Cooking: Louisiana Cuisine

Ann Cuiellette is a native of New Orleans who grew up in a large, Creole family-the twelfth of thirteen children. All of the dishes in this Cookbook are family recipes, but each include a story about Ann's experience with that dish growing up in a household filled with love, energy, camaraderie, sometimes chaos, but most of all great food! It's a Cookbook and a Storybook. After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Ann wanted to find a way to honor her family heritage, especially since she had siblings who lost their homes in this tragedy.

In this treasury of Cajun heritage, the author allows the people who are the very foundations of Cajun culture to tell their own stories. Nicole Denée Fontenot visited Cajun women in their homes and kitchens and gathered over 300 recipes as well as thousands of narrative accounts. Most of these women were raised on small farms and remember times when everything (except coffee, sugar and flour) was home-made. They shared traditional recipes made with modern and simple ingredients.

From the heart of Cajun country, here are over 90 mouthwatering, plant-based recipes made with traditional Cajun flair. When the French Acadian settlers of Nova Scotia migrated to Louisiana, they brought with them a zest for life and love of good food. They began to adapt their diet by incorporating local ingredients, which were influenced by cooking styles from Spain, Africa, the Caribbean, and Native Americans.

You'll learn how to make delicious vegan versions of File Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Boulettes, Jambalaya, Blackened Tofu and much, much more. Traditional Cajun recipes have been modified to preserve the taste and textures of the original foods while reducing the amount of oil used. So pull out the fil and cayenne, and let the good times roll. All recipes are egg- and dairy-free but some do contain honey.

Executive chef at the Caribbean Room, as well as chef at the popular Kabby's restaurant, the late Chef Louis Evans established a reputation as one of the most creative and skilled Creole chefs in the nation. The first black chef in history to be admitted to the exclusive Order of the Golden Toque, Evans utilized his unique talent and distinct blending of flavors to create some of New Orleans' finest Creole dishes.

Mémère's Country Creole Cookbook showcases regional dishes and cooking styles associated with the "German Coast," a part of southeastern Louisiana located along the Mississippi River north of New Orleans. This rural community, originally settled by German and French immigrants, produced a vibrant cuisine comprised of classic New Orleans Creole dishes that also feature rustic Cajun flavors and ingredients. A native and longtime resident of the German Coast, Nancy Tregre Wilson focuses on foods she learned to cook in the kitchens of her great-grandmother (Mémère), her Cajun French grandmother (Mam Papaul), and her own mother. Each instilled in Wilson a passion for the flavors and traditions that define this distinct Cajun Creole cuisine. Sharing family recipes as well as those collected from neighbors and friends, Wilson adds personal anecdotes and cooking tips to ensure others can enjoy the specialty dishes of this region. The book features over two hundred recipes, including dishes like crab-stuffed shrimp, panéed meat with white gravy, red bean gumbo, and mirliton salad, as well as some of the area's staple dishes, such as butterbeans with shrimp, galettes (flattened, fried bread squares), tea cakes, and "l'il coconut pies." Wilson also offers details of traditional rituals like her family's annual November boucherie and the process for preparing foods common in early-twentieth-century Louisiana but rarely served today, such as pig tails and blood boudin. Pairing historic recipes with Wilson's memories of life on the German Coast, Mémère's Country Creole Cookbook documents the culture and cuisine of an often-overlooked part of the South.

The taste of authentic Creole cuisine can make even the most jaded palate sit up and take notice. Shrimp remoulade, jambalaya, red beans and rice, courtbouillon, deviled crabs and oysters, crawfish etouffee'the list of delicious, mouthwatering Creole dishes goes on and on. And the recipes for these flavorful delicacies are all here'along with dozens of other all-time favorites'straight from the celebrated kitchen of Mother Roux, Creole cook extraordinaire . These savory recipes are peppered throughout with Mother Roux's penetrating wit and humorous insights into the art of cooking and things Creole.

Cajun foods such as gumbo, crawfish étouffée, and boudin are increasingly popular, yet relatively little is known about the history of this fascinating cooking tradition. Stir the Pot explores how Cajun cuisine originated in a seventeenth-century French settlement in Nova Scotia and came to be extremely popular on the American dining scene over the past few decades. From debunking myths about Cajun cooking to exploring the fascinating place that food holds in everyday life and special occasions in Acadia, the authors present the complex history of this well-loved ethnic cuisine in a most palatable manner. Includes sections on "The Evolution of Cajun Cuisine," "The Role of Food in Cajun Society," and "The Cajun Culinary Landscape" as well as a glossary of terms and extensive bibliographic resources.

Tell me more about the ways of Acadiana, about life in Southwest Louisiana and about those memories of meal times, recipes and family values found no where else.

A comprehensive cookbook that celebrates the unique cuisines of Louisiana "Cajun and Creole" and what each derived from French, Spanish, English, African, and Indian cultures. While some of the recipes have been modernized, others have been copied directly from their original 1800s versions.

What can you expect from a chef raised on Mauritius, who apprenticed in South Africa, travelled extensively within Latin and Asian cultures, mastered California cuisine as a Beverly Hills chef, and who now runs his own restaurant in New Orleans? Delicious global cuisine. In this text, Dominique Macquet explores exotic culinary frontiers, describing the poetic license he takes with traditional food and his culinary palate's tropical accents.

Louisiana's identity is inextricably tied to its famous foods; gumbo, red beans and rice, jambalaya, and étouffée are among the delicious dishes that locals cherish and visitors remember. But Louisiana's traditional cuisine has undergone a recent revision, incorporating more local ingredients and focusing on healthier cooking styles. In The Fresh Table, locavore and native New Orleanian Helana Brigman shares over one hundred recipes that reflect these changes while taking advantage of the state's year-round growing season. Her book offers staples of Louisiana fare seafood, sausage, tomatoes, peppers, and plenty of spices, pairing these seasonal dishes with advice about stocking one's pantry, useful substitutions for ingredients, and online resources for out-of-state cooks. Brigman equips every kitchen from New Orleans to New York with information about how to serve Louisiana cuisine all year round. With each season The Fresh Table provides an irresistible selection of affordable recipes like Petit Crab Cakes with Cajun Dipping Sauce, Rosemary Pumpkin Soup served in a baked pumpkin, Fig Prosciutto Salad with Goat Cheese and Spinach, Grilled Sausage with Blackened Summer Squash, Blueberry Balsamic Gelato, and Watermelon Juice with Basil. Brigman introduces each recipe with personal stories that add the last ingredient required for any Louisiana dish: a connection with and appreciation for one's community.

Food sets the tempo of life in the Bayou State, where people believed in eating locally and seasonally long before it was fashionable. In Hungry for Louisiana: An Omnivore's Journey award-winning journalist Maggie Heyn Richardson takes readers to local farms, meat markets, restaurants, festivals, culinary competitions, and roadside vendors to reveal the love, pride, and cultural importance of Louisiana's traditional and evolving cuisine. Focusing on eight of the state's most emblematic foods-crawfish, jambalaya, snoballs, Creole cream cheese, filé, blood boudin, tamales, and oysters-Richardson provides a fresh look at Louisiana's long culinary history. In addition to concluding each chapter with corresponding recipes, these vignettes not only celebrate local foodways but also acknowledge the complicated dynamic between maintaining local traditions and managing agricultural and social change. From exploring the perilous future of oyster farming along the threatened Gulf Coast to highlighting the rich history of the Spanish-Indian tamale in the quirky north Louisiana town of Zwolle, Richardson's charming and thoughtful narrative shows how deeply food informs the identity of Louisiana's residents.

Welcome to Louisiana & Welcome to Homegrown Let Justin Wilson introduce you to the bounty of Louisiana and the food of friendship and family. In Justin Wilson's Homegrown Louisiana Cookin' Justin serves up all the recipes from his Homegrown television series in addition to hundreds more for: * Appetizers* Salads and Dressings Gumbos and Soups* Sauces and Gravies Rice, Pasta, and Stuffings* Seafood Poultry and Eggs* Meats* Game Vegetables* Breads* Desserts Beverages* Preserves So, come to Louisiana and enjoy some good cookin' and eatin' -I garontee

More than 800 recipes reflect the flavorful cuisine of Louisianas Isleos modern-day descendants of Canary Islanders who immigrated in 1778.

For over three decades, Nancy Wilson collected anecdotes and recipes from Louisianas Italian immigrants, including her family and friends, as a way to preserve her children's Italian heritage.

New Orleans con Sabor Latino is a documentary cookbook that draws on the rich Latino culture and history of New Orleans by focusing on thirteen New Orleanian Latinos from diverse backgrounds. Their stories are compelling and reveal what for too long has been overlooked. The book celebrates the influence of Latino cuisine on the food culture of New Orleans from the eighteenth century to the influx of Latino migration post-Katrina and up to today. From farmers' markets, finedining restaurants, street cart vendors, and home cooks, there isn't a part of the food industry that has been left untouched by this fusion of cultures. Zella Palmer Cuadra visited and interviewed each creator. Each dish is placed in historical context and is presented in full-color images, along with photographs of the cooks. Latino culture has left an indelible mark on classic New Orleans cuisine and its history, and now this contribution is celebrated and recognized in this beautifully illustrated volume. The cookbook includes a lagniappe (something extra) section of New Orleans recipes from a Latin perspective. Such creations as seafood paella with shrimp boudin, Puerto Rican po'boy (jibarito) with grillades, and Cuban chicken soup bring to life this delicious mix of traditional recipes and new flavors.

When people come to New Orleans, one of the first things they think of is food. Now, local food writer Dale Curry presents the recipes that can be found in many kitchens throughout the area. These recipes have stood the test of time and have become the cuisine that this city was built upon. Classic dishes such as grillades, daube, courtbouillon, and gumbo are only a few of the delicious dishes offered by this expert on New Orleans cooking.