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Marcelle Bienvenu

Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make A Roux?

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Product details

  • ISBN 9798989403448
  • Dimensions: 203 x 247mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Nov 2024
  • Publisher: Susan Schadt Press, LLC
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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Description

Marcelle Bienvenu's highly anticipated new release of her timeless classic, Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make A Roux? is a treasure trove of over two hundred recipes, now complete with a foreword by Emeril Lagasse and sumptuous color photography capturing the essence of every season.

Praised by The New York Times in 2009 as "having what might be the best-named cookbook in America" this book promises to be a coveted collectible, with curated family recipes accumulated over generations alongside captivating life stories on Bayou Têche. 

Featured in the Aug/Sept issue of Garden & Gun by Jonathan Miles, who raves that "What sets South Louisiana cuisine apart lies at the nucleus of [one] of this year’s finest cookbooks...Bienvenu spices her [book] with anecdotes, digressions, and heaps of mamaw energy."

Tradition and flavor beckons readers into Bienvenu's world. From Backbone Stew (Reintier de Cochon) to Aunt Jenny's Daube Glacé and Poor Al's Fried Turkey, each dish inspires readers to embark on a journey through the tapestry of Cajun and Creole Cuisine.

Relish the stories of the bayou and the warmth of Southern hospitality with Bienvenu's easy, foolproof recipes...the perfect companion for seasoned chefs, aspiring home cooks, and those that cherish the foodways of South Louisiana.
About Marcelle Bienvenu
MARCELLE BIENVENU is a cookbook author and food writer who has been preparing Cajun and Creole dishes since the 1960s. Marcelle has written on Creole / Cajun Cooking for The Times Picayune, Time-Life Books, and has been featured in Food & Wine, Saveur, Southern Living, Redbook, The New York Times, Louisiana Life, and Acadiana Profile. She is the author of Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make A Roux?, Who's Your Mama…(The Sequel), and Cajun Cooking for Beginners. She co-edited Cooking Up A Storm: Recipes Lost and Found, which was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2009. Marcelle worked with Emeril Lagasse for fifteen years and co-wrote several cookbooks with him including Louisiana Real & Rustic, Emeril’s Creole Christmas, Emeril’s TV Dinners, and Every Day’s A Party. She owned and operated restaurant Chez Marcelle, near Lafayette, Louisiana, and has worked for several other restaurants, including Commander's Palace and K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in New Orleans. A graduate of USL (now University of Lafayette in Louisiana), Marcelle was an instructor at the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University for eleven years. She lives on Bayou Têche in St. Martinville, Louisiana, with her husband, Rock Lasserre. Photographer Randy Krause Schmidt was born and raised in New Orleans. Emeril Lagasse is the best-selling author of 19 cookbooks including his first, Emeril’s New New Orleans Cooking, which introduced his creative take on Creole cuisine. As a national TV personality, he has hosted more than 2,000 shows on the Food Network, and is the food correspondent for ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Lagasse has received many accolades and awards for his culinary expertise, including, "Humanitarian of the Year" by the James Beard Foundation,  “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Food Network, “Distinguished Service Award” from Wine Spectator, “Chef of the Year” by GQ magazine, and many more.