CAJUN BAYOU SWAMP COOKING COOKBOOKS
by Dana Holyfield
Louisiana Author, Dana Holyfield
I grew up in Southern Louisiana on the outskirts of the Honey Island Swamp. We had a houseboat and river cabin where we spent most of our weekends learning at a young age how to hunt and fish for dinner and cook our catch. My grandparents on my mother's side were Cajuns from Napoleonville, LA. So, Nana and Maw Maw taught me how to make a Cajun Roux, which is the foundation for many other Cajun dishes that I learned how to cook at the Swamp Cabin. This way of life and cooking is passed down from generation to generation. With a background in writing and photography, I documented our way of life and cooking and published Cajun themed cookbooks that are not just cookbooks. They have stories and loads of pictures that portray our unique way of life on the Louisiana bayou.
SWAMP COOKING WITH THE RIVER PEOPLE
FIVE STAR REVIEWS ON AMAZON*****
Down the bayou in Louisiana's Honey Island Swamp, nestled near New Orleans, among marshy bogs crawlin’ with gators and accessible only by boat, there is always something boiling in a big pot, or frying on the outdoor burner, or smoking on the pit to feed the gathering of Swampers, aka. River People, Swamp People, and Rajun Cajuns, who stop by for a good time and a bite to eat. With a heap of photos and plenty of storytellin’, Swamp Cookin’ With The River People will introduce you to these friendly folks, but their scrumptious spin on untamed, downhome Southern eats is what’ll really reel you in! Read about the Reunion of Gator and LouAnn, the alligator rodeo and Elks Lodge double wedding, among a few more humorous, but possibly true tales. Once you’ve worked up an appetite, dig in to over 100 lip-smackin’ recipes that author Dana Holyfield has gathered from her fellow swamp natives. From Mudbug Jambalaya to Charlie’s Tree Rat Stew, or some Smothered Frog Legs with a side of Coonass Coleslaw, you’ll find side dishes to tame even the wildest appetites. And, whatever you do, save room for Wanda’s Whiskey Cake! NOTE: This is the original 'Swamp Cookin' With The River People" cookbook, combined with "More Swamp Cooking" revised with a different cover. This cookbook first came out in 1999 before all the TV shows about Swamp Living. A "Swamp People" TV star was featured in the original Swamp Cooking Cookbooks. Author, Dana Holyfield, is also known for her books on the legendary Honey Island Swamp Monster. Bon Appetite!
SWAMP COUNTRY COOKING
Cajun Bayou Southern River Recipes
FIVE STAR REVIEWS ON AMAZON*****
Down on the bayou we are taught from a young age how to live off the land and water if we have to, knowing that nothing in life is a sure thing. Most families in our neck of the swamp have a fisherman, or hunter or two in the household, who brings home wild game and fish to cook for supper and keeps our freezers filled until Hurricane Season. When a storm hits, flood waters rise, or someone is getting married, or divorced, a new young'un is on the way, or someone has gone to meet the Good Lord, we come together in The Riverhood and cook something to soothe our souls. This cookbook is a collection of recipes and pictures from the River People, aka; Swamp People, Swampers, River Rats and Rajun Cajuns, that will show and tell you about our unique way of life and good cooking. This is the 2nd Swamp Cooking Cookbook by author, Dana Holyfield. Bon Appetite!
Swamp Women
Preserving a Way of Life & Recipes
Along the swampy Louisiana bayous that are abundant with crawfish, gators and other edible critters, resilient Swamp Women have the know-how to hunt and fish to survive if we had to. We have preserved a unique way of life and healthy recipes passed down from generation to generation. When times get hard and the grocery store shelves are bare, we can fish and hunt wild game to feed our families. We also teach our children at a young age how to live off the land and water if they would have to, knowing that nothing in life is a sure thing.
NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS COOKBOOK
This novelty cookbook features party gras recipes, the history of carnival and colorful pictures of street parades, boat parades and costumed Mardi Gras revelers in the New Orleans French Quarter. There are also pictures from the dog parade in the Quarter. It's a fun, coffee table cookbook for anyone who likes Mardi Gras in New Orleans!
