Product Description

This second cookbook from Leah Chase contains reflections on life, business, family, and friends, with the recipes that bring them all together. There are special menus from organizations that have gathered at the Dooky Chase Restaurant in New Orleans for years, "off the menu" specials prepared for customers with special needs or a craving for something different, and a number of classic Creole and gourmet recipes, with every recipe guaranteed to warm the heart and nourish the soul. Recipes include her famous Gumbo z'Hab and Shrimp Clemenceau; new recipes, like the delicious Veggie Jambalaya and Rice Pancakes with Ham and Tomato-Basil Sauce; and old favorites, like Oxtail Stew and Sweet Potato Soup.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #313474 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 225 pages

From Booklist
The redoubtable Leah Chase weighs in with a new cookbook of the best Creole cooking from her notable New Orleans eatery, Dooky Chase. And Still I Cook amply demonstrates why Dooky Chase has been a "must" for gourmets visiting the Crescent City. Her Pork Chop and Oyster Po' Boy brims with satisfying proteins and fats. More unusual Creole fare appears in a recipe for Mrs. Dominique's Oyster Fricassee with its shredded cabbage in spicy gumbo. Introductions to the recipes give the dishes a human context, even in fundamentals such as a Ham Sandwich. Chase's cooking is simple, uncomplicated, and always reflects its Louisiana roots. This is a good complement to Carol Allen's recent biography of this New Orleans grande dame, Listen, I Say Like This (2002). Mark Knoblauch
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About the Author
Leah Chase’s influence does not end with her work at the restaurant, where she still works ten- to twelve-hour days, seven days a week. In 1997, she was presented with the New Orleans Times-Picayune Loving Cup for the hundreds of hours she dedicated to the New Orleans Museum of Art and other nonprofit organizations in the city.

Customer Reviews

Enthusiastically recommended home-style recipes
And Still I Cook is a recipe collection compiled from the culinary author Leah Chase's fifty years of restaurant work and cooking experience. From Baked Cheese Grits with Jalapeno Peppers; Pan-Fried Sac-A-Lait; and Rosemary Chicken; Cabbage Casserole; and Grilled Vegetables on Whole-Wheat Buns, And Still I Cook is an outstanding cornucopia of enthusiastically recommended home-style recipes offering a very special touch of taste-tested, appetite-satisfying charm.