From appetizers to soups, great salads with great dressings, vegetables, breads and pastries, Creole BBQ, gumbos, seafood of all types (including crabs, oysters, and crawfish), and to top it all off, Creole sweet treats, Gaylord Boyd covers it all in this collection of family and friends' recipes. And, to boot, he throws some Creole history as a backdrop for your cooking pleasure. These are down-home Louisiana recipes that you will enjoy and will also enjoy preparing for your family and friends.