The "Queen of Cajun Cooking" is celebrating the republishing of her cookbook in Thibodaux with a book signing and a plantation tour. The last time the plantation was open to the public was five years ...

Chef Melissa Martin got a great response to her first cookbook, “Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou,” which references her restaurant but focuses on the Cajun foodways of ...

Smoking one's own food, by many accounts, is not for beginners. There are food safety issues to consider, not to mention the tending of embers and an obsessive control of temperature over the course ...

Gary Pundt's favorite Cajun cookbook is pretty worn and tattered. It's the third printing of "Pirate's Pantry: Treasured Recipes of Southwest Louisiana" by the Junior League of Lake Charles, and he's ...

Louisiana cooking knows how to bring serious flavor to the table. From a spicy crawfish boil shared with friends to rich, saucy shrimp etouffee that fills the kitchen with amazing smells, these Cajun ...