Where do you go when you disappear? For young heiress Mary Fait, the answer is New Orleans. After the death of her parents, she is placed in the care of her alcoholic uncle. For years, she assists her uncle in growing the family empire, all the while plotting his demise and / or her escape. A college scholarship gives her the opportunity to break free of her life to start a new one - under a new name. Follow Mary and her often hilarious misadventures in the early 1990's while attending college in a small town in Louisiana. The story reads as a series of diary entries which chronicle the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of the main character during this time in her life. The novel's title refers to a cajun restaurant in which the main character works as a waitress. The colorful descriptions of the town of Bayou Bend, the college, its inhabitants and the surrounding areas paint a vivid and amusing tale of life in the South.
The adventures of the Gumbeaux Sistahs continues! Five, fiery southern women - Judith, Bea, Helen, Dawn, and Lola - wage wars against their unique problems using their improbable friendships, hilarious evil-genius schemes, strategy sessions with oh-so-many cocktails, and a shared passion for good gumbo. Single, Southern artist, Judith Lafferty, casually confesses to her Gumbeaux Sistahs that she is occasionally lonely and would like to fall in love again. Seriously - you'dthink she would know to keep her mouth shut around these women by now! The sistahs tackle her problem along with their own with their usual unreasonable, extreme plots and schemes, including a kidnapping, a cupid costume, trying out pick-up lines at the cheese counter, and blind dates from hell. In helping out their friend, the sistahs help each other out as well and bring to light the many flavors of love in all of our lives. Be ready for twists, turns, laugh-out-loud times, and heart-wrenching moments. You'll be sure to recognize yourself and your close friends in the unstoppable sistahs.
Deep in the heart of the Mississippi Gulf Coast just before World War II, a brutal double murder turns the seaside and otherwise peaceful town of Port Haven upside down. But for some who run in certain circles-the political class, the cultural elites-the deaths of wealthy Sebastian DePellepoix and young roughneck Johnnie Necaise aren't such a big surprise. Taking place over a span of twenty years, A Chasing of the Wind is seen through the eyes of Cooper Austin Barnes, the enigmatic sheriff who went to the original murder scene in 1938 with his grandfather, who was Port Haven's sheriff at the time. Sworn into office after returning from World War II (where he spent most of the war years in a German prisoner-of-war camp), Cooper does his best to hold his beloved hometown together through triumph and tragedy (including a Katrina-like hurricane) while slowly gathering clues and evidence that might finally solve the murders. Filled with vivid portraits of the high-society set as well as a likable Andy Griffith sort who won't rest until he's given every last drop of energy to his family, friends, and the place he calls home, A Chasing of the Wind is a bittersweet, suspenseful tale of greed, lust, honor, loyalty...and secrets. Our first look at the mesmerizing work of Mississippi novelist Anthony W. Kalberg, A Chasing of the Wind will only add to the state's sterling literary reputation.
Done by Desires! What's behind the name? Every time I step foot in a kitchen, I cook with the intent of people taking a great delight or a desire in my style of cooking. With much confidence in my cooking, when I am done, the quest I so desire is done! Hence came forth the name Done! by Desires because your desire is my pleasure.To appreciate food, you have to know what it is all about. As a southern girl growing up in Louisiana, I learned to start cooking at the age of 5. I still have the burn marks from the boiling water that scalded the heck out of my 5-year-old skin. I still remember the hog head my grandpa threw up on the counter to turn into the best hog head cheese ever. Oh! Let me not forget about Granny frying up the best chicken in Crisco in the black skillet, or my mama Dorothy who had the best Chayote, or what we called militon, dressing in the south. Oh, but my mom's peach cobbler with the perfect crust and the right amount of sweet buttery peach liquor. Do you see where I'm going with this? These are all fine memories; the beginnings of my food journey. My dishes come from experiences. You can't have a good dish if you do not have a story behind it. Of course, all of the recipes in this book have a little story about them. Let's start with the Gumbeaux! It took me some years to really get the perfect pot of gumbo. My first pot of gumbo was made with my uncle. He taught me about the roux. The darker the roux, the deeper the flavor. You would preferably want a dark roux, like the color of dark chocolate. It takes practice to make a roux this color without burning it, and a lot of patience! Here in Louisiana, we have a lot of Cajun in us. That's why I put the -eaux (pronounced like the letter O) on gumbeaux. Ever eaten leftover grits the next morning? Once they cool, you can cut them with a knife and fry them in bacon grease in the skillet for a new meal. The Fried Grit Cakes recipe is deep fried grits with a good spice. It can be eaten alone or as the base to the Creole Mustard Shrimp Sauce or the shrimp sauce from the Shrimp & Grits recipe. As I get into my signature recipe for the Crawfish Boil Soup, you must understand that crawfish, or what some of us folks may call mudbugs, are to Louisiana what gravy is to rice. And we love our crawfish boils with all the fixins, Sha (Darling). The Crawfish Boil Soup gives you the taste of everything found at the crawfish boil, but in one big pot. Good eating is the desire of one's heart, and that is the purpose of this cookbook. There are multiple drinks in this book that are signature drinks made to heighten the flavors of the dishes they are paired with. My drinks are just as southern as my soul. This cookbook is for those who share my Louisiana heritage, ones who like a gourmet twist on a classic dish, and for the ones who find a joy in entertaining guests and would like to show off a little in the kitchen. My desire has always been to see happy plates after I have been in the kitchen. And then, I'm Done!
Founder of the phenomenon social media account PreachersNSneakers tackles how faith, capitalism, consumerism, and (wannabe) celebrity have collided and asks both believers and nonbelievers alike: how much is too much? What started as a joke account on Instagram has turned into a movement. Through this provocative project, the founder of PreachersNSneakers is helping thousands of Jesus followers wrestle with the inevitable dilemmas created by our Western culture obsessed with image and entertainment. In PreachersNSneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities, Ben Kirby approaches many of the difficult questions plaguing countless Christians’ minds, presenting experiences and input from both sides of difficult questions, such as: Should pastors grow wealthy off of religion, and can their churches ever be too large? Do we really believe that divine blessings are monetary, or is that just religious wallpaper to hide our own greed? Is there space in Christendom for celebrities like Kanye and Bieber to exist without distorting the good news? What about this: Is it wrong for someone—even wrong for author Ben Kirby—to call out faith leaders online and leverage “cancel culture” to affect change? PreachersNSneakers will navigate these challenging questions and many more with humor, wit, candor, and a few never-before-published hijinks. Each chapter will explore the various sides of the debate, holding space for us to make up our own minds. This book is not about finding the perfect, “right” way to do something, but instead learning how to articulate what we believe, why we believe it, and what to do when we want to stand up against cultural norms. This book will doubtlessly become a staple for church small groups, college ministries, and book clubs, emboldening struggling believers who want to live a more genuine faith. After all, the Lord works in mysterious colorways.
“Makes you want to spend a week—immediately—in New Orleans.” —Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Wall Street Journal A cocktail is more than a segue to dinner when it’s a Sazerac, an anise-laced drink of rye whiskey and bitters indigenous to New Orleans. For Wisconsin native Sara Roahen, a Sazerac is also a fine accompaniment to raw oysters, a looking glass into the cocktail culture of her own family—and one more way to gain a foothold in her beloved adopted city. Roahen’s stories of personal discovery introduce readers to New Orleans’ well-known signatures—gumbo, po-boys, red beans and rice—and its lesser-known gems: the pho of its Vietnamese immigrants, the braciolone of its Sicilians, and the ya-ka-mein of its street culture. By eating and cooking her way through a place as unique and unexpected as its infamous turducken, Roahen finds a home. And then Katrina. With humor, poignancy, and hope, she conjures up a city that reveled in its food traditions before the storm—and in many ways has been saved by them since.
This book gives you all the basic principles underlying solid walking bass lines. Comprehensive, easy to understand, with page after page of great transcriptions of the author's walking lines on the accompanying CD. The CD of NY professional jazz players can also be used as a swinging play-along CD. Endorsed by Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Haslip, John Goldsby, etc.
