Louisiana Real & Rustic

"Nowhere else have I found the passion for flavor that encompasses the lives of Louisianians, day in and day out, " writes Emiril Lagasse. In "Louisiana Red and Rustic," the prize-winning New Orleans chef, cookbook author, and television cooking personality presents the great dishes of his adopted state in 150 down-home recipes -authentic versions of some of America's favorite regional dishes, gathered from generations of Louisiana cooks. Fricassees, etouffees and grillades, meat pies and oyster fries, red beans and rice, and jambalayas and gumbos in in endless, mouthwatering variety - each recipe is spiced with the unabashed joy of cooking and eating that makes every Louisiana meal a feast.