Cooking Up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from the Times-Picayune of New Orleans

After the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, "The Times-Picayune" of New Orleans became a post-hurricane swapping place for old recipes that were washed away in the storm. This compilation features 250 of these delicious authentic recipes along with the stories about how they came to be.

Publisher Marketing: After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans thousands of people lost their keepsakes and family treasures forever. As residents started to rebuild their lives The Times-Picayune of New Orleans became a post-hurricane swapping place for old recipes that were washed away in the storm. The newspaper has compiled 250 of these delicious authentic recipes along with the stories about how they came to be and who created them. Cooking Up a Storm includes the very best of classic and contemporary New Orleans cuisine from seafood and meat to desserts and cocktails. But it also tells the story recipe by recipe of one of the great food cities in the world and the determination of its citizens to preserve and safeguard their culinary legacy. Brief Description : "New Orleans is well-known for its diverse culinary history. After Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, tens of thousands of people lost their keepsakes and family treasures forever. As residents started to rebuild their lives, The Times-Picayune of New Orleans became a post-hurricane swapping place for old recipes that were washed away in the storm. Marcelle Bienvenu and Judy Walker have compiled more than 225 of these delicious, authentic recipes along with the stories of how they came to be and what they mean to those who have searched so hard to find them again..."--p. [4] of cover. Biographical Note : Marcelle Bienvenu, the "Queen of Cajun Cooking," is a food writer and cookbook author. She lives in St. Martinville, Louisiana. Judy Walker has written a number of cookbooks on Southwestern food and currently lives in New Orleans where she works as the food editor at the Times-Picayune of New Orleans. Publisher Marketing : After Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans in 2005, Cooking Up a Storm was published to tell the story--recipe by recipe--of one of the great food cities of the world and the determination of its citizens to preserve and safeguard their culinary legacy. Ten years later, the city is back in business and this hardcover edition of the original cookbook is here to celebrate the community's rebirth by reminding us of the great recipes that belong only to the city of New Orleans, but are beloved by us all.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 368 | Publication Date: 2015-08-18