Cooking By The Book


google search for Cooking By The Book

Return to Master Book Index.

Page
66 67 68 69 70

Quick Jump
1 28 56 83 111

BAKED JAMBALAYA  
Excerpt from TRUE NATURE:  
The waitress returned with the food, explaining that the band was auditioning that  
night for a more permanent position, and then refilled their drinks leaving them to their  
meals.  
Kailen tasted everything on her own plate, and then at Marc’s urging, tasted his as  
well. They both finally settled in on eating each other’s meals. She was delighted by all  
the different flavors and closed her eyes and savored each item, before moving on to the  
next.  
Marc was enjoying dinner through her experience, watching her closely, noticing  
the way she took the time to savor the moment before moving on to the next. Their  
conversation founded around the food they were eating, and what general information  
Marc could give about the area and its history.  
The band began playing some soft melodies, and the owner of the restaurant sat at  
a front table, smoking a large cigar, occasionally speaking to the man seated beside him.  
About the time that they had finished their meal, the band began to play a  
different style of music; a toe tapping, fast paced sound and Kailen could not help but  
move along with the beat.  
The lead singer started singing along with a heavily accented language and Marc  
quickly pointed out to Kailen that it was the regional dialect for the people in the area.  
A few people started to leave their tables and dance on the small wooden floor set  
off to the far side of the stage for that purpose. Kailen’s eyes were shining brightly, and a  
blush rose in her cheeks as an elderly man approached her and asked her if she would  
mind to dance with him. Marc nodded his approval with a wide grin, and a sly look in his  
eye, knowing Kailen probably did not know how to two-step very well, if at all.  
Baked Jambalaya  
Ingredients:  
2
1
3
1
1
Two 14-15 oz cans of diced tomatoes  
Salt  
cups cooked diced chicken  
good-sized onion  
stalks celery  
green pepper  
-½ cups cooked rice  
6
7


Page
66 67 68 69 70

Quick Jump
1 28 56 83 111