Cajun Cooking for Beginners [Paperback]

Marcelle Bienvenu (Author), Trent Angers (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1996

A 48-page saddle-stitched soft cover book that teaches the basics of authentic Cajun cooking. It contains about 50 simple, easy-to-follow recipes; cooking tips and hints; a glossary of Cajun food terms, such as roux, gumbo, jambalaya and etouffee; and definitions of basic cooking terms, such as beat, blend, broil, saut and simmer.

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About the Author

MARCELLE BIENVENU of St. Martinville, La., is the author of two cookbooks, one titled Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make A Roux? and the other, Cajun Cooking for Beginners. She co-authored two others, along with Chef Emeril Lagasse of New Orleans, titled Louisiana: Real and Rustic and A Creole Christmas. In the early 1970's she worked as a researcher and consultant for Time-life Books, contributing to a series of books titled Foods of the World. She's been featured in Food & Wine, Southern Living, Redbook and The New York Times, as well as in several local and regional newspapers and magazines. Since 1984 she has written a weekly food column, "Creole Cooking," for The Times Picayune of New Orleans. The column is now syndicated and published regularly in several other Louisiana newspapers, as well. She edited the 1987 edition of The Picayune's Creole Cookbook, originally published in 1901 and re-issued to celebrate the newspaper's 150th anniversary. She has extensive catering management experience for restaurants including K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, Commander's Palace and Brennan's of Houston. A graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, she owned and operated a restaurant named Chez Marcelle near Lafayette, La., in the early 1980s.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Acadian House Publishing (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0925417238
• ISBN-13: 978-0925417237
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,412,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Regional & International > General

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book for **BEGINNERS**, July 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cajun Cooking for Beginners (Paperback)

The other reviewer completely missed the point. This is a starter's book, of course it will seem basic to someone from New Orleans. I was also raised in New Orleans, and,like most people here, I was raised cooking. However, those poor souls raised north of I-10 need some help. Ms. Bienvenu is a well respected culinary writer in the New Orleans area, and offers solid advice to the uninitiated.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration, June 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Cajun Cooking for Beginners (Paperback)

Having been raised north of I-10 and not needing help with my cajun cooking, I love to read cookbooks all the same, even though cooking is not one of my favorite chores. Cajun Cooking For Beginners has inspired me to cook some of the old favorite dishes, using it's recipes for reference. My family thanks you.

6 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Being born born on the Bayou doesn't mean she can cook, June 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cajun Cooking for Beginners (Paperback)

I don't know where this woman learned to cook, but she sure needs to go back to school. I was born and raised in New Orleans and went to college in Lafayette, Louisiana so I know Louisiana cooking. Her recipes are trite and unimaginative. Do yourself a favor and buy a cookbook .... Save your money and avoid indigestion, don't use this book. END