Todd- Michael St. Pierre's Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, and File' Gumbo holds tried and true Cajun and Creole recipes from the heart of South Louisiana. This book is a delightful blend of Louisiana recipes and poetry by the author on his native Louisiana culture. Includes cleverly named classic recipes for seafood gumbo, crawfish, shrimp boulettes, shrimp jambalaya, sausage jambalaya, alligator sauce piquante and stew, boudin, red beans and rice, oyster dressing, stuffed crabs, crab meat au gratin and much more. The author's Louisiana heritage poems include "Raised on Gumbo", "Ya Gotta Know", "My Pirogue", "The Fais do do" and "Small Town Mardi Gras". Featuring 7 different recipes for Gumbo and many other all time favorites like Shrimp Creole, Zydeco Chicken and a tasty recipe for Mardi Gras King Cake.