Talk About Good

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Summary: The Cajun Cook's Bible
Review: Anyone, Cajun or not who attempts to cook Cajun food should own this book. Forget Emeril, Paul Prudhomme and Justin Wilson. This is a cookbook for Cajuns by real cajuns which has been a standard in the kitchens of Acadiana for decades.

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Summary: Cajun Cookbook Bible
Review: I LOVE this cookbook. Out of all the cookbooks I have collected, many of them claiming to be cajun cookbooks- this is the one I turn to when I want to cook something uniquely Louisiana.

The recipes are easy to follow and the results are wonderful. I have not had one recipe I have tried fail.

I only wish I lived in Louisiana where I would be able to get fresh shrimp and crab and tasso and andouille and on and on.

However, barring that, these are wonderful recipes. I particularly like the recipe for benets. Yum.

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Summary: Mom's cooking
Review: i purchased a copy of this book while on a family trip to new orleans in the early 1990's...maybe it was 1989 on my belated
honeymoon with my then husband. the recipes are compiled from
mostly native louisiana women...i am thinking that this book was
first printed in the 1960's. this a very homemade kind of recipe
book. straight out of some housewife that has been cooking for
a while kitchen. it is nice to know that everyone has their own version on food. i tried the cheese puffs stuffed with olives
recipe...yummmmm...very simple...it was made with food that most
of us keep as staples in the fridge or pantry at all times...no
gourmet stuff here...just good louisiana cooking secrets from the
source...though my beignets bombed...the puffs were a hit. you
will find out things on how to make cakes from scratch and frosting from the start. it is like a cooking bible...just a
new orleans version of 'the joy of cooking' classic...

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Summary: have to give it them
Review: i purchased a copy of this book while on a family trip to new orleans in the early 1990's...maybe it was 1989 on my belated
honeymoon with my then husband. the recipes are compiled from
mostly native louisiana women...i am thinking that this book was
first printed in the 1960's. this a very homemade kind of recipe
book. straight out of some housewife that has been cooking for
a while kitchen. it is nice to know that everyone has their own version on food. i tried the cheese puffs stuffed with olives
recipe...yummmmm...very simple...it was made with food that most
of us keep as staples in the fridge or pantry at all times...no
gourmet stuff here...just good louisiana cooking secrets from the
source...though my beignets bombed...the puffs were a hit. you
will find out things on how to make cakes from scratch and frosting from the start. it is like a cooking bible...just a
new orleans version of 'the joy of cooking' classic...

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Summary: Mom's cooking
Review: I'm trying to buy this book to replace my worn out copy that I inherited from my mom. This is a fantastic cookbook full of everything from simple stuff to fancy company stuff. It is a true compilation of recipes from Lafayette's Junior Leaguers (my mom has a recipe in there too!) and it's a much truer depiction of Louisiana cooking than what most people thing. I collect cookbooks as a hobby and have over 100 of them, but actually USE this one. And when I taste the results I can almost hear my mom saying "Oooooh sha, you talk about GOOD!"

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Summary: The Cajun Cook's Bible
Review: Talk About Good is the backbone of creative cooking. I have a collection of over 600 cookbooks, collected over the past 20 years, and this continues to be my favorite. I am ordering a new copy for myself because my old, beat up copy, was loaned to a friend who doesn't want to give it back. Easy to follow format and realistic cuisine. Do yourself a favor and buy this.

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Summary: My Favorite Out of 600 Cookbooks!
Review: Talk About Good is the backbone of creative cooking. I have a collection of over 600 cookbooks, collected over the past 20 years, and this continues to be my favorite. I am ordering a new copy for myself because my old, beat up copy, was loaned to a friend who doesn't want to give it back. Easy to follow format and realistic cuisine. Do yourself a favor and buy this.

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Summary: The Standard Cajun Cookbook
Review: The Sinatra's Greatest Hits of Cajun Home Cooking.

Anyone that grew up in the heart of cajun Louisiana remembers seeing this cookbook on the counter next to the huge jar of red beans and larger jar of Community coffee. "River Road Recipes" is its equivalent among the Eastern Cajuns and Baton Rougeans.

If you want to learn to cook cajun food the way they do it in Lafayette this and the succeding versions are for you. All you'll need is a cast iron skillet, heavy dutch oven and you're on you're way.

Of course, some of the new cookbooks (Paul Prudhomme and later) are full of interesting new ideas that you might like even more. Our cuisine keeps getting better but it won't hurt you to learn the standards. Versions two and three are a little more up-to-date.

You should also check out "River Road Recipes" which shows more influences of New Orleans and rivals Talk About Good as the most popular book among real Louisiana home, social club and fish camp cooks.

There are a lot of misconceptions about how we talk. If you want to imitate us after eating something delicious, skip anything that Justin Wilson ever said and exclaim "Talk about good!"

"Talk about good, yeah!," "Kyaw, talk about good good!" and "Pooo, talk about good!" also work.

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Summary: What I grew up on
Review: This is the first cookbook that I remember my Mom cooking from. It is what I first learned to cook from. While our cookbook collection now spans to well over 100 cookbooks, some for cooking, some for reading for ideas, both my husband and I reach for this book frequently.

WOuld not recommend Talk About Good II, however.

Rating:
Summary: What I grew up on
Review: This is the first cookbook that I remember my Mom cooking from. It is what I first learned to cook from. While our cookbook collection now spans to well over 100 cookbooks, some for cooking, some for reading for ideas, both my husband and I reach for this book frequently.

WOuld not recommend Talk About Good II, however.