WHO’S YOUR MAMA, ARE YOU CATHOLIC AND CAN YOU MAKE A ROUX

Who’s Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make A Roux? is a 160-page hardcover book containing more than 200 Cajun and Creole recipes, plus old photos and interesting stories about the author’s growing up in the Cajun country of south Louisiana. Recipes include Pain Perdu, Couche Couche, Chicken FricassÌ©e, Stuffed Mirliton, Shrimp Stew, Grillades, Red Beans & Rice, Shrimp Creole, Bouillabaisse, Pralines. ISBN 0-925417-55-6 Price: $22.95, hardcover MARCELLE BIENVENU is a cookbook author and food writer who has been preparing Cajun and Creole dishes since the 1960s. A native of St. Martinville, Louisiana, in the heart of the Cajun country, she has written a weekly food column, Creole Cooking, for The Times Picayune of New Orleans since 1984. She’s worked as a researcher and consultant for Time-Life Books, contributing to a series of books titled Foods of the World. She’s been featured in Food & Wine, Southern Living, Redbook, The New York Times, Louisiana Life and Acadiana Profile. She co-authored several cookbooks with renowned chef Emeril Lagasse, including Louisiana: Real & Rustic, Emeril’s Creole Christmas, Emeril’s TV Dinners and Every Day’s A Party. She also co-authored Eula Mae’s Cajun Kitchen with Eula Mae DorÌ©, a longtime cook for the McIlhenny family on Avery Island, and Stir the Pot: The History of Cajun Cuisine, with Carl A. Brasseaux and Ryan A. Brasseaux. Ms. Bienvenu edited the 1987 edition of The Times Picayune’s Creole Cookbook, originally published in 1901 and re-issued to celebrate the newspaper’s 150th anniversary. She owned and operated a restaurant, Chez Marcelle, near Lafayette, La., in the early 1980s, and has worked for several restaurants, including Commander’s Palace and K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen in New Orleans. A graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, she lives on Bayou Teche in St. Martinville, La., with her husband, Rock Lasserre.. The book is divided into seasons: SPRING Easter Bonnets, Painted Eggs and a Feast From the Basin to the Bay Spring Alfresco Lazy, Crazy May SUMMER The Mystique of the Camp Living Is Easy Earthy Food Holidays and Weekends Too Hot to Move FALL The Hunt: A Male Rite of Passage La Roulaison (The Sugarcane Harvest) La Boucherie Festival Time In Thanksgiving Sweet Treats Ping! Crash! Roll! Rat-tat-tat! WINTER Cold Nights, Warm Food Joyeux Noel Bonne AnnÌ©e et Le Petit Bonhomme Janvier Mardi Gras Beads Lenten Fare