Making it Easy : Cajun Cooking - Recipes and Remembrances from Acadiana

Chef Arlene Coco learned Cajun cooking from the best cook in Baton Rouge ...her mama.

Now she passes these lessons on in a simple, easy-to-read style for the beginning as well as the more adventurous cook.

Learn the secrets of preparing a perfect roux, critical in many of the classic Cajun dishes.

In addition, here and there among the recipes are little memories of a time when life on the bayou was sweet and simple.