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Growing up in Louisiana, the culture and cuisine was all around me. Restaurants all over the area created the mouth-watering cajun and creole dishes which everyone associates with Louisiana. A crawfish boil was a common weekend activity when the shellfish were in season, and the rest of the week was spent using the leftovers to create other incredible dinners.

My mother swore by the River Road Recipes series of cookbooks. I had countless meals of delicious Louisiana foods, from etoufee to jambalaya. Now, in my own kitchen a thousand miles away, I cook from this cookbook. The recipes are easy to prepare and delicious to eat. The only problem I have encountered is difficulty finding specific ingredients. But these are easy to replace, and the recipe does not suffer much.

If you want to spice up your cooking and recreate some of the south's greatest cuisine in your kitchen, this cookbook will get you well on your way.

Let the good times roll!

I love Junior League Cookbooks, I have many of them that I have been collecting over the years, you can always count on them to be Excellent sources of truly wonderful recipes that you will gravitate to over and over again! This book is no exception! The most important information that I am looking for in a cookbook are the recipes themselves, that is the selling point for me in a cookbook, so I am going to list a variety of the recipes you will find in this book. The 1st Category is Appetizers and Beverages and you will find here recipes such as: Zucchini Rounds with Gorgonzola, Carmelized Onion Dip, Vidalia Onion Dip, Reuben Dip, Spinach Artichoke Dip, Layered Shrimp Dip, Smoked Salmon Pizza, Fresh Corn Salsa, Mexican Roll-ups, Hummus, Spinach and Artichokes in Puff Pastry, Crunchy Fruit Dip, Riverboat Wedding Punch, Spiced Tropical Tea Cooler, Peach Daiquiris, Mango Margaritas, Cranberry Shower Punch, Mocha Malted Shake, Peach Raspberry Smoothie, Strawberry Banana Smoothie, and Tropical Smoothie and so much more....Then we move on to Breads and Brunch where you will find: Bread and Butter Pickles, Homemade Granola, Lemon-Poppy Seed Biscotti, Blueberry Muffins, Banana Praline Muffins, Carrot Spice Muffins, Cherry Coffee Cake, New York Style Crumb Cake, Cranberry Coffee Cake, Apple and Pecan Bread, Blueberry Orange Cheese Bread, Zucchini Tea Bread, Best Ever Yeast Rolls, Homemade Loaf Bread, Toasted Pecan Waffles, Creme Brulee French Toast, Make Ahead Cheese Blintes, Caramel Apple Breakfast Pudding and much more....then on to Soups, Salads and Sandwiches, where you will find: Broccoli Cream Cheese Soup, Gazpacho, Cream of Asparagus Soup, Tortellini and Spinach Soup, Murrels Inlet Clam Chowder, Mushroom Bisque, Good Old Fashioned Potato Soup, Eden Street Egg Drop Soup, Tortilla Soup, Vegetarian Chili, Mexican Chicken Chili, Mixed Greens and Strawberries with Balsamic Vinaigrette, Spinach Salad, Shrimp Salad, B.L.T. Salad, Lentil Salad, Mediterranean Pasta Salad, Summers Best Pasta Salad, Colorful Pasta Salad, Dilly Seafood Pasta Salad, Blue Cheese Potato Salad, Oriental Chicken and Rice Salad, Roquefort Blue Cheese Salad Dressing, California Fruit Salad, French Dressing, Southwestern Chicken Spirals, Stromboli, Vegetable Burritos, Grilled Reubens and so much more..... then on to Entrees where you will find: Baked Garlic Salmon, Stuffed Sole Fillets, Trout Amandine, Shrimp Bisque Casserole, Shrimp and Scallops Stroganoff, Oven Baked Coconut Shrimp with Pineapple Salsa, Shrimp and Scallop Coquilles over Angel Hair Pasta, Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya, Sauteed Shrimp Sausage and Grits, Shrimp Scampi Bake, Creamy Cocktail Sauce, Linguine with Shrimp and Feta Cheese, Spicy Pasta and Shrimp, Carolina Crab Cakes, Salsa Couscous Chicken, Spicy Ginger and Orange Chicken with Broccoli, Slow Cooker Rosemary Chicken, Jalapeno Chicken, Creamy Chicken Enchiladas, Thai Chicken Stir Fry, Southwest Chicken and Chili Stew, Southern Style Bar-B-Q Ribs, Honey Mustard and Rosemary Pork, Slow Cooker Teriyake Pork Loin, Grandfather Mountain Brisket, Old English Prime Rib, Sauerbraten, Marion Street Meat Loaf, Mushroom Quiche, Asparagus Quiche, Fettuccine Alfredo, Ratatouille with Penne, Macaroni and Three Cheeses, Baked Manicotti with Salsa di Pomadori, and much more.... then there are Side Dishes which include recipes such as: Spinach and Artichoke Casserole, Fresh Garden Delight, Mushroom Bake, Baked Yellow Squash with Spinach and Gruyere Cheese, Squash Casserole, Savory Roasted New Potatoes, Scalloped Potatoes, Sweet Potato Souffle, Carrot Souffle, Broccoli Puffs, Chili Cheese Rice, Saffron Rice with Black Beans, Rice Pilaf with Pepper Peas and Asparagus, Orzo with Leeks and Much More....then Finally Sweets, where you will find Orange Cream Cake, Lemon Merengue Cake, Upside Down Pear Gingerbread Cake, One Pan Fudge Cake, Lemon Whipping Cream Pound Cake, Chocolate Glazed Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake, Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake, Chocolate Charm Almond Pie, Sweet Potato Pie, Upside Down Apple Pecan Pie, Tiramisu Toffee Trifle Pie, Chocolate Pecan Whiskey Pie, Lemon Cheese Tarts, Coconut Macadamia Nut Pie, Riverside Banana Pudding, Festive Fruit Pizza, Melt in Your Mouth Chocolate Mousse, Butter Pecan Ice Cream, Scrumptious Mocha Ice Cream Dessert, Apple Dumplings, Peppermint Bark, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies, Debutante Praline Cookies, Creme de Menthe Brownies, English Toffee, Chewy Pecan Bars, Baklava, Viennese Coffee Balls, Pecan Triangles and much more. There are 263 pages of mouth watering recipes in this fabulous Hardback Junior League of Shelby, N.C. Cookbook, you will not be sorry with the purchase of this little gem to add to your collection!

For Ottawa area Senator fans who read "The Ottawa Citizen", the author, Roy McGregor is known for his well written and intersting articles. Roy continues to follow the team today. This book is a historical behind-the-scenes look at the Senators. From Ottawa winning the franchise in 1990, the entry and expansion drafts of 1992 to the dreadful 1992-1993 season. Gives the reader insight on the lives of professional hockey players on & off the ice. Senator fans and hockey fans in general will love the book!!! Remember folks, the is the same man who co-authored the book "The Game" with Ken Dryden which is considered a 'must read' for all hockey fans.

Different recipes; the place I go for something a little out of the ordinary. A number of the recipes such as Fresh Broccoli Salad w/ Custard Dressing and Tipsy Tenderloins have become old favorites. The only disappointment was an applesauce cake that obviously had the wrong measurements. If I could only have 6 cookbooks, this would be one of them!!

The JDL were certainly a destructive group, but this book is fun to read because they were RIDICULOUS.
First off, they're all dentists and jewelry salesmen who pretend to be in special forces. They pick fights with mafiosos, louts, and even an off-duty soldier and get a real "zetz". Then they make homemade explosives and wind ip with no blast, just toxic gases. They fumble everything, make asses of themselves, nearly set themselves on fire and screw up the simplest things. This wasn't a job for a rookie cop. The JDL should have been investigated by the Fire Department.
Thankfully, Rosenthal doesn't get blown up or burned in any accidents (the JDL try to make napalm from petrol and soap) but he winds up protecting these shlemiels from "real" tough guys.
I saw some of these guys at the 2004 Israel Parade in NYC. They had these greasy-haired Jewish teens, in black suits and sunglasses (I'm not joking) collecting donations. It's a free country, and everyone has their way of doing things. But I wouldn't want a JDL by my side if there comes a fight.

Excellent rambling book, good for a night or two's read, with references to players we don't remember now or never knew about, but who were important players in Bartell's time.

About two-thirds of this book is the same as Rugby for Dummies, which is subtitled "The official guide to Rugby in North America". The two books share an author (Greg Crowden), and many of the photographs, diagrams, drawings, and narrative is the same. Which is fine--Rugby for Dummies is an excellent introduction to a complex game. Rugby Union for Dummies omits the sections on the greatest North American players, the college scene, etc, and concentrates more on the professional side. You'll see pages on the All-Blacks Haka, for example, in Rugby Union for Dummies that are not in the North American version.

There's a dizzying array of overlapping professional rugby leagues in the world, made even more complex by the idea that a player--let's call him Smith--might play professionally for England in the Six Nations tournament, might play in a league, might play for the British Lions touring team, and the Barbarians, and more, all in the same year. It's not quite as confusing as if Smith played for the Dallas Cowboys Sunday afternoon, for the Bills in the Monday night game, then again with Dallas the next Sunday--but it does take getting used to.

There are differences in the game. You won't find the "Sin-Bin" in Rugby for Dummies, but you will in Rugby Union for Dummies--this is like a penalty box in hockey. Ditto the "Blood Bin". If you're new to the game, and may be playing rugby, there are things to watch out for. Rugby is NOT American football (which derived from rugby). Padding, etc, is minimal, and if you try to use football equipment, almost certainly illegal. The books say that in tackling "keep your head aimed to the side of your opponent's body"--use your brain, not your head! The son of a friend of mine got permanently paralyzed at age about 20 in his first and only game of rugby. Also, as noted--some of the rules (such as offsides, can be very confusing--even for veteran players. These books will help. An interesting sport, and some well-written books to help you understand it.

An excellent book that challenges what used to be conventional wisdom about the health of baseball. Cull shows that pitching is the key to winning and that the amateur draft helps even the smallest teams obtain it. As a result, competitive balance in baseball hasn't suffered, even as salaries have increased. A great book to put on any fan's shelf.

. Murphy gives a fascinating incite into his world of rugby league in both a humorous and frank manner. He gives explinations and reasons for the many myths and legends that have filled his illustrious career. A most enjoyable read.

An excellent and well-written book. Van Hyning does a great service to the only baseball dynasty the Caribbean has ever known. The book, not only brings to light obscure anecdotes, but it also provides the reader with a wealth of baseball stats on the team througout its history. Few folks know that many of major league's most famous players got their start with the Santurce Crabbers. I've been fortunate to have grown up with the Crabbers and seen some of the history relived in the book. This book is especially important in 2004, the year the Santurce franchise was sold to another city in Puerto Rico.