Louisiana Cookin'

Louisiana Cookin' is the only national magazine for the connoisseur of Louisiana's unique culture, cuisine, and travel destinations - and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet! Each issue contains more than 50 authentic recipes, with tips from professional chefs and home cooks alike.

Louisiana Cookin’ • September/October 2025 Volume 28, Issue 5

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New + Interesting • CATCH UP ON ALL THE LATEST HAPPENINGS ACROSS THE BAYOU STATE, WITH MUST-TRY RESTAURANTS AND SO MUCH MORE

Braised Right • PATIENCE PAYS OFF IN THIS DISH. CRUNCHY CABBAGEBECOMES MELLOW AND TENDER, SOAKING UP LAYERS OF FLAVOR WHEN COOKED LOW AND SLOW.

Wild & Wonderful • ALLIGATOR HAS BEEN HUNTED AND USED IN LOUISIANA CUISINE FOR GENERATIONS. GATOR HUNTING SEASON STRETCHES FROM AUGUST TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER, BUT YOU CAN GET THIS LEAN WHITE MEAT YEAR-ROUND FROM TRUSTED SOURCES.

The Camino de Santiago • THE HOSPITALITY FOUND ON A PROMINENT PILGRIMAGE ROUTE IN SPAIN POSES STRIKING RESEMBLANCE TO THAT OF CAJUN COUNTRY

The Lasting Legacy of Nellie A. Murray • THE QUEEN OF CREOLE CUISINE’S MASTERFUL ART OF HOSTING, COOKING, AND MORE HAS LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON MODERN-DAY NEW ORLEANS

IN TAILGATES WE TRUST • THE ART OF TAILGATING, ESPECIALLY IN LOUISIANA, IS AS CULTURAL AS IT IS FOOD-CENTRIC, WITH TRADITIONS AND GO-TO RECIPES DEEPLY ENGRAINED IN SOUTHERNERS FROM A YOUNG AGE

Chefs to Watch • SEVEN CHEFS WHO ARE CHANGING THE WAY WE EAT, ONE DISH AT A TIME

HUNT & HARVEST • FOR A DINNER TO REMEMBER, BRING THE OUTDOORS TO THE TABLE WITH WILD GAME AND IN-SEASON VEGETABLES

BACKYARD PERSIMMONS • BRING BACK THE LOVE FOR THIS FORGOTTEN FALL FRUIT WITH RECIPES AS VIBRANT AS THE YELLOW-ORANGE BEAUTIES THEMSELVES

College Town Eats • WINNING OVER THE HEARTS OF STUDENTS AND LOCALS ALIKE, THESE ROCK STAR RESTAURANTS ARE THE PRIDE OF THEIR CITY

Louisiana-Grown and Rooted in Tradition • WITH DEEP CULTURAL ROOTS, HIGHER PROTEIN, AND LOWER GLYCEMIC IMPACT, THIS LOCALLY FARMED RICE GROWN IN THE HEART OF LOUISIANA IS CHANGING HOW WE THINK ABOUT A SOUTHERN STAPLE

Lightning-Inspired Libation • SMOKY SCOTCH EVOKES MEMORIES OF AN EVENTFUL CAMPING TRIP UNDER THE NIGHT SKY

RECIPE INDEX

Out of This World • SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAS A REAL COSMIC GEM ON ITS HANDS WITH KAT GODSEY. HER OTHERWORLDLY PIECES SHOW OFF HER ONE-OF-A-KIND CREATIVITY AND INSPIRE ALL THOSE WHO FOLLOW HER ARTISTRY.