-Chris Rose
Fifty straightforward recipes with lush photography provide an authentic taste of Creole cuisine. These are the benchmarks of New Orleans' city-style dining as opposed to country-style Cajun cooking.
Creole cuisine is the delectable, freewheeling legacy of a celebrated, storied city. It is the most refined of America's regional cooking styles and proves that flavor is our universal language.
Recipes have evolved through three centuries of New Orleans cooking, drawn from Spanish and French settlers, settlers from Africa, the Caribbean, Italy, Ireland and Germany. Each cook contributed techniques, seasonings and recipes, modified to make use of New Orleans' bounty, creating Creole cuisine.
The chefs of Galatoire's, Antoine's, Arnaud's, Mr. B's Bistro, Cafï¿1/2 Reconcile, Commander's Palace, and Upperline have provided iconic recipes such as Shrimp Creole, Sausage and Chicken Gumbo, and Pot au Feu, and sides such as Cheese Grits, Fried Green Tomatoes with Shrimp Remoulade, and Crabmeat Ravigote. Sweet endings include classics such as Bananas Foster, Beignets, and Pralines.
The tips and techniques gleaned from some of the city's many master cooks and chefs reinterpret complex or professional dishes into those easily prepared by the home cook. Each has been carefully tested for successful execution in the standard home kitchen. Rollicking stories link taste with tradition.
Kit Wohl is an award-winning writer, photographer, and artist who works with food experts, chefs, and creative professionals. New Orleans Classic Creole Recipes is her eleventh book. She and Billy, her husband, live in New Orleans.
OTHER PELICAN TITLES BY KIT WOHL:
Arnaud's Restaurant Cookbook: New Orleans Legendary Creole Cuisine o The P&J Oyster Cookbook o New Orleans Classic Appetizers o New Orleans Classic Brunches o New Orleans Classic Celebrations o New Orleans Classic Cocktails o New Orleans Classic Desserts o New Orleans Classic Gumbos and Soups o New Orleans Classic Seafood
Chris Rose was a 2006 Pulitzer Prize winner for the New Orleans Times-Picayune's Public Service Award. He was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his coverage of daily life after Hurricane Katrina. He authored the New York Times bestseller 1 Dead in Attic.
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