Best of the Best from Louisiana Cookbook: Selected Recipes from Louisiana's Favorite Cookbooks

Create the unique flavors of Louisiana cuisine in your own kitchen!

From Monroe to Morgan City, Natchitoches to New Orleans, and Lake Charles to Lake Pontchartrain, fifty of the leading cookbooks from Louisiana have contributed their favorite recipes to create this remarkable collection.

Louisiana is a special place for a lot of reasons, one of which is the tradition of preparing and serving delicious food. Best of the Best from Louisiana has gathered together a selection of recipes that captures this truly unique culinary heritage. Regional favorites such as Crawfish Étouffée, Cajun Red Beans and Rice, King Cake, Hurricane Punch, and Creamy Smooth Pecan Pralines are just a sampling of the over 400 recipes included in these pages.

Best of the Best from Louisiana was the first volume in Quail Ridge Press' acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series (1984), and continues to be one of the most popular titles to this day.