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Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make A Roux? is an authentic look at the cuisine and culture of the people of South Louisiana. This is a cookbook that you will use over and over again. It contains time-honored recipes for the classic dishes of Cajun and Creole cooking which author Marcelle Bienvenu has lovingly collected from her family and friends.

But this book is more than just a guide to preparing great meals. It is also the story of a woman born into a tight-knit family in the French-Acadian region of Louisiana where good cooking is an enduring passion. After reading this book, you will understand how South Louisiana people cook…and how they live.

**All copies are signed

Marcelle Bienvenu is a native of St.Martinville, Louisiana. Her weekly column, "Cooking Creole," is published in The Times Picayune of New Orleans and syndicated throughout Louisiana. As a researcher and consultant for Time-Life books, she Contributed to Foods of the World: American Cooking, Creole and Acadian and the American Wilderness- The Bayous.