Louisiana's Award Winning Recipes [Paperback]

Missy Armstrong (Author), Dottie Brewer (Author), Harrietta Randazzo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2002

"Here, for the first time in print, is a wonderful collection of recipes from Louisiana's renowned and treasured legacy of fine Southern cooking. Many of the recipes are New Orleans Times-Picayne award winners, and many are family heirlooms--secrets of the Southern kitchen that have been handed down from generation to generation--now revealed in all their mouth-watering glory."

Product Details

• Paperback: 135 pages
• Publisher: Billion $ Baby Publications (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970794517
• ISBN-13: 978-0970794512
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,097,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great cook book, May 4, 2006

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Joan Silvey "Author of Counting 1-10 in Ameri... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Louisiana's Award Winning Recipes (Paperback)

Out of all my cookbooks,this is the best organized and the binding makes it so easy to work with. I can tell a lot of thought and work went into it. The large print is helpful for me. The size is perfect for the counter and the "tips" are an extra delightful bonus. The recipes are so easy to follow and most ingredients are already on hand. I've tried some of the recipes and they are delicious! This cookbook is a wonderful addition to any kitchen.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Collection of Authentic Louisiana Recipe, February 9, 2006

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Consuelo S. Meux "Consuelo Meux" (Central California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Louisiana's Award Winning Recipes (Paperback)

Do you love Southern home-cooked foods? If you have ever been to Louisiana, you know that there is nothing like the flavors that come from that historic State. Cooking in the Louisiana tradition is close to my heart since all of my family comes from Louisiana. That's why I love to collect cookbooks of Louisiana recipes. So it was a natural for me to pick up the "Louisiana's Award-Winning Recipes Cookbook" by Missy Armstrong, Dottie Brewer and Harrietta Randazzo. If you're looking for simple to prepare, real home-cooking, tasty recipes, you'll enjoy this compact cookbook.

Louisiana is known for rich, savory dishes and this collection of award-winning recipes by home cooks presents a good variety of dishes to explore. The "Louisiana Award-Winning Cookbook" is comprised mainly from a collection of recipes that were submitted to the New Orleans Times Picayune Newspaper for a contest to see who could cook up the best recipes. The authors say this book contains award winning recipes from Louisiana "that reveal methods of preparing the dishes that were kept secret for generations."

One thing for sure, you have to love rich, high-fat foods to really enjoy authentic Louisiana cooking. The recipes in this cookbook carry on that tradition and do not bend to the rules of any contemporary diet craze. For example, the "Everyday Country Cornbread" lists Gold Metal self-rising flour and 2 tablespoons of Crisco butter flavored shortening with the option to use plain Crisco shortening in the ingredients. Another example is the "Surprise Chicken Kiev" that calls for 2 teaspoons of Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning to flavor the pounded chicken breasts. You might need to substitute these types of ingredients with something more accessible or fitting into your diet choices. However, if you can stick as close as possible to the recipe, you will have a great experience of the basic flavor and zest of the authentic Louisiana dish.

For the most part, the ingredients used are readily available and I tried several of the dishes in my kitchen as a treat for my family. The "Spicy Okra Puffs" were easy to prepare and added just a bit of heat on the tongue with the addition of Tabasco Sauce in the mixture. My family enjoyed the "Steak au Poivre" dish for Sunday dinner that was marinated in a cup of dry Vermouth which tenderized the meat and added to the simple flavors which is another little known tradition of Louisiana cooking.

You'll find some dishes for special occasions that you might have wondered how to prepare such as the "New Orleans Cajun Fried Turkey" with Cajun Injection Seasoning, or the "Golden Glazed Rock Cornish Hens" with a homemade golden glaze.

The cookbook does not have an index which means you have to skim whole sections to find a recipe. But the short chapters make it easy to find what you need. Although the book is not too large, it provides a full range of dishes to try, from appetizers and dips to beverages, vegetables, meats and desserts. I like this cookbook. Good recipes from this region are a treat and it's even better when you find no-frills recipes that come from the home kitchen of cooks from the area. "Louisiana's Award-Winning Recipes" represents a labor of love that will be a welcome addition to the shelves of cooks who love Louisiana foods.

Consuelo S. Meux, Ph.D.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Collection of Recipes, January 9, 2006

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Tracy Winters "Publisher/Author" - See all my reviews
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Louisiana's Award Winning Recipes has a wide variety of recipes with a distinctly Southern flavor. Sure to add some "spice" to your meals. I particularly liked the division of chapters - it's easy to find your favorites like the award-winning Pork Chop Casserole for Ordinary People on page 74. I also liked the binding, which made the book very easy to use.