Louisiana Cookin'

Louisiana Cookin' is the only national magazine for the connoisseur of Louisiana's unique culture, cuisine, and travel destinations - and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet! Each issue contains more than 50 authentic recipes, with tips from professional chefs and home cooks alike.

Louisiana Cookin’ • May/June 2025 Volume 28, Issue 3

Contributors

Editors Letter

New & Irresistible • CATCH UP ON ALL THE LATEST HAPPENINGS ACROSS THE BAYOU STATE, WITH MUST-TRY RESTAURANTS AND SO MUCH MORE

Pasta, Please • DELICATE RIBBONS OF SUMMER SQUASH WOVEN WITH SUCCULENT SHRIMP, HEARTY RIGATONI, AND AROMATICS CREATE A DELIGHTFUL SUMMER PASTA DISH

From Soil to Swells • THIS SEASON CALLS FOR CREOLE TOMATOES AND RED SNAPPER IN THE BOOT

The Columbian Exchange in St. James • SAVOR CREOLE TOMATO SEASON WITH A CAJUN-INSPIRED PIE PACKED WITH THESE JUICY, VINE-RIPENED JEWELS

By Boudin or By Biscuit • A ROAD TRIP FROM SHREVEPORT TO BREAUX BRIDGE INSPIRED BY ONE MAN’S QUEST FOR THE PERFECT SAUSAGE

Tomato Season Staples • THIS SUMMER GARDEN JEWEL BECOMES THE STAR INGREDIENT IN THESE VIBRANT DISHES

Bon Appetit in Breaux Bridge • CHEZ JACQUELINE BRINGS A PARTICULAR FRENCH EXPERIENCE TO SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

Essential Louisiana Dishes Made at Home • SOULFUL CAJUN AND CREOLE FAVORITES TO RE-CREATE AT YOUR LEISURE

Louisiana’s Outback • INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR NAVIGATING THE ALL-AMERICAN ROAD, AN UNPRETENTIOUS WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE NOT TO BE MISSED

Peas & Thank You • LET SHELLING BEANS AND FIELD PEAS GET THE CREDIT THEY DESERVE WITH THESE GARDEN-FRESH RECIPES

In a Pickle • PRESERVE OR PICKLE THE SEASON’S BOUNTY TO ENJOY IT FOR MONTHS TO COME

Seafood Joints • MUST-STOP MARKETS, RESTAURANTS, AND MORE ALONG LOUISIANA’S RIVER ROAD

A Connection That Spans Centuries • LEFT BANK DISTILLED SPIRITS BRINGS HISTORY TO LIFE IN TODAY’S MODERN WORLD WITH A SPECIAL DISTILLING PROCESS ROOTED IN THE HISTORIC TIES BETWEEN LOUISIANA AND KENTUCKY

Icelandic Dreams • A CACAO- AND VANILLA-INFUSED CONCOCTION INSPIRED BY TRAVELING TO THE LAND OF FIRE AND ICE

Index & Resources

Upstate Girl • FOURTEEN YEARS AFTER MOVING TO NEW ORLEANS FROM HER HOMETOWN OF SHREVEPORT, MAGGIE KOERNER’S RAFTER-SHAKING VOICE AND IRREFUSABLE CHARISMA HAVE PUT A GROWING FANBASE UNDER HER SPELL