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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

Shrimp and Andouille Gumbo

Author: Bruce Mattel

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

Red Beans

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

Author: Leah Chase

Crawfish Enchilada con Queso

Author: Greg Sonnier

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

Banana Pudding

Author: David Guas

Trout Meunière, Old Style

Author: Tom Fitzmorris

My Boudin

Author: Donald Link

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

Calas Fried Rice Fritters

Author: David Guas

Herb and Spice Southern Fried Chicken

Author: Damon Lee Fowler

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

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

Potato Salad

Author: Leah Chase

Crunchy Fried Shrimp with Cayenne Aïoli

Southern cornmeal crusted deep-fried shrimp.

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

Crawfish Etouffée

Author: Marcelle Bienvenu

Oysters Bienville

Author: Leon E. Soniat Jr.

Chicken and Tasso Jambalaya

Author: Paul Prudhomme

Treme (Mock) Turtle Soup

Author: Patrice Keller Kononchek

Creole Jambalaya

Author: Leah Chase

Jalapeño Cheese Grits

Author: John Besh

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...

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...