Kosher Cajun Cookbook - by Mildred Covert & Sylvia Gerson (Paperback)

About the Book

By skillfully adapting substitute ingredients, the authors have created a volume of savory dishes with authentic flavors that are at the same time both kosher and Cajun.

Book Synopsis

In this volume of savory dishes, kosherï¿1/2with its prohibition of cooking with shellfish, shrimp, crab, and turtleï¿1/2and Cajunï¿1/2which relies heavily upon these ingredients for its hot, spicy gumbos, ï¿1/2touffï¿1/2es, and jambalayasï¿1/2have been successfully fused. By skillful adaptation of substitute ingredients, the results are dishes with authentic flavors that are at the same time both kosher and Cajun.

From the Back Cover

"Covert [is] a pioneering scholar of Southern and Jewish food traditions."
--The Jewish News

Cajun cuisine and the kosher kitchen-an incompatible combination? Not with this exciting collection of kashruth-approved delicacies.

From the heart of Louisiana, Mildred Covert and Sylvia Gerson adapt the rich traditions of Acadiana to the kosher kitchen. Just as they successfully fused Jewish and Creole cooking in Kosher Creole Cookbook, also published by Pelican, they again innovate with a Cajun flair.

In this volume of savory dishes, kosher--with its prohibition of cooking with shellfish, shrimp, crab, and turtle--and Cajun--which relies heavily upon these ingredients for its hot, spicy gumbos, ï¿1/2touffï¿1/2es, and jambalayas-have been successfully fused. By skillful adaptation of substitute ingredients, the results are dishes with authentic flavors that are at the same time both kosher and Cajun.

Mildred Covert learned the art of cooking at her grandmother's knee. Because of her own strong ethnic background and her love of her native New Orleans, she began to experiment with the best of both worlds. As a wife, mother, and career woman, Sylvia Gerson always found time to involve herself with her synagogue and community. Covert and Gerson are also the authors of the Pelican titles Kosher Southern-Style Cookbook and A Kid's Kosher Cooking Cruise.

About the Author

Homemaker Mildred Covert was born, raised, and educated in New Orleans. She learned the arts of homemaking and cooking at her grandmother's knee and soon became a devoted cook and baker. Because of her own strong ethnic background and her love of her native New Orleans, with its world-renowned cuisine, she began to experiment early in life with the best of both worlds. Mrs. Covert is actively involved in her community. She has served as President of Beth Israel Sisterhood, as Board Member of the Congregation Beth Israel Sisterhood and of the New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah, and as Vice-President of Education at the Beth Israel Hebrew School. A former member of the Jewish Community Center, she is an active member of the Tulane/Newcomb Alumni Association and of the Louisiana Arts and Crafts Council.