Justin Wilson Gourmet and Gourmand Cookb - (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Included are many of the recipes demonstrated on Justin Wilson's Louisiana Cookin', seen on PBS. A sprinkling of the distinctive Justin Wilson humor and color photographs featuring Justin displaying his skills in the kitchen and entertaining his friends capture the earthy joie de vivre that followed Justin everywhere.

From the Back Cover

"He looks like a Southern colonel or someone you might have met on a riverboat who wanted to teach you this new game, 'poker.' The face is handsome, the eyebrows dance when he talks.

It is when he talks that you know you've never met anyone quite like him. He's an original, a one of a kind, and thousands upon thousands of people have laughed as they never laughed before when he tells his stories--tales about the most unique people who inhabit our earth, the great Cajuns of South Louisiana. . . .

He is also an artist when it comes to cooking. He can work the same magic with fish and fowl, with vegetables and fruit, as he can with language.

He loves to cook. His mission in life seems to be to make people enjoy life, to make them laugh, and to make them eat."
--From the foreword by GUS WEILL

Justin Wilson, the world's premier representative of Cajun culture, is a master cook. With numerous cookbooks under his belt--rather--suspenders, Justin imparts the recipes, tips, and general culinary expertise that will enable anyone to prepare successfully these tasty, world-famous Cajun dishes. Also included are fifty color photographs of the master at work, at play, and with some of his legion of friends. From alligator to seafood to venison, Justin records here some 150 recipes perfected over a lifetime of cooking:

o How to Make a Roux
o Seafood
o Appetizers
o Fowl and Eggs
o Salads and Sauces
o Game
o Soups and Gumbos
o Cooking in a Bag
o Breads
o Vegetables
o Casseroles
o Water-Smoker Cooking
o Meats
o Desserts

This volume is indeed a gourmet/gourmand delight.

About the Author

Justin Wilson, always dapper in suspenders and a bow tie, was the author of several books. He starred in three acclaimed cooking series that aired on more than 300 PBS stations nationwide. The Cajun comedian produced 27 comedy albums that charmed audiences and, at one point, even outsold Elvis Presley. Wilson passed away on September 6, 2001, but his spirit lives on through the recipes he shared and the programs he made during his lifetime, which continue to air on PBS affiliates.