Who s Your Mama, Are You Catholic & Can You Make A Roux? (Book 2): A Cajun / Creole Family Album Cookbook (Louisiana Classic)
MARCELLE BIENVENU is a cookbook author and food writer who has been preparing Cajun and Creole dishes since the 1960s.A native of St. Martinville, Louisiana, in the heart of the Cajun country, she has written a weekly food column, Creole Cooking, forThe Times Picayuneof New Orleans since 1984. She s worked as a researcher and consultant for Time-Life Books, contributing to a series of books titledFoods of the World.She is the author of three books:Who s Your Mama, Are You Catholic and Can You Make a Roux? (Book 1), Who s Your Mama... (Book 2),andCajun Cooking for Beginners.She co-authored several cookbooks with renowned chef Emeril Lagasse. She also co-authoredEula Mae s Cajun Kitchenwith Eula Mae Doré, a longtime cook for the McIlhenny family on Avery Island, andStir the Pot: The History of Cajun Cuisine, with Carl A. Brasseaux and Ryan A. Brasseaux.A graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, she lives on Bayou Teche in St. Martinville, La., with her husband, Rock Lasserre.