In South Louisiana, life happens in the kitchen. Children
are reared and lives unfold over bubbling pots of gumbo,
bowls of shelled peas, and shaved-ice sno-balls. The kitchen
is the happy hub where heritage is conveyed, culinary
traditions evolve, and Cajun and Creole cuisine is at its
finest. Unfortunately, when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
destroyed homes and neighborhoods and displaced hundreds of
thousands of people in South Louisiana, bonds were
stretched, and many recipes lost. Fortunately, Roux Memories
offers the Louisiana diaspora--as well as anyone else with a
love for Cajun and Creole fare--250 home-tested recipes
along with snippets of life from a Cajun family with four
decades of roots in New Orleans. Accompanying the recipes
are vintage family and food photos as well as sidebars
explaining the roots of Cajun and Creole cooking.
