Editor's note: This article has been updated to confirm the date of the original cookbook. A reader recently asked how to find the "Picayune Creole Cook Book," which was first published in 1900.

He also worked at the famous Kitchen Arts & Letters bookstore in Manhattan, which further fueled his cookbook obsession.) Between 1900 and 1985, there were 17 editions of "The Picayune Creole Cook ...

another recipe in "The Picayune Creole Cook Book," to go with the minute cake. "Sherbets are among the most pleasant of the Creole summer desserts,” the cookbook reads. “They are also ...

edited by Marcelle Bienvenu and Judy Walker The Times-Picayune Creole Cookbook is a classic. Susan Larson: What a lot of people don't realize, and this has been true for such a long time ...

In the "The Picayune Creole Cook Book," which originally published ... the enthusiasm throughout the city was very great," the cookbook reads. "'Picayune Teas,' 'Picayune Souvenir Pins,' with ...

This batch includes "The Frugal Housewife," the 1829 cookbook by Lydia Marie Child that became the standard in American kitchens, and "The Picayune's Creole Cook Book," a rich compendium of ...

Seafood has always been a tradition on Gulf Coast holiday tables. In fact, the “Picayune Creole Cookbook,” first published in 1901, suggests a Thanksgiving menu that included oysters on the ...

According to the Times-Picayune Creole Cookbook, the lucky finder of the treasure would then be crowned king or queen of the ball. Poppy Tooker, a preeminent New Orleans food expert and host of ...

They've collaborated before, but this cookbook was really written by the ... Over several years, the Picayune had compiled thousands of recipes and, in a sense, had been instrumental in restoring ...

These were supplied by the foodie community or via research done by Walker and Marcelle Bienvenu, a food writer, cookbook author and Times-Picayune columnist. Bienvenu and Walker's work eventually ...

And, if you can support our efforts, make a donation today. Marcelle Bienvenu is a culinary instructor and " Cooking Creole " columnist at the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. She developed the 85 ...

Leah Chase, a New Orleans chef and cookbook author who championed Creole cuisine in a career ... Mrs. Chase recalled for the New Orleans Times-Picayune in 2009. “But the only thing is, he ...