Justin Wilson Looking Back: A Cajun Cookbook [Hardcover]

Justin Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1997

The culinary trendsetter collects here some of his favorite recipes from his previous cookbooks, which illustrate the development of not only his personal cooking style, but also the Cajun cuisine that he helped pioneer more than 30 years ago.

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About the Author

Justin Wilson was internationally known as a Cajun cook and humorist. During his lifetime, he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show. He was voted one of the 100 most influential Southerners of the twentieth century by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and his twenty-seven comedy albums once outsold Elvis Presley. His other Pelican titles include The Justin Wilson Cookbook, The Justin Wilson #2 Cookbook: Cookin' Cajun, Justin Wilson Looking Back: A Cajun Cookbook, The Justin Wilson Gourmet and Gourmand Cookbook, Justin Wilson's Outdoor Cooking with Inside Help, Justin Wilson's Cajun Humor, More Cajun Humor, and Justin Wilson's Cajun Fables. Wilson died in 2001.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (September 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565542827
• ISBN-13: 978-1565542822
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll like it, I gare-on-tee, November 18, 2001

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James M. Henry (Southaven, MS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Justin Wilson Looking Back: A Cajun Cookbook (Hardcover)

First of all, I can't believe another reviewer knocked this book because it contained previously released recipes; the name of the book is "Looking Back"!!!!!!

Now that I have that off my chest, I love this cookbook. Justin Wilson knows true, authentic cajun cooking (he's native to the area and from the old school). Looking through this cookbook (there are many pictures), I had a certain feel of nostalgia for a different era. The recipes included accentuate this feeling. The stories and antecdotes also contibute to this feeling of yesteryear. My earliest memories are of me and my Dad watching Justin on Saturday afternoons and this cookbook brings back alot of memories (I really hate to just call this a cookbook as it is much more than that). The recipes are very easy to follow and the results are delictable and authentic. For anyone who has ever seen Justin on PBS, you will love this cookbook. For anyone who has no idea who Justin Wison is, this cookbook will give you some great insight into true cajun and creole cooking, from a man who spent his entire life enjoying it.(Justin was cajun when cajun wasn't cool.) I can not emphasize enouph how important it is to appreciate this cookbook for what it is. Justin wasn't some high profile chef, who moved to an area he wasn't from, trying to capitalize on an already popular form of cooking. The recipes are from cooking methods that were passed down to him, and many of them came out of survival more than anything else. Justin Wilson is an icon and this book will make you feel like you knew him.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Justin's "Looking Back" is well worth a look!, November 21, 1999

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Funky Junk "Funky Junk" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Justin Wilson Looking Back: A Cajun Cookbook (Hardcover)

Excellent cookbook! As an seafood-lover I enjoyed Justin's recipes: Boiled Shrimp In Shell, Barbecued Crabs, & (the marinated) French-Fried Shrimp. Not as detailed as Justin's other bestseller, "Homegrown Louisiana Cookin", but still full of great recipes which Justin actually prepared on Mississippi educational TV over 25 years ago. One more thing: HOLD some' them onions on the "Chicken I Don't Know" recipe! For my tastes it's way too much and very potent. I suggest using 1 cup of onion rather than the 4 cups the recipe actually calls for.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Cookbook to Read and Use, February 4, 2001

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Al the Pal "Al the Pal" (The Fruited Plain, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Justin Wilson Looking Back: A Cajun Cookbook (Hardcover)

I bought this book after seeing reruns of Justin on TV a couple of years ago. He has folksy comments about a variety of subjects on most pages. I have tried a number of recipes and had some tasty results. There are lots of family pictures sprinkled among the ingredients and instructions. He starts out by explaining how to make roux. I never could understand why anyone would buy it ready-made.

Some of the ingredients may be difficult to come by in some areas, but you will find plenty of recipes with common ingredients. He likes his dishes spicy and uses generous amounts of wine and Louisiana Hot Sauce in some. There's nothin like a Jambalaya that makes your hair sweat!

You will also have an enjoyable book to sit back and browse through in your favorite comfy chair. Be sure and bring a glass of that beaujolais drinkin' wine - I garontee!