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Mary Anne Pecot de Boisblanc has produced a stunning set of notecards featuring full-color reproductions of her native folk art depicting Louisiana’s Cajun French life and culture, both past and present. Called “sophisticated primitive” by art experts, Mrs. de Boisblanc’s style combines simple figures with vivid color. Notecards.
In his travels across the country as a cooking school teacher and food professional, Jude Theriot has heard two things loud and clear from his public—they want more Cajun cooking, and they want recipes that are easy to use and quick! Theriot has responded to this call with a new and unique approach to cooking Cajun style in Cajun Quick. Hardcover.
Old favorites Elmo and Marie, Poo Poo and Stinky, and ole Doc Duplichan return for even more fun. Paperback.
For decades, master raconteur Jim Bradshaw has regaled Louisiana readers with the witty, wistful, and weird in his weekly column, C’est Vrai. Collected here for the first time are stories of politics, poetry, music, criminals, eccentrics, soldiers, business, show biz, sports, and more, all from the heart of Cajun Country. History, mystery, and humor combine in this eminently readable collection from one of Louisiana’s greatest storytellers.
Chef Bev Shaffer dishes up another “to die for!” culinary adventure with this celebration of all things cake. Hundreds of mouth-watering, eye-popping Layered Cakes, Baby Cakes, Cheesecakes, Coffee Cakes, Snack Cakes, and more fill the pages of this ultimate home-baker’s resource. In her signature uncomplicated style, Shaffer serves up slices of advice throughout, from how to avoid a mess when filling a Bundt pan to tips about icing layer cakes and everything in between.
The 43rd Mississippi Infantry of the Confederate States of America is the only regiment to have used a camel militarily east of the Mississippi.
Based upon a WYES-TV documentary, Canal Street: New Orleans’ Great Wide Way tells the history and social life of New Orleans’ main thoroughfare, from its inception in 1807 to its current revival and rebuilding post-Hurricane Katrina. This exhaustive urban history recalls, celebrates, and documents the contributions Canal Street made to New Orleans’ cultural, artistic, commercial, religious, and political landscape.
Celebrate your inner hunter’s love of meat with these delicious, practical recipes. From domesticated meats, such as beef and pork, to seafood to more exotic game, including caribou and alligator, enjoy the natural bounty that can be found in the wild. Relish such savory and exciting offerings as Crab-Crusted Grouper or Deep-Fried Turkey. Take a walk on the wild side with Baked Armadillo, Dixieland Fried Frog, and Iguana Stew. From favorite old-style offerings to new and unusual tastes, learn the recipes and techniques needed to bring out the flavor of these meats.
Bill Clinton. Bob Dole. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Newt Gingrich. For John R. Rose, it’s politics as usual. His editorial cartoons illuminate, enlighten, and tickle the funny bone. His is a special brand of political cartooning: hilarious, yet oftentimes poignant and moving. Paperback.
As author David R. Collins traveled around Illinois, librarians and teachers everywhere begged him to write a book about the noble Polish patriot, Casimir Pulaski. The teachers complained that there was a Pulaski state holiday, as well as Pulaski towns, schools, and streets across the country, yet few students know who he was or what he did.
Familiar to both locals and visitors, cast iron artistry remains an iconic characteristic of New Orleans. This pictorial study traces the iron work’s history from its origins in England in the sixteenth century, to the establishment of the Leeds Iron Foundry in New Orleans in 1825, and cast iron’s evolution into contemporary times.
Catherine is an only child, but she’s never alone. She has Baby Doll, Lamb, Mr. Elephant, Lady Ladybug, and Bonnie Bunny to keep her giggling all afternoon with their stories and antics. While the tagalongs tease each other about their shortcomings, Catherine the Great, with her insightful, big brown eyes, sees the goodness in them all.
It has been estimated that approximately four hundred women disguised themselves as men to join the Buffalo soldiers; however, only one case has been documented. Cathy Williams enlisted as William Cathay and served for two years before anyone discovered she was a woman. To this day, the former slave is the first documented woman to serve in the United States Military.