The best Midwestern U.S. Cooking, Food & Wine books: Reddit reviews

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Talk About Good!!!

One of the best cookbooks with some fabulous Cajun and creole recipes. The Lafayette and Baton Rouge junior leagues had a friendly rivalry and both put out some of the best selling junior league cookbooks.

For those interested here’s an amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Cookbook-Louisiana-Lafayette-Junior-League/dp/0935032029

And here’s a great article in the Washington Post about it: How a 50-year-old community cookbook became a mainstay in almost every Cajun kitchen

Source: from Lafayette, LA. Mais cher dat cookbook good good yeah.

I definitely recommend a crock pot if you don't have one. Recipes can range from very healthy to very decadent, it all depends on what you toss in the pot! It's great because you can throw it all in before leaving for work and then BAM dinner is ready when you get home. I have this cookbook: Fix-It and Forget-It.

Buy this: https://www.amazon.com/Cookbook-Louisiana-Lafayette-Junior-League/dp/0935032029 It’s Junior League of Lafayette’s cookbook originally published in the 70s or 80s. It’s basically everybody’s grandma’s best recipes

EDIT: first printed in 1967 now in it’s 30th printing

Thanks for the recommendation! Here's a link to buy Talk About Good! from the Junior League and it appears Amazon carries it, as well.

I love Michael Symon's Playing With Fire!

Great book for both recipes and inspiration. I reference it constantly for my smokes!

People on here mentioned jokers as a good spot for Cajun. I haven't tried it myself, their jambalaya looks really good though.

If you're willing to try cooking it yourself, this book is definitely the best one out there for Cajun food.

Growing up in Louisiana, everyone who could throw down in the kitchen had this. It doesn't get any more authentic than these recipes really.

talk about good

Hoosier Mama Pie ...https://www.amazon.com/Hoosier-Mama-Book-Pie-Techniques/dp/1572841435 look her up on You Tube for more info

My favorite cookbook ever is Half Baked Harvest Super Simple. You can check out the Half Baked Harvest website to get a feel for her style. The recipes in that book are straightforward, don’t require a ton of ingredients, and are very cozy and filling.

Not just Dutch Oven but Cowboy Kent Rollins book is one of my favorites. https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Cowboy-Ranch-Recipes-Tales/dp/0544275004

Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes!

As a single guy, this allows me to eat well without having to cook all the time. Hands down favorite cookbook I have.

Also, pick up a cookbook, any Fix-it-and-forget-it ones are pretty good, I like the 5 ingredient or less one: http://www.amazon.com/Forget-5-ingredient-Favorites-Phyllis-Pellman/dp/1561485292/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294543745&sr=1-1-spell