Bayou Plantation Country Cookbook

The Bayou Plantation Country Cookbook offers a historical and culinary tour of the plantations in the scenic bayou country of Louisiana and the surrounding areas. In addition to the over 100 local recipes offered, there are descriptions and vintage photographs of the people who inhabited the area as well as stories of current bayou chef celebrities and their specialties. From the Italian and German immigrants to the plantation slave cooks, from the classic cuisine of the French aristocrats to the ingenious dishes of the Acadian deportees who learned to make a tasty meal using next to nothing, the Bayou Plantation Country Cookbook celebrates Louisiana's diverse cultural and culinary heritage. Recipes range from crabmeat mousse, alligator chili, and seafood okra gumbo to Italian fig cookies and artichoke-stuffed chicken breasts.