When visiting New Orleans years ago, I searched for a book that would give me a quick feel for the City – a collection of information and ideas about culture and suisine, along with a historical overview.  Sadly, no such document existed.  I wrote Murder Etouffee to correct this vacancy and to provide both old and new visitors to the Big Easy with a wealth of ideas and information to help them enjoy their stay in the city.

Murder Etouffee is a collection of stories about Louisiana and New Orleans in partcular.  It also contains regional recipes and cooking tips that embody Creole and Cajun cuisine – stories and recipes giving readers an authentic “feel” for New Orleans.

Lagniappe is a French word meaning a gift or something extra, and Murder Etouffee gives its readers a “little something extra,” taking them on a whimsical and historical tour of one of the most unique regions in the United States – a region recently subjected to the worst natural disaster in the history of this country.  I hope you will give it a read.  ISBN 1569396599.  Available in April. http://www.ericwilder.com  http://energyissues.blogharbor.com