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Yaka Mein

Author: Cynthia LeJeune Nobles

Bread Pudding with Warm Bourbon Sauce

This signature dessert from New Orleans is a classic Creole dish.

Crawfish Enchilada con Queso

Author: Greg Sonnier

Southern Fried Chicken

Southern Fried Chicken - The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from The Dooky Chase Cookbook by Leah Chase and are part of our story on...

Author: Leah Chase

Seafood Gumbo

For most people, the word gumbo immediately conjures the Cajun and Creole cooking of Louisiana. But okra (ngombo in Bantu), for which the soup-stew is...

Author: Edna Lewis

Red Beans

An easy red beans over rice recipe straight out of New Orleans

Author: Leah Chase

Treme (Mock) Turtle Soup

Author: Patrice Keller Kononchek

Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster, a favorite New Orleans dessert, was created by the Brennan family in the 1950s when they opened Brennan's restaurant in the French Quarter....

Author: Marcelle Bienvenu

Crawfish Etouffée

Author: Marcelle Bienvenu

Calas Fried Rice Fritters

Author: David Guas

Lake Charles Dirty Rice

Author: Donald Link

Red Beans and Rice

Garlic bread is perfect on the side. You can find Creole or Cajun seasoning in the spice section of most supermarkets.

Author: Sandi Nelson

My Boudin

Author: Donald Link

Shrimp and Andouille Gumbo

Author: Bruce Mattel

Trout Meunière, Old Style

Author: Tom Fitzmorris

Old Fashioned Crawfish Boil

Boiling crawfish is an art - something that quickly becomes apparent to anyone who's watched a cook prepare the cooking liquid. This recipe has been modified...

Creole Jambalaya

Author: Leah Chase

Crunchy Fried Shrimp with Cayenne Aïoli

Southern cornmeal crusted deep-fried shrimp.

Chicken and Tasso Jambalaya

Author: Paul Prudhomme

Oysters Bienville

Author: Leon E. Soniat Jr.

Banana Pudding

Author: David Guas

Herb and Spice Southern Fried Chicken

Author: Damon Lee Fowler

Potato Salad

Author: Leah Chase

Creole Style Oven Hash Browns

Author: Galit Stevens

Jalapeño Cheese Grits

Author: John Besh

Buttermilk Beignets

Like they make at Café de Monde in New Orleans. These crispy-fried beignets are dusted with snowy confectioners' sugar.

Author: David Guas