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Bread Pudding with Warm Bourbon Sauce

This signature dessert from New Orleans is a classic Creole dish.

Yaka Mein

Author: Cynthia LeJeune Nobles

Lake Charles Dirty Rice

Author: Donald Link

Red Beans

An easy red beans over rice recipe straight out of New Orleans

Author: Leah Chase

Southern Fried Chicken

Southern Fried Chicken - The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from The Dooky Chase Cookbook by Leah Chase and are part of our story on...

Author: Leah Chase

Seafood Gumbo

For most people, the word gumbo immediately conjures the Cajun and Creole cooking of Louisiana. But okra (ngombo in Bantu), for which the soup-stew is...

Author: Edna Lewis

Shrimp and Andouille Gumbo

Author: Bruce Mattel

Crawfish Enchilada con Queso

Author: Greg Sonnier

Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster, a favorite New Orleans dessert, was created by the Brennan family in the 1950s when they opened Brennan's restaurant in the French Quarter....

Author: Marcelle Bienvenu

Banana Pudding

Author: David Guas

My Boudin

Author: Donald Link

Herb and Spice Southern Fried Chicken

Author: Damon Lee Fowler

Trout Meunière, Old Style

Author: Tom Fitzmorris

Crawfish Etouffée

Author: Marcelle Bienvenu

Red Beans and Rice

Garlic bread is perfect on the side. You can find Creole or Cajun seasoning in the spice section of most supermarkets.

Author: Sandi Nelson

Calas Fried Rice Fritters

Author: David Guas

Crunchy Fried Shrimp with Cayenne Aïoli

Southern cornmeal crusted deep-fried shrimp.

Chicken and Tasso Jambalaya

Author: Paul Prudhomme

Potato Salad

Author: Leah Chase

Oysters Bienville

Author: Leon E. Soniat Jr.

Treme (Mock) Turtle Soup

Author: Patrice Keller Kononchek

Shrimp Po'Boy

The paper-thin crust and pillowy crumb of a New Orleans-style French roll is essential to this classic sandwich-as is Crystal hot sauce.

Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Buttermilk Beignets

Like they make at Café de Monde in New Orleans. These crispy-fried beignets are dusted with snowy confectioners' sugar.

Author: David Guas

Creole Jambalaya

Author: Leah Chase

Old Fashioned Crawfish Boil

Boiling crawfish is an art - something that quickly becomes apparent to anyone who's watched a cook prepare the cooking liquid. This recipe has been modified...

Jalapeño Cheese Grits

Author: John Besh

New Orleans Praline Pieces

When making candy it's important to have all your equipment meticulously clean, because even the slightest trace of oil can adversely affect texture. Watch...