The creators of the nation's number one best-selling community cookbook series welcome you to celebrate all of life's ordinary and extraordinary occasions. Warm Welcomes includes 48 inspiring menus and over 300 new and innovative recipes from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where we celebrate life through our cooking and our culinary history is legendary.

This community cookbook with over 1.2 million copies sold is considered by most to be the textbook of Louisiana cuisine. Cajun, Creole, and Deep South flavors are richly preserved in authentic gumbos, jambalayas, courts-bouillons, pralines, and more. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies

With more than 600,000 copies sold, The Cotton Country Collection is a classic among Southern cookbooks. This vintage book, first published in 1972, was listed by USA Today as one of the top five regional cookbooks in the United States. It includes everything from drinks and hors d'oeuvres to soups and salads to meats and candy. Try favorites such as Cotton Country Rum Punch, Andy's Creole Shrimp, Applesauce Nut Bread, Cajun Dirty Rice, Marie Louise's Turkey and Gravy, or Grand Champion Sponge Cake. Compiled by the Junior League of Monroe, Louisiana, the book features 1,100 triple-tested recipes from Louisiana's legendary kitchens.

Welcome to a second helping of the dishes that reflect Louisiana's love affair with food. Full of flavor from the Cajun-Creole region, River Road Recipes II serves up more traditional recipes from the Junior League of Baton Rouge, making Creole cooking simple for everyone. Recipes, which come from homemakers and chefs alike, include Seafood Gumbo, Quick and Delicious Jambalaya, Shrimp and Corn Soup, Grillades and Grits (a traditional Louisiana Sunday Brunch), and Bourbon Peach Pie!

Talk About Good II features authentic Cajun recipes with an unpretentious, yet exotic flair. Contains 12 color prints, available only in this book, by acclaimed Blue Dog artist, George Rodrigue. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies.

A transformative approach to healthy eating that strips back one's diet to simple, clean, and pure foods that cleanse, restore, and nourish the body, featuring 60 recipes and a chapter on detoxing. In The Naked Diet, author Tess Ward shares her personal prescription for renewal: a collection of deliciously simple yet flavorful recipes composed of the most nutrient-rich and simple foods. This is not a deprivation diet but an achievable lifestyle where food is enjoyed and celebrated in its purest form. Lamb Meatballs with Rhubarb Sauce, Smoked Tofu Panzanella with Figs, Hot and Spicy Seafood Soup with Crispy Shallots, Soba Noodle Salad with Cucumber and Mango--these delicious dishes support and fuel the body while encouraging optimal health.

Following the success of the hit television series Everyday Exotic, Chef Roger Mooking and his producer Allan Magee bring together the most delicious of his 52 inspiring episodes. Using the concept of one main exotic ingredient, Roger demystifies the ingredient through its flavour and aroma, empowering the reader to embrace them in their cooking. Mix in your standard midweek recipes and you have new classics that your entire family will love. From Monday's standard meatloaf, to Sunday's traditional roast chicken, it's easy to learn how to embrace new taste sensations that turn those tired midweek recipes into fresh and exciting new meals. With Roger and Everyday Exotic by your side, you have the perfect go-to guide for solving that seemingly impossible question, What should I make for dinner tonight? And as Roger insists, you eat first with your eyes. So discover your own inspiration for plating each recipe in the accompanying beautiful presentations found within each vibrant and colorful photo throughout the book. How to: make your pantry pop with flavour, aroma and color, redefine comfort food, tame an intimidating ingredient to make it your very own Obedient Ingredient, bring the flavours of the world to your everyday and special-occasion meals, turn the tried and true into a taste sensation!