CHICKEN AND ANDOUILLE GUMBO Makes 6 to 8 servings 1 hen, about 4 to 5 pounds, cut into serving pieces Salt and cayenne 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions..

Serve the fricassee with white rice and accompany it with an apple salad---refreshing to the palate. Makes 6 servings 1 roasting chicken, about 4 pounds, cut into serving pieces Salt and cayenne 2/..

Makes 6 servings 1 roasting chicken, about 4 pounds, cut into serving pieces Salt and cayenne 2/3 cups vegetable oil 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups chopped onions 1 cup chopped green bell pepp..

1 ½ sticks butter, chilled 6 boneless chicken breasts, each about 6 ounces each ¾ teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon cayenne

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 tablespoons butter 2 fryers, each about 3 ½ pounds, cut into serving pieces 4 ½ cups fresh corn kernels scraped off the cob 1 cup beef consommé

2 fryers, about 3 pounds each, cut into serving pieces Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste ¼ cup olive oil 1 medium-size yellow onion, thinly sliced 1 pound fresh button mushrooms, slice..

10 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 boneless chicken breasts, about 6 ounces each 8 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups small diced boiled ham 12 medium-size fresh mushrooms, chopped

2/3 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE Don’t forget dessert. You can always make it easy on yourself by buying store-bought cookies and cakes, but this pound cake is certain to please. Makes one cake to serve 8 to 12..

Makes 8 to 10 servings 1 fillet of beef (3 1/2 to 4 pounds), trimmed and tied (ask your butcher to do this for you), at room temperature Freshly ground black pepper to taste 3 tablespoons vegetab..