Lots of the tried and true recipes, 1957-style. Truth be told, not much has changed! A useful little cookbooklet from The Culinary Arts Institute. Also published under the title "The Creole Cookbook" as part of an international series from Culinary Arts.
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Pictured on this title page is the former Bourbon Street home of distinguished Louisiana native and international government figure Lindy Boggs.
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You just can't pass up a rich oyster stew.
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Tender plus rich? Yes please.
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My mother-in-law was quite good at daube.
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Pompano is almost always on the menu at fine restaurants in the French Quarter.
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mmm, Pompano Florentine.
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When was the last time you fried up a big batch of frog legs with MSG? I'll wait . . . đ¤Ł
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Red beans and rice, that's very niiiice . . .
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I made pralines for the first time about 2 years ago at New Orleans School of Cooking. Not as tricky as you'd think!
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Laissez les bons temps rouler! âď¸ đ đ đˇ