The Sheri L. Raleigh Cookbook Collection

The Sheri L. Raleigh Cookbook Collection

Copy of Sheri’s self-published cookbooks, Gifts from the Ancestors Okra and Tomatoes: 25 Recipes Celebrating the Heart of Acadiana Volume 1 and Gifts from the Ancestors Creole Celebrations: Kreyol la lété fèt! Volume Two.

This collection of cookbooks features recipes taught to Chef Sheri L. Raleigh by her family in the twenty-first century. These cookbooks were self-published in 2023 by Gifts from the Ancestors and Cast Iron Skillet Culinaire, LLC in 2022. Sheri is the Chef, Instructor, and Owner of Cast Iron Skillet Cullnaire. She specializes in Creole and African cuisine. She began cooking with her grandmother Adele and her mother Viola

Staff member Jordan Richardson accepted the donation of the PDFs. Each digitized item is saved under the Item Number (LC08.2022.###). Jordan Richardson did not complete a condition report for these items as they were PDFs.

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LC08.2022.001
Gifts from the Ancestors Okra and Tomatoes: 25 Recipes Celebrating the Heart of Acadiana Volume 1 was self-published by Chef Sheri L. Raleigh in 2022. Included in the cookbook are: Introduction, Dedication, Cooks Resources, Creole Pantry, West African Pantry, Menus for Special Occasions, Weights and Measurements, Okra- Gombo Fevi, Okra and Tomatoes- Viola, West African Okra Stew, Southwest Louisiana Seafood Gumbo, Anatomy of a Gumbo, Gumbo Z’Herbs, West African Superkanja, Creole Tomatoes- Sauce Tomat, Creole Tomato Sauce, Adele’s Shrimp Creole, Creole Tomato Salad, Adele’s Fish Court-bullion, West African Stewed Tomatoes- Nigeria, West African Ginger Shrimp, Roux- Sauce Maron, Brown Roux, Homemade Socks- Chicken & Shrimp, The Rooster/Korish- Sauce Piquant/Pikan, Aggie’s Sauce Pikan au Poulet, Poulet DG (Directeur General), Viola’s Stewed Chicken-Sunday Dinner, Lagniappe- A Little Something Extra, Herbed Rice, Verda’s Potato Salad, Viola’s Potato Salad, Viola’s Apple Pie, Coconut Lime Pie, Pudin de Pan- Voila’s Bread Pudding, Zanana Cocktail, African Sunrise Cocktail, Appendicles, Culinary Glossary, Acknowledgements, and About the Author.

LC08.2022.002
Gifts from the Ancestors Creole Celebrations: Kreyol la lété fèt! Volume Two was self-published by Chef Sheri L. Raleigh in 2022. Included in the cookbook are: Prologue, Creole Family and Traditions, Community Dedication, Christmas- Newl, Krismism, Herb Roasted Turkey with Orange Cranberry Sauce, Oyster Dressing, Macaroni & Cheese, Brussel Sprouts with Crispy Onions, Bourbon Sweet Potato Pecan Pie, Pomegranate Margarita, New Year’s- Nouvel An, West African Sweet Potato & Peanut Soup, Chris’ Glazed Ham, Sauteed Mixed Greens, Hoppin’ John, Buttermilk Cornbread, Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake, GO3 Southern French, Chef Heir’s Creole Fried Chicken, Brazilian Rice and Peas, Creole Cornbread Muffins, Summer Watermelon Salad, Red Pound Velvet Cake, The Jubilee Cocktail, Friday Night Fish-Fry, Sheri’s Jamabayala, Creole Fried Fish, Roasted Okra, Vi’s Macaroni Salad, Banana Pudding, Caribbean Rum Punch Cocktail. About the Author, Lone Star Creoles Preview, Lawrence J. and Viola M. Raleigh Educational Fund, Appendices, Culinary Glossary, Weights & Measurements, Symbols & Meanings, and Sponsors and Resources.

Sheri L. Raleigh

Cookbook

Gifts from the Ancestors and Cast Iron Skillet Culinaire, LLC , Iberia African American Historical Society Center for Research and Learning

2023

Sheri L. Raleigh

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LC08.2022

Iberia Parish