New Orleans Cookbook

by Lena Richard

Overview

From Lobster Salad to Baked Stuffed Oysters and Crawfish Bisque, this compilation of recipes offers the best of New Orleans cuisine. Chef Lena Richards pulled inspiration from her southern roots and her experience in the catering business, to create delectable dishes. In addition to recipes, this comprehensive cookbook offers menu ideas for both formal and informal dinners.

Have you ever wondered how to make Crawfish Bisque or Baked Stuffed Oysters? Find out from an experienced caterer and cooking school owner who decided to share her secrets. In New Orleans, creating a fine dining experience and enjoying it is an art. This book teaches the ambitious cook how to create that art.

From cocktails, to compotes, to pastry and pies, this cookbook offers a bit of everything. Ideas for menus for both formal and informal dinners are also included. So get adventurous and have some fun creating some New Orleans favorites!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565545885
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/30/1999
Series:	Cookery Series
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

As a revered chef and caterer in the 1930s, Lena Richard worked to make her recipes accessible to a wider public. In 1937 she opened her own cooking school to teach the art of food preparation and presentation. She prefaces her book with the assertion that anyone can discover the secrets of Creole cooking, even such difficult dishes as court bouillon, crawfish bisque, and shrimp rémoulade.