Talk about Good I

My mother-in-law gave me this cookbook back in 1972 and I still refer to it. Recipes are simple and ingredients are easy to find.

This is the first cookbook that I remember my Mom cooking from. It is what I first learned to cook from. While our cookbook collection now spans to well over 100 cookbooks, some for cooking, some for reading for ideas, both my husband and I reach for this book frequently.WOuld not recommend Talk About Good II, however.

I LOVE this cookbook. Out of all the cookbooks I have collected, many of them claiming to be cajun cookbooks- this is the one I turn to when I want to cook something uniquely Louisiana. The recipes are easy to follow and the results are wonderful. I have not had one recipe I have tried fail. I only wish I lived in Louisiana where I would be able to get fresh shrimp and crab and tasso and andouille and on and on. However, barring that, these are wonderful recipes. I particularly like the recipe for benets. Yum.

Anyone, Cajun or not who attempts to cook Cajun food should own this book. Forget Emeril, Paul Prudhomme and Justin Wilson. This is a cookbook for Cajuns by real cajuns which has been a standard in the kitchens of Acadiana for decades.

Talk About Good is the backbone of creative cooking. I have a collection of over 600 cookbooks, collected over the past 20 years, and this continues to be my favorite. I am ordering a new copy for myself because my old, beat up copy, was loaned to a friend who doesn't want to give it back. Easy to follow format and realistic cuisine. Do yourself a favor and buy this.