Pelican Publishing

The very best of Louisiana cuisine from the former chef and proprietor of the legendary Antoine’s.

From restaurateur and French-trained chef Roy F. Guste, Jr., The 100 Greatest New Orleans Creole Recipes presents a selection of choice recipes ranging from “Haute Creole” entrées like daube glacée to hearty red beans and rice. For generations, these dishes have graced the tables of famous dining establishments and family kitchen tables alike, proving their universal appeal and enduring popularity.

Chef Guste has simplified the steps of some his grander recipes, testing each one using only four saucepans, a skillet, and the bare minimum of utensils. The key to producing authentic Creole food, as he emphasizes, is the simplicity of the process and the freshness of the ingredients. Follow these recipes and you can create the true flavor of Louisiana.

Accompanying these recipes are beautiful period illustrations, as well as reminiscences and anecdotes of the recipes’ origins that only a few other true Louisianians would know. With gumbos, bisques, blackened dishes, appetizers, drinks, and desserts, this book makes Creole dining equally elegant and effortless.

A classic Louisiana cookbook originally designed for the homemaker from a cooking competition winner and member of a famous family of restaurateurs.
 
Cooking in several languages comes naturally to Myrtle Landry Simms, a descendant of French immigrants and Acadian refugees from Nova Scotia. In 1932, she helped her father establish Don’s Seafood Inn, a forerunner to the famous Don’s Seafood and national Landry’s restaurant chains. An award-winning cook herself, Mrs. Simms created one of the restaurant’s signature dishes, the stuffed flounder, as well as many other tasty delights. Landry’s secrets of preparing Cajun and Creole cuisine, as well as traditional favorites like glazed pork chops, stuffed squash, and chicken fricassee are revealed, along with Landry’s Papa’s $1 Million Barbecue Sauce, which she says was “the start of a restaurant chain.”
 
Mrs. Simms’ Fun Cooking Guide is written for the economical cook and the relaxed hostess. Many of these tempting recipes can be prepared ahead of time and chilled until time to pop them in the oven or carry them to the dining table. Whether you are cooking for two or a crowd, Myrtle Landry Simms makes cooking New Orleans Creole and Louisiana Cajun country dishes—as well as traditional menus—easy, fun, and best of all, delicious!

“Irish, southern, or pub fare, all of the recipes in McGuire’s Irish Pub Cookbook will have mouthwatering effects on readers and diners alike.” —The Mount Airy News
 
For more than thirty-five years, McGuire’s Irish Pub has been serving authentic fare to its customers in Pensacola, Florida. Now, fans of McGuire’s fun-loving food and drinks can try all their best dishes at home. This mouth-watering volume covers McGuire’s signature recipes for everything from bread and brunch to fish and fowl to meat and desserts. Also included in the foreword are thirty-two color photographs of McGuire’s itself to give readers a sense of the quirky pub that is home to such terrific meals.
 
One evening’s menu might begin with Potato Goat-Cheese Napoleons with Olive Pesto, followed by Mean Gene’s Mulligatawny with freshly baked Barmbrack, a traditional Irish loaf. For the main course, you might choose Stuffed Quail with Pilsner Sauce. But why stop there? No dinner is complete without dessert, and who could resist Apple Brown Betty Cheesecake, paired with a warm mug of Hot Limerick Toddy? For breakfast the next morning, treat yourself to Gingerbread Waffles with Irish Coffee Syrup and Ginger Sugar!
 
McGuire’s creative appetizers, entrées, and desserts are impossible to resist. Regardless of what is on the menu, enjoy McGuire’s food with a “bain taitneamh as do bheile”—a hearty appetite. Chapters feature such delicacies as breads, party picks, sandwiches, savory pies and tarts, pasta and crepes, and heavenly desserts.
 
“You might not have bagpipers, a moose head, and dollar bills tacked to your ceiling . . . but McGuire’s Irish Pub Cookbook will help you recreate the restaurant’s magic.” —Pensacola News Journal

“This mouthwatering collection is stuffed with satisfying Southern dishes that will keep any seafood lover coming back.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
From the sky, Savannah and the surrounding Low Country resemble an intricate silvery spiderweb of creeks, rivers, marshes, and streams that feed into the Atlantic Ocean. Twice daily, seven-foot tides sweep the intracoastal waterways, nourishing abundant oyster beds. It is a rich marine environment that yields a variety of fresh seafood, and Savannahians have been delighting in their coastal cuisine since the area was first settled in 1733.
 
In this delightful roundup of the city’s classic seafood dishes, gathered from restaurants throughout Savannah, author Janice Shay has divided the featured recipes into the “major food groups”—crab, oysters, fish, and shrimp, with a nod to a few popular “carpetbagger” scallop recipes. From a hearty serving of Tubby’s Boiled Shrimp to the complex flavors of Mrs. Wilkes’ Seafood Casserole, Shay presents recipes the city’s chefs have refined to perfection. They will delight any cook with their simplicity and freshness. Those unfamiliar with Savannah food will be surprised at the soups, stews, and chowders that define their culinary traditions as well as the constant competition among restaurants as to who serves the best crab cake. Dive in and enjoy food that the whole family will love!
 
“This book’s a good catch, y’all. My fear is that, after this book hits the shelves, everyone will be buying so much seafood, there won’t be enough left for me.” —Martha Giddens Nesbit, coauthor of Paula Deen Celebrates!
 
“A mouthwatering adventure into the best restaurants the city has to offer.” —Library Journal

A local favorite for fifty years: Recipes, stories, and photos from the New Orleans Creole kitchen famed for its “fabulously good food” (Mimi Sheraton, The New York Times).
 
Starting in 1944, Buster Holmes served up soulful cuisine from his French Quarter restaurant at 721 Burgundy for half a century. Civil rights leaders and street musicians, debutantes and doxies, and all variety of hungry characters would gather in his shop for the daily specials he listed in scrawling letters on a chalkboard.

This collection of Holmes’ dishes includes his unmistakable and beloved red beans and rice recipe, along with hundreds of other entries ranging from shrimp Creole and Creole gumbo to turnip greens, fried chicken, deviled eggs, meatloaf, and—for the adventurous—preparations for such local game as marsh hare, possum, nutria, and squirrel. Historical photographs, anecdotes, and information about the restaurant and its history pepper the pages of this tribute to the classic Creole kitchen.

Includes a new foreword by award-winning food historian Poppy Tooker
 
“I've made grits before but nothing like this recipe. It called for 2 eggs added to milk to make a cup, and baked in the oven for 40 minutes. I must say, these are the best grits I’ve ever had. Rich, creamy, and yummy, I’ll be making this recipe again.” —Reader Views