What do three nuns, two mayors, a Baptist preacher, and the founder of a car dealership all have in common? They all rode an orphan train from New York City to Louisiana as small children What is an orphan train? Who determined its passenger list and their ultimate destination? What criteria were used to decide who would get the adventure of a lifetime? Who were these young passengers in this little-known chapter of American and Louisiana history? These orphans arrived in early twentieth century Louisiana a foreign world and culture unlike anything these children had ever seen. It was a world in which some of these New York City street kids would adapt and even conquer their terrifying fear of chickens. Others became important public figures that were to influence their communities and region. How would the shameful stigma of being an orphan affect their lives? Would they overcome the rejection of their past and the obstacles that were set before them? This is a collection of true life stories shared by those who knew them well. Read and find out how their lives turned out."

A House For Eliza 1893-1958 There is a misconception that all the Acadians, who were exiled from Nova Scotia in 1755 and migrated to Louisiana, were poor farmers and trappers. The truth is, a group of these Acadians were plantation owners. This novel is the real story of the "Cajuns" of Louisiana. Eliza Landry lives the comfortable life of an upper, middle class Acadian family in southwest Louisiana. Raised in a similar manner, Eliza's mother kept her children apart from freed slaves, who she deems are not suitable. Oscar Daigle is from a different background and is the owner of a large plantation that depends on freed slaves to run the plantation. When Oscar asks Eliza to marry him, her mother disapproves, saying plantation life will mean an association with the wrong people. Determined to marry, Eliza insists Oscar would not put her in a place where she would be unhappy. After the wedding in 1893, Oscar brings Eliza to the house he has built for her on the plantation. She meets the workers and soon realizes she could never hold herself "apart" from them. Her strong will makes her more determined to prove her mother wrong. During the next twenty-seven years Eliza gives birth to sixteen children. In 1929, The Great Depression forces Oscar to sell parts of the plantation in order to provide the necessities. Shortly after the depression, Oscar dies. Most of the children have families now, and many of the workers have left the plantation. After suffering a heart attack, Eliza dies in 1958, having raised children who became part of The Greatest Generation. They lived through two world wars, numerous illnesses, tragedies, and monumental discoveries. They never once lost their faith in God or in one another.

Slow Cooker Meals: Easy Home Cooking for Busy People has 127 delicious, nutritious one-pot meals and desserts you can cook in your slow cooker. Start it in the morning and have a hot meal ready to feed the family later. Preparing a home-cooked meal in your slow cooker is delicious, nutritious, economical and easy. Put it on before you leave in the morning and it's cooked when you return.Loaded with easy meals anyone can fix, this cookbook includes traditional as well as Cajun meals such as jambalayas & pastalayas, sauce piquantes, touff es, plus a large variety of soups, stews, and even gumbos. It has poultry and meat dishes such as brisket, roasts, ribs and Cajun Pepper Steak. It has classics like chili and meat loaf. Also includes 17 desserts such as cobblers, puddings, fudge, peanut clusters and chocolate cake. 6 x 9 paperback, only $12.95 USD.CONTENTSAPPETIZERS-Dips, wings, meatballsMEATS & POULTRY-Beef, chicken, pork, steak, sausagePASTAS-Macaroni, pastalayas, spaghetti, noodles, fettuccineSEAFOOD-Shrimp, crawfish, crab, fishSOUPS, STEWS & CHILI-Soups, stew, chowder, chili, stroganoff, gumboVEGETABLES-Potatoes, corn, beans, carrotsDESSERTS-Cakes, puddings, bananas, cobbler, fudge, pieTestimonials"As a Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, I get many requests for recipes for healthy, wholesome meals. Slow cooker recipes are always the most popular with clients. About 15-20 minutes of preparation time in the morning yields a welcoming aroma when you walk in the door and a nutritious, tasty meal to enjoy with your family at the end of the day. Many of the recipes provided in this book can be easily adjusted/modified to include less fat and sodium for healthier meals. There are many cookbooks out on the market for slow cooker recipes, but Neal does such a good job of focusing on recipes with Cajun "flair" that home cooks in Louisiana (and many other places, for that matter) want to provide for their families "Quincy L. CheekFamily & Consumer Sciences - NutritionLSU AgCenterRapides & Grant Parishes"This book has recipes for all tastes and every type of meal you can imagine Who would have thought I can actually make desserts in the slow cooker You are sure to find some new family favorites. Enjoy cooking and trying the recipes in this book, because I know I can't wait to try some more recipes."Mandy G. ArmentorLSA AgCenterAbbeville, La.

Rice Cooker Meals: Fast Home Cooking for Busy People contains 60 quick and easy meals you can make in a rice cooker, most in 30 minutes or less.Enjoy delicious, multicultural recipes that are less expensive and healthier than fast food. Includes Mexican, Italian, Tex-Mex and Cajun recipes And one-pot cooking means less mess to clean up You'll see how easy it is to cook jambalayas, seafood dishes, pastas, "casseroles," soups, rice side dishes, and various vegetable recipes including potatoes, cabbage, and sweet potatoes. "IN A RICE COOKER?" Yes, they're all cooked in a rice cooker. Here are a few recipes from the book: Easy Chili, Mexican Rice, Tex-Mex Pasta, Shrimp Jambalaya, Cabbage Casserole, Cajun Pepper Steak, Chicken Fried Rice, Rice & Shrimp Pilaf, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Chicken Fajita Stuffed Potato, Black-eyed Pea & Sausage Soup, Candied Yams with Marshmallows, Easy Smothered Potatoes & Sausage, and Black-eyed Pea & Sausage Jambalaya.The cookbook also has two indexes so the recipes are easier to find: indexed by chapter and indexed in alphabetical order. It has numerous testimonials from good cooks affiliated with the LSU AgCenter Homemaker Clubs. They tested the recipes and gave their honest opinions.It includes short articles about time-saving tips on food preparation, how a rice cooker knows when the food is cooked, how to teach children to safely cook with a rice cooker, how to brown meat in a rice cooker, plus many more.

Down-Home Cajun Cooking Favorites takes you into the kitchens of some of south Louisiana's best home cooks. It features 140 of the most popular dishes from Cajun country, carefully selected to give a well-rounded sampling of the flavors of the region. It is a collection of classic recipes from moms and dads, aunts and uncles, ma-moms and pa-pops from the south Louisiana region called Acadiana, or Cajun Country. These popular recipes were contributed by down-home folks who are tremendous cooks in their own right, who learned how to cook these dishes passed down from generation to generation. You'll find Boudin and Cracklins, Boiled Crawfish and Crawfish Etouffee, Stuffed Shrimp, Tasso, Candied Yams, Corn Maque Choux, Smothered Okra & Tomatoes, Stuffed Baked Eggplant or Mirlitons, Bouillabaisse, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, as well as a variety of sauce piquantes, fricassees, stews, casseroles, appetizers, desserts, dressings, breads, and breakfast dishes like couche-couche and pain perdu. Written in clear, easy-to-follow steps, these mouth-watering dishes are waiting for you and your family. Go ahead, try them, and you, too, will cook like a Cajun