Local Cookbook Favorites

100+ beloved recipes proving that Southern baking is American baking—from the James Beard Award-winning chef and owner of the New Orleans bakery Willa Jean.
 

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.

Holly Clegg, author of the popular Trim & Terrific cookbook series, delivers a true gem with her new book, America's Gulf Coast Favorites, which is packed full of regional specialties, home cooking, and many familiar favorites. In keeping with tradition, all of the recipes are easy, everyday, and healthier - perfect for our busy lifestyles.

Louisiana's identity is inextricably tied to its famous foods; gumbo, red beans and rice, jambalaya, and touff e 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.

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.

With book lovers still reeling from Chef John Folse’s wild game cookbook After the Hunt, a new book, Hooks, Lies & Alibis, has emerged. Hooks, Lies & Alibis is a tribute to Louisiana’s time-honored fish and seafood tradition and cuisine.

A cookbook featuring over fifty traditional and contemporary Creole recipes from the venerable French Quarter restaurant, authored by Gumbo Shop president and executive chef Richard Stewart. The foreword, by acclaimed New Orleans historian Peggy Scott Laborde paints a broad picture of the city's history, including how and why food plays such a big part.

More Kitchen Keepsakes is a continuation of the highly successful cookbook, Kitchen Keepsakes. This collection of 500 flavorful, family-tested recipes features ten country kitchen illustrations and a section of menus. These easy-to-prepare recipes prove cooking does not have to be complicated to be delicious. Hats off to home cooking it's still the best.

A 160-page hardcover book containing more than 200 Cajun and Creole recipes, plus old photos and interesting stories about the author's growing up in the Cajun country of south Louisiana. Recipes include Pain Perdu, Couche Couche, Chicken Fricassee Stuffed Mirliton, Shrimp Stew, Grillades, Red Beans & Rice, Shrimp Creole, Bouillabaisse, Pralines.

WINNER OF THE LOUISIANA LITERARY AWARD

Celebrating the traditions of Louisiana's food, chefs, and cooks

Take your meals to the next level with this flavor-packed cookbook from the Slap Ya Mama family. Growing Up Cajun invites you to explore Cajun traditions, the history behind the Slap Ya Mama name, Cajun lore, and some of the most prized recipes in Louisiana--all flavored with Walker family stories.

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, thousands of people lost their keepsakes and family treasures forever. As residents started to rebuild their lives, The Times-Picayune of New Orleans became a post-hurricane swapping place for old recipes that were washed away in the storm.

The authoritative cookbook on Tabasco sauce from previous McIlhenny Company CEO Paul McIlhenny, featuring 80 recipes with your favorite pepper sauce in a newly revised edition.
 
Whether you ask for it by name at restaurants or are one of the legions of people who travel with your own bottle, you know there's no substitute for giving eggs, oysters, and Bloody Marys a kick.

Recipes for roux, rice, stock, seasoning, and great gumbo -- it's all in this charming little book. If you can read and stir, you can enjoy this warm, wonderful, Cajun culinary experience.

"Don't mind if I do . . . " Welcome to one of the South's most cherished traditionsthe cocktail hour. This charming volume overflows with Southern spirit with classics like the Mint Julep and the Hurricane to new concoctions like the Blueberry Martini and the Peach Mojito, each drink is as relaxing as a riverboat ride down the Mississippi.

Talk About Good II features authentic Cajun recipes with an unpretentious, yet exotic flair. Contains 12 color prints, available only in this book, by acclaimed Blue Dog artist, George Rodrigue. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies.