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Yaka Mein

Author: Cynthia LeJeune Nobles

Bread Pudding with Warm Bourbon Sauce

This signature dessert from New Orleans is a classic Creole dish.

Southern Fried Chicken

Southern Fried Chicken - The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from The Dooky Chase Cookbook by Leah Chase and are part of our story on Mardi Gras. Chase also shared some helpful tips exclusively...

Author: Leah Chase

Crawfish Etouffée

Author: Marcelle Bienvenu

Shrimp and Andouille Gumbo

Author: Bruce Mattel

Seafood Gumbo

For most people, the word gumbo immediately conjures the Cajun and Creole cooking of Louisiana. But okra (ngombo in Bantu), for which the soup-stew is named, reached South Carolina with the slave trade...

Author: Edna Lewis

Lake Charles Dirty Rice

Author: Donald Link

My Boudin

Author: Donald Link

Crawfish Enchilada con Queso

Author: Greg Sonnier

Red Beans

An easy red beans over rice recipe straight out of New Orleans

Author: Leah Chase

Treme (Mock) Turtle Soup

Author: Patrice Keller Kononchek

Chicken and Tasso Jambalaya

Author: Paul Prudhomme

Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster, a favorite New Orleans dessert, was created by the Brennan family in the 1950s when they opened Brennan's restaurant in the French Quarter. It was named for a regular customer, Dick Foster....

Author: Marcelle Bienvenu

Red Beans and Rice

Garlic bread is perfect on the side. You can find Creole or Cajun seasoning in the spice section of most supermarkets.

Author: Sandi Nelson

Crunchy Fried Shrimp with Cayenne Aïoli

Southern cornmeal crusted deep-fried shrimp.

Calas Fried Rice Fritters

Author: David Guas

Herb and Spice Southern Fried Chicken

Author: Damon Lee Fowler

Oysters Bienville

Author: Leon E. Soniat Jr.

Banana Pudding

Author: David Guas

Trout Meunière, Old Style

Author: Tom Fitzmorris

Lemon Icebox Pie

Author: David Guas

Creole Style Oven Hash Browns

Author: Galit Stevens

Old Fashioned Crawfish Boil

Boiling crawfish is an art - something that quickly becomes apparent to anyone who's watched a cook prepare the cooking liquid. This recipe has been modified for ease of preparation at home. Most Cajuns...

Chicken, Andouille, and Oyster Gumbo

Author: Marcelle Bienvenu

Creole Jambalaya

Author: Leah Chase

Potato Salad

Author: Leah Chase

Gumbo Ya Ya

Author: Michelle McRaney

Link Family Crawfish Boil

Author: Donald Link

Chocolate Yummy

Author: Donald Link