The Best Of Creole Cooking

A twentieth century cookbook featuring the food, cooking techniques and culinary history of the Creole people in New Orleans. One of the world's most unusual and exciting cooking styles, New Orleans Creole cookery melds a fantastic array of influences: Spanish spices, tropical fruits from Africa, native Choctaw Indian gumbos, and most of all, a panoply of French styles, from the haute cuisine of Paris to the hearty fare of Provence. Assembled at the turn of the twentieth century by a Crescent City newspaper, The Picayune, this volume is the bible of many a Louisiana cook and a delight to gourmets everywhere. Hundreds of enticing recipes including fine soups and gumbos, seafoods, all manner of meats, rice dishes and jambalayas, cakes and pastries, fruit drinks, French breads, and many other delectable dishes. A wealth of introductory material explains the traditional French manner of preparing foods, and a practical selection of full menus features suggestions for both everyday and festive meals.

As New Orleans has opened its doors to welcome millions of visitors from around the world, a whole new world of culinary opportunities has been opened to us. This book offers a selection of creole recipes: sauces stocks and basics - including creole mustard sauce, seafood butter sauce, jalapeno tartar sauce, roux, and creole seasonings; appetizers - including cajun pate, hot seafood dip, tortilla pinwheels, bayou boundin, marinated shrimp and crawfish, oysters rockerfeller, and cajun caviar; soups, salads and side dishes - including corn chowder, cheese grits, corn pudding casserole, cajun 'dirty' rice, bayou house salad, and Mardi Gras rice; entrees - including creole crab cakes, crabmeat souffle, seafood gumbo, pasta jambalaya, chicken and sausage jambalaya, and New Orleans red beans and rice; desserts - including creole pralines, French silk pie, selina key lime pie, sweet potato pecan pie, cajan velvet pie, bayou bread pudding. The text is illustrated through out with colour photographs.

"More than a collection of recipes, it is a rich tapestry, woven with love, of the food of Louisiana and the folks and folklore that have made it famous . . . . CAJUN-CREOLE COOKING is a must for anyone seriously interested in American food." -- Merle Ellis, The Butcher "A vast collection of innovative recipes that can be made by cooks throughout the United States." -- Bon Appetit "The recipes are precise and easy to follow, and there are explanatory notes on the more unusual ingredients, as well as tips on cleaning oyster shells and executing various other kitchen chores. There are procedures for making roux, preparing stocks, and frying Cajun-Creole style." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer

A taste of New Orleans--right in your own kitchen Just like a big bowl of gumbo, New Orleans is a melting pot of cultures and flavors. Its vibrant cuisine is as unique as the city itself, evidenced by the delightful scent of Creole and Cajun cooking wafting through the streets. Let The Best of New Orleans Cookbook transport you there with amazing dishes--straight out of Bourbon Street--you can make right in your own home. More than just decadent recipes, you'll find the flavor of NOLA all over this New Orleans cookbook--from profiles of iconic culinary landmarks like Café du Monde to where to find the ingredients that define its cooking, like andouille, crawfish, and Louisiana hot sauce. Because eating and drinking go hand and hand in New Orleans, you'll also find recipes for the libations it's most famous for--so mix yourself up a Sazerac, grab this New Orleans cookbook, and let's get cookin'! Inside The Best of New Orleans Cookbook you'll find: Top five picks--A local's guide to favorite places and things to do when visiting, including the five best bars and spots to enjoy raw oysters. Cook with confidence--Learn what the Cajun Holy Trinity is, how to whip up a roux, and what it takes to fry like a pro. A little something extra--Look for a lagniappe at the end of most every recipe for tips, tricks, and historical highlights related to the dish. Enjoy Big Easy cooking with this fun, easy New Orleans cookbook.

Delicious Creole Cooking Get your copy of the best and most unique Creole recipes from BookSumo Press! Come take a journey with us into the delights of easy cooking. The point of this cookbook and all our cookbooks is to exemplify the effortless nature of cooking simply. In this book we focus on Creole food. The Easy Creole Cookbook is a complete set of simple but very unique Creole recipes. You will find that even though the recipes are simple, the tastes are quite amazing. So will you join us in an adventure of simple cooking? Here is a Preview of the Creole Recipes You Will Learn: How to Make Creole Spice How to Make Cajun Spice Saucy Cajun Linguine Sweet Cajun Fish Fillets Herbed and Grilled Sweet Potatoes Shreveport Linguine Creole Marmalade Crispy Chicken Wings Bell Shrimp and Chicken Stew Pink Cajun and Lobster Linguine Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Blue Corn Sauce Creole Cauliflower Stir Fry Southern Cajun Corn Southern Lipton Soup Maribelle's Jambalaya Creamy Ritz Pasta Black Tuna Creole Cajun Fettuccini Crunchy Cajun Shrimp Bites Golden Cajun Fish Fillets Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry Much, much more! Again remember these recipes are unique so be ready to try some new things. Also remember that the style of cooking used in this cookbook is effortless. So even though the recipes will be unique and great tasting, creating them will take minimal effort! Related Searches: Creole cookbook, Creole recipes, Creole book, cajun cookbook, cajun recipes, louisiana cookbook, louisiana recipes

Stuffed with 125 Creole and Cajun inspired dishes, Acadiana Table gets to the roots of everthing you need for Louisiana cooking and regional cuisine.

Chef Folse's seventh cookbook is the authoritative collection on Louisiana's culture and cuisine.The book features more than 850 full-color pages, dynamic historical Louisiana photographs and more than 700 recipes. You will not only find step-by-step directions to preparing everything from a roux to a cochon de lait, but you will also learn about the history behind these recipes. Cajun and Creole cuisine was influenced by seven nations that settled Louisiana, from the Native Americans to the Italian immigrants of the 1800s. Learn about the significant contributions each culture made-okra seeds carried here by African slaves, classic French recipes recalled by the Creoles, the sausage-making skills of the Germans-and more. Relive the adventure and romance that shaped Louisiana, and recreate the recipes enjoyed in Cajun cabins, plantation kitchens and New Orleans restaurants. Chef Folse has hand picked the recipes for each chapter to ensure the very best of seafood, game, meat, poultry, vegetables, salads, appetizers, drinks and desserts are represented. From the traditional to the truly unique, you will develop a new understanding and love of Cajun and Creole cuisine. "The Encyclopedia" would make a perfect gift or simply a treasured addition to your own cookbook library.

This community cookbook with over 1.2 million copies sold is considered by most to be the textbook of Louisiana cuisine. Cajun, Creole, and Deep South flavors are richly preserved in authentic gumbos, jambalayas, courts-bouillons, pralines, and more. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies