The Picayune Creole Cookbook

by Gabriela Dewitt (editor)

To assist the good housewives of the present day and to preserve to future generations the many excellent and matchless recipes of the New Orleans cuisine by gathering up from the old Creole cooks and the old housekeepers the best of Creole cookery, with all its delightful combinations and possibilities, is the object of this book. If you are a bon viveur, you will love this cookbook! As a collector, finding this title was just as exciting as finding a treasure trove of gold. With a delightful and well-written introduction which gives a history of Creole cuisine, and recipes which are still relevant today, you will find yourself taping them on the insides of your kitchen cabinet doors to refer to them time and time again.

2527 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 24, 2013

Reviews

[Ariel Rosetti · Rating 5 out of 5]

The recipes are out of this world. They remind me of the way my mother use to cook, having come from the southern part of the United States. If you enjoy cooking and preparing tasteful food, try some of the delights in this book. Ariel Rosetti