Acadian Plantation Country Cookbook.Acadian Plantation Country Cookbook Anne Butler Pelican Publishing Company 1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053-2246 9781589804623, $25.00 www.pelicanpub.com 1-800-843-1724 Inspired by the culinary traditions of southern Louisiana's beautiful plantations along the Atchafalaya Basin country, the "Acadian Plantation Country Cookbook" is a compilation of superbly presented recipes selected and compiled by bed and breakfast operator Anne Butler whose B&B is located on her family homestead in the historic Butler Greenwood Plantation--which has been in her family since the 1790s. Therefore Anne brings to bear a very special expertise with recipes ranging from Smothering smothering death by asphyxiation. Occurs where poultry are carelessly herded into a corner where they cannot escape and where they are piled four or five birds deep; they will die of asphyxia very quickly. See also crowding. Beef--Cajun Style; Louisiana Grits Bread; Crawfish crawfish: see crayfish. Gumbo gumbo, another name for okra; also applied in the W United States to a rich, black, alkaline alluvial soil, which is soapy or sticky when wet. gumbo ; and Jim Bowie's Hush Puppies; to Fried Alligator; Chretien Point Plantation Praline French Toast; Cajun Classic Boudin bou·din also Bou·dain n. pl. bou·dins also Bou·dains A highly seasoned link sausage of pork, pork liver, and rice that is a typical element of Louisiana Creole cuisine. ; and Richard's Smoked Sausage Jambalaya jam·ba·lay·a n. A Creole dish consisting of rice that has been cooked with shrimp, oysters, ham, or chicken and seasoned with spices and herbs. [Louisiana French, from Provençal jambalaia. . The recipes are organized according to the plantation they are associated with and interspersed in an informative text and historic photographs illustrating each particular plantation whose cuisine is being showcased. An elegant tribute to Louisiana's culinary traditions, Anne Bulter's "Acadian Plantation Country Cookbook" is a highly prized and recommended addition to family and community library cookbook collections. |
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