Cookin' with Queen Ida, Revised 2nd Edition: Bon Temps Creole Recipes (and Stories) from the Queen of Zydeco Music

Guillory, Ida

ISBN 10: 0761500065 / ISBN 13: 9780761500063

Published by Prima Lifestyles (edition Revised), 1996

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0761500065-7-1

Synopsis:

Queen Ida is a phenomenon. From The Prairie Home Companion to Carnegie Hall, from UCLA to Harvard, she has brought audiences to their feet as they listen to her accordion playing, her Bayou-French singing, and the pulsating two-step rhythms of her zydeco band.Reflecting her family?s traditions from rural Louisiana, her recipes are both authentic and tantalizing. Forget about New Orleans sophistication! This fare is fiery, stick-to-the-ribs, back-home cooking. Included are generation-to-generation favorites such as crawfish étouffée, jambalaya, gumbo, and red beans. You?ll also discover such hard-to-find treasures as Thelma Lewis? sweet potato pawn, Vera?s Cane River meat pies, and Creole-style fresh corn. This newest edition also includes lowfat versions of traditional Creole dishes.In addition to these mouthwatering recipes, Cookin? with Queen Ida is filled with stories recounting Ida?s memories of her childhood in the Creole countryside of Louisiana.
About the Authors
Queen Ida Guillory gives over 200 concerts a year and makes numerous television and radio appearances. Between tours she makes her home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Naomi Wise is the co-author of Totally Hot! The Ultimate Hot Pepper Cookbook (Doubleday).

From the Inside Flap: a phenomenon. From The Prairie Home Companion to Carnegie Hall, from UCLA to Harvard, she has brought audiences to their feet as they listen to her accordion playing, her Bayou-French singing, and the pulsating two-step rhythms of her zydeco band.Reflecting her family?s traditions from rural Louisiana, her recipes are both authentic and tantalizing. Forget about New Orleans sophistication! This fare is fiery, stick-to-the-ribs, back-home cooking. Included are generation-to-generation favorites such as crawfish étouffée, jambalaya, gumbo, and red beans. You?ll also discover such hard-to-find treasures as Thelma Lewis? sweet potato pawn, Vera?s Cane River meat pies, and Creole-style fresh corn. This newest edition also includes lowfat versions of traditional Creole dishes.In addition to these mouthwatering recipes, Cookin? with Queen Ida is filled with stories recounting Ida?s memories of her childhood in the Creole countryside of Louisiana.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cookin' with Queen Ida, Revised 2nd Edition:...
Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (edition Revised)
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: Revised.