The 100 Greatest New Orleans Creole Recipes (Paperback)

by Roy F. Guste (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company; 1st Pelican Ed edition (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565540468
• ISBN-13: 978-1565540460
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #184,852 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Deal, November 29, 2000

By A Customer

I've used this book for about six years now, and have never been disappointed. Mr. Guste's Chicken Creole is soulful and authentic, and his Gumbo is gospel truth. He does not trifle with passing fancies such as lite, fusion or lo-fat anything. His ingredients are unapologetically authentic: many cooks outside the South may need to do some creative substitution. A minor complaint is that this cookbook, like most nowadays, seems not to have been edited at all, and a few ingredients and steps are missing, so a smart user will read carefully and in some cases extrapolate. But the recipes are simple and honest, well within the skills of the average cook, and the results will make you appreciate the only high cuisine native to America.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adapts dishes for home use and simplifies many of the steps involved in producing the classics, July 3, 2006

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

The best of Louisiana cookery comes from a restauranteur and French-trained chief who uses his background to select the definitive and best dishes of New Orleans. Creole cooking has a reputation for complexity: not so in The 100 Greatest New Orleans Creole Recipes, which adapts dishes for home use and simplifies many of the steps involved in producing the classics. No color photos here - but the simplified dishes don't need them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great easy to follow recipes, January 14, 2007

By	Kar Dell "spiceumup" (North East United States) - See all my reviews

I love this cookbook so much that I am buying a replacement as I have worn out the first one over the 10 years I have it. A personal fav is the Jambalya, easy to make and delicious. The recipes give alternatives (chicken instead of shrimp etc) and the range of recipes is huge. If creole is of interest to you, this book will get you started in a great way.