River Road Recipes: The Textbook of Louisiana Cuisine (Plastic Comb)

~ Junior League of Baton Rouge (Author) "CAFE NOIR, the early morning cup or after dinner demitasse, and CAFE AU LAIT at breakfast time are highlights in the day of a South..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

"...one of the finest, most exciting regional cookbooks to be found in America." -- Craig Claiborne

"A Creole cookbook puts Baton Rouge's Junior League on the map." -- People Magazine

"If there were a community cookbook Academy Awards, the Oscar for best performance would go to River Roads Recipes." -- New York Times

"...one of the finest, most exciting regional cookbooks to be found in America." -- Craig Claiborne<br /><br />"A Creole cookbook puts Baton Rouge's Junior League on the map." -- People Magazine<br /><br />"If there were a community cookbook Academy Awards, the Oscar for best performance would go to River Roads Recipes." --New York Times

Product Description

River Road Recipes is the nation's #1 best-selling community cookbook series. This cookbook features classic creole and cajun cuisine. These 650 recipes include the basics like "how to make a roux". This is the "Textbook of Louisiana cooking".

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 272 pages
• Publisher: The Cookbook Marketplace (September 15, 1959)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961302631
• ISBN-13: 978-0961302634
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,125 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you only own one cookbook this is the one, November 10, 1999

By	Bobs - See all my reviews

Walk into the kitchen of anyone's home in Louisiana and you will see a copy of this cookbook. When I moved from Louisiana to Los Angeles I took my mother's well-worn copy (she bought herself a new copy). That was 15 years ago and I finally got tired of taping the pages back in so I bought a new copy of my own just recently. The recipes are easy to follow and everything tastes good (my personal favorite -- chile con carne). Whenever I have company over for dinner I always flip through this book and never fail to find something interesting to cook. I still give this book as gifts to friends. One side note: the book was published in 1959 and the recipes are not known for low fat-low sodium-low cholesteral content but with a little imagination you will be able to find suitable substitutes for certain ingredients (butter, bacon drippings, egg yolks, and chicken fat are just a few of the heart-attack causing ingredients I've discovered in these recipes).

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The quintessential Louisiana cookbook, December 23, 1998

By A Customer

This cookbook sets the standards for all Cajun cookbooks. I am an 11th generation Louisiana Cajun, and this book has been the benchmark in my family since it was written. We've tried nearly all the recipes, and I can't say that there's ever been a mediocre one in the bunch. Nothing's heart healthy, but if you want great food....ain't nothing better.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars River Road Recipes, October 22, 2000

By	"dm13857" (Jacksonville, FL via New Orleans) - See all my reviews

If I could only own one cookbook, this would be it! In fact, for a while, it WAS my only cookbook. It contains so many different types of food. I absolutely love everything I've tried in this book. The recipes are very easy to follow and usually not very time consuming. One of my favorites is the Chicken Cacciatore. It's great! This book is something to pass down from generation to generation.