun cooking with German cuisine in Robert's Cove Potato Salad. Finally, Sam's family recipe for Cast Iron Cobbler with Louisiana Blackberries meets Cody's family's Sassy Sauce to create a sweet new Sunday dinner tradition.

Cody and Sam Carroll have been perfecting the art of tailgating ever since their college days. They're going to the next level on the grill with Sugarcane Smoked Wings with Cane Row BBQ Sauce and Rosemary Ranch before making Kajun Kolaches with Hot Tails Smoked Sausage and Creole Honey Mustard. There's also a Collard Green and Artichoke Dip with Brown Butter Grilled Country Bread and Chickory Chocolate Cookies for dessert.