The Fonville Winans Cookbook (Hardcover)

Melinda Risch Winans

ISBN 10: 0807167681 / ISBN 13: 9780807167687

Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 2017

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Hardcover. Fonville Winans achieved fame with his crisp black-and- white photographs of midcentury Louisiana life, capturing indelible images of Depression-era Cajuns on Grand Isle, brides and socialites around Baton Rouge, and an array of (sometimes notorious) politicians and public figures. But many locals also knew the renowned photographer as a passionate cook who spent decades experimenting in the kitchen and perfecting dishes that ranged from Louisiana creole classics to popular foods and international cuisines, along with a healthy dose of cocktails for entertaining. The Fonville Winans Cookbook features over 100 recipes created by the world-famous photographer, often accompanied by his notes on his cooking trials as well as his comments on successful dishes.After Fonville's death in 1992, his daughter-in-law Melinda discovered journals full of original recipes, many extensively annotated over the years with his remarks on how to prepare dishes that would live up to his demanding standards. This bon vivant's love of spicy, roux-based dishes is evident in a dizzying array of recipes for Cajun gumbos, bisques, rice dishes, and other Louisiana staples. The state's celebrated seafood features in the recipes as well, with crabs and crawfish as central ingredients of many dishes, including his iconic Pintail Crab Stew, named for the boat in which he explored the coasts of Grand Isle in the 1930s. Fonville also investigated food trends popular in the 1950s and 1960s, developing his own recipes for unusual dishes such as Jook, AzafrAn Rice, and Coquina Stew. His appreciation for Mexican food resulted in recipes for margaritas, mole, and, of course, hot tamales, which he made by hand.Along with a biography of Fonville culled from the memories of family members and friends, The Fonville Winans Cookbook presents dozens of his photographs, including many images never before published. It offers a new perspective on a man celebrated for capturing the spirit of Louisiana, pairing beautiful photography with easy-to-prepare, satisfying recipes steeped in the state's culture and cuisine. Fonville Winans achieved fame with his crisp black-and-white photographs of mid-century Louisiana life. But many locals also knew the renowned photographer as a passionate cook. The Fonville Winans Cookbook features over 100 recipes created by the world-famous photographer, often accompanied by his notes on his cooking trials. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fonville Winans Cookbook (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807167681
• ISBN 13: 9780807167687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Fonville Winans began his career by documenting the lives of Depression-Era Cajuns in the coastal town of Grand Isle and later became the official photographer for the state of Louisiana. An enthusiastic tinkerer and occasional inventor, Winans experimented obsessively with recipes. The Fonville Winans Cookbook incorporates recipes he found or invented in the 1950s or 1960s, recorded in two journals that his daughter-in-law, Melinda Winans, found after his death. The recipes range from the Cajun cuisine that he claimed as his favorite to Mexican and Chinese recipes that he brought home from his travels at a time when tamales and fried rice where virtually unknown in Baton Rouge. No book on Fonville Winans would be complete without his photographs, and this cookbook features many that have hitherto gone unpublished. Readers will be fascinated by the photos and the biography of this extraordinary man, and home cooks will enjoy cooking his easy and satisfying recipes.

About the Author

Melinda Risch Winans is married to Fonville Winans's youngest son, Walker. She has one daughter, Lara Phillips. Winans taught English in junior high school and retired from the Louisiana Department of Transportation as a training specialist. She is an active member of PEO Chapter AQ, LSU Campus Club, Baton  Rouge Gourmet Club, The Herb Society of America, and Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club (KD5PRB). Winans resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with her husband.

Cynthia LeJeune Nobles is author of The Confederacy of Dunces Cookbook:Recipes from Ignatius J. Reilly's New Orleans, The Delta Queen Cookbook:The History and Recipes of the Legendary Steamboat, and co-author of The Fonville Winans Cookbook:Recipes and Photographs of a Louisiana Artist. She is also series editor for The Southern Table at LSU Press, a former food columnist for The Advocate of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Acadiana, and a former member of the Newcomb College Culinary History Writers Group. Nobles lives in New Orleans with her husband.