River Road Recipes

Share in the secrets of fine Creole and Cajun cooking with the Junior League of Baton Rouge’s award-winning cookbook series, River Road Recipes. Since 1959, their award-winning cookbooks have captured the essence of Louisiana cooking and have delighted chefs and guests alike with their delicious recipes. Cajun, Creole, and Deep South flavors are richly preserved in authentic gumbos, jambalayas, courts-bouillons, pralines, and more. 

With over 1.9 million books in print, River Road recipes speaks for itself. After all, it is the all-time #1 best selling community cookbook series in the nation. 

This cookbook features classic Creole and Cajun cuisine, and within these 650 recipes include the basics like How to Make a Roux. This is the Textbook of Louisiana cooking.

River Road Recipes I

River Road Recipes I is The Textbook of Louisiana Cuisine with 650 recipes. It has sold over 1.3 million copies since 1959 and is considered by most to be the textbook of Creole cooking. In fact, The New York Times said, “If there were community cookbook awards, the Oscar for best performance would go hands down to RIVER ROAD RECIPES.”

River Road Recipes II

River Road Recipes II, A Second Helping, builds on the success of River Road Recipes I by offering 606 triple-tested recipes.

About the Junior League of Baton Rouge

The Junior League of Baton Rouge is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.