The Girl With the Pendant Pearl, Cajun and Creole Recipes

My cookbook contains over fifty authentic Louisiana Cajun and Creole recipes, many drawn from the novel of the same name. Included are such favorites as Shrimp and Okra Gumbo, French Bread Pudding with Warm Bourbon Sauce, Red Beans and Rice, Jambalya, Cajun Shrimp Fettuccini, Louisiana Fig Cake, Bourbon Pecan Pie, Shrimp Creole, and Shrimp and Corn Chowder. Primarily a cookbook, the pages are well-seasoned with Cajun Humor, recipe origins, Louisian culture, and a look at some of the Bayou State's colorful characters. Compiled as a guide for the kitchen adventurer, the book alternately provides entertainment for the casual reader.

The Girl with the Pendant Pearl - Cajun and Creole Recipes, contains over fifty authentic New Orleans and Acadian recipes, some reflecting other cultural influnces. Three examples are the Italian Cream Cake, Cajun Shrimp Fettuccini, and South of the Border Squash Casserole recipes. Among Louisiana favorites are Shrimp and Okra Gumbo, French Bread Pudding with Warm Bourbon Sauce, Red Beans and Rice, Jambalya, Louisiana Fig Cake, Bourbon Pecan Pie, Shrimp Creole, Shrimp and Corn Chowder, Crawfish Pie, Crawfish Au Gratin, Chicken and Andouille Jambalaya Soup, and Fried Crawfish Po'boys. Primarily a cookbook, the pages are well-seasoned with Cajun Humor, recipe origins, Louisiana culture, and a look at some of the Bayou State's colorful characters. Compiled as a guide for the kitchen adventurer, the book alternately provides entertainment for the casual reader.

Homeschooled, the author was based periodically in California, Louisiana and Indiana while traveling the Americas with his evangelist parents. After college, home included Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, Massachusetts and Vermont. World-traveled throughout his varied careers, Pumpelly's characters draw on his experience with unique environments and diverse cultures. His novel, The Girl with the Pendant Pearl, is a mystery/romance set in a French Quarter courtyard restaurant - yet another voyage through familiar surround. This cookbook is in response to many request for the recipes of dishes inherent in scenes from the novel. Author, chef and musician, Pumpelly currently divides his time between Louisiana and Florida.