The Little New Orleans Cookbook: 57 Classic Creole Recipes That Will Enable Everyone to Enjoy the S Pecial Cuisine of New Orleans

by Gwen McKee, Joseph A. Arrigo (Illustrator)

Recreate that special Crescent City magic right in your own kitchen with  The Little New Orleans Cookbook.  Here, author Gwen McKee presents fifty-seven classic New Orleans dishes, with entertaining notes and stories woven throughout. There are easy methods for making Shrimp Creole, Crawfish Etouffee, Remoulade Sauce, Seafood Gumbo, and Blackened Redfish, as well as directions for preparing Perfect Boiled Shrimp. There are also recipes for mirlitons, courtbouillon, grillades, cushaw, and maque choux, and tips for preparing red beans and rice, po boys, muffulettas, and Oysters Rockefeller. For dessert, try Chocolate Eclairs, elegant Bananas Foster, Mardi Gras King Cake, or Creamy Pralines! 

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking

80 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1991

Reviews

[Terresa Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are thinking you want some fabulous New Orleans food, then you've come to the right book! From Beignets to Blackened Redfish, Gumbo to Muffulettas, with this delightful little book, you can be re-create your favorite recipes and go back to N'Awlins whenever you choose! I'm looking forward to trying the King Cake!

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 4 out of 5]

1991 Quail Ridge Press
80 pages

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blurb

Recreate that special Crescent City magic right in your own kitchen with The Little New Orleans Cookbook. Here, author Gwen McKee presents fifty-seven classic New Orleans dishes, with entertaining notes and stories woven throughout. There are easy methods for making Shrimp Creole, Crawfish Etouffee, Remoulade Sauce, Seafood Gumbo, and Blackened Redfish, as well as directions for preparing Perfect Boiled Shrimp.

There are also recipes for mirlitons, courtbouillon, grillades, cushaw, and maque choux, and tips for preparing red beans and rice, po boys, muffulettas, and Oysters Rockefeller. For dessert, try Chocolate Eclairs, elegant Bananas Foster, Mardi Gras King Cake, or Creamy Pralines!

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From the Wild Amazone

I have a happy hubby !

Oh my goodness ! Have you ever wanted to cook down home creole dishes ? If so, this is the book for you. Simple instuctions and obtainable ingredients. I just made the Seafood Gumbo and it is out of this world. (Don't forget to make it the day before ;) The Chocolate Eclairs are to die for and easy to make. This little book is a must have for every good cook and my guys love every recipe. If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would. Buy it ! Buy one for a friend. A wonderful cookbook.

Tessie

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Excellent recipes clearly explained

This is one of the finest cookbooks I've used and definitely the best I've seen with regards to New Orleans cuisine. The recipes rarely require anything extraordinary and substitutes are suggested in those rare cases where required. In addition, she adds pronunciations which are often helpful for those of us who are creloe deprived.

Heath C. Newburn

Ms. McKee has done a fantastic job bringing the recipes to life. I could smell the fresh pralines cooling in her kitchen and couldn't wait to make a batch of my own. If you love Southern cooking, this small book will be a wonderful guide.

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Authentic New Orleans

I picked up this book at the airport as I was leaving New Orleans. I had tried many of the dishes at restaurants in the city, then recreated them with the cookbook at home. The instructions are easy to follow, and the recipes are very much like what I had in New Orleans. My family wants me to make every recipe in the book.

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[DonJulio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought after attending the 2012 Society for Neuroscience meeting in New Orleans (Oct 13-17).

The author inpersonates nicely the spirits of NOLA and shares some pieces of her own life and history in Lousiana throughout the cookbook. All the classics are there. The recipes do the job, quite easily and straightforwardly, with sometimes surprising ways for a Frenchman like me (e.g. the making of a roux with vegetables using the microwave ^^ yet it works!!!)

This book would have been perfect with pictures of the dishes. It's really missing.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have not made any of the recipes yet, but most look pretty straight forward with accessible ingredients. Nice souvenir for a New Orleans visit to relive all the deliciousness.