TABASCO^® COMMUNITY COOKBOOK AWARDS

2000 National Winners

1st place winner
Good Food Served Right

2nd place winner
Seasons of Santa Fe

3rd place winner
Crescent City Collection: A Taste of New Orleans

In announcing the awards, Paul McIlhenny, President of the McIlhenny Company, said, "On behalf of TABASCO^® pepper sauce, we are honored to recognize these extraordinary books which represent months, if not years, of effort on the part of countless volunteers who took them from creative ideas to final publication. They not only benefit a wide variety of truly worthy community causes, but also document America's distinctive regional culinary traditions. The quality of the cookbooks submitted this year is truly outstanding."

Good Food Served Right

The selection of Good Food Served Right by the judges was unanimous; as one judge said, the book "epitomizes the essence of a community cookbook." Not only is the book filled with a rich history and a great narrative, it is also representative of the local communities in Upstate New York. Each section of the book effectively highlights a part of the traditional culture and variety of food customs found in this region, and the recipes are a true reflection of the breadth and depth of the local cuisine.

Recipes include Apple Walnut Cake, Black Lake Pan Fish with Almonds, Maple-Candied Sweet Potatoes, Spiced Winter Squash and Magnolia Lane Roast Duck.

Good Food Served Right
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY)
2 West Main Street
Canton, NY 13617
Price: $19.95 plus $5.00 s/h
Contact: Varick A. Chittenden
315.386.4289

Proceeds go to support the ongoing documentation and presentation of traditional culture in Northern New York through workshops, demonstrations, publications, exhibitions and performances.

Seasons of Santa Fe

The neatly arranged Seasons of Santa Fe is designed in character with the Southwest region, centering its theme around the seasons of this cultural center. It includes menus for 22 different seasonal occasions, ranging from a "Feast for Cinco de Mayo" to "Celebrating the Chile Harvest," guiding the reader through a year's worth of festivities. McIlhenny adds, "I am personally pleased that the judges selected this cookbook as a national winner, because I have a slightly more than academic interest in hot peppers."

A sampling of recipes include Red Snapper Fillets with Avocado Sauce, Chili Ravioli, Aunt Susie's BBQ Brisket Poor Boys, Blue Enchiladas with Red Chile and Sopaipillas.

Seasons of Santa Fe
Kitchen Angels
2600 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Price: $19.95 plus $4.00 s/h
Contact: Claudia Jessup
505.471.7780

Proceeds go to providing free, nutritious hot meals to residents of Santa Fe who are homebound facing cancer, AIDS and other life-challenging conditions.

Crescent City Collection: A Taste of New Orleans

Crescent City Collection: A Taste of New Orleans from The Junior League of New Orleans in New Orleans, LA is a contemporary cookbook that successfully mirrors the ambiance of New Orleans, incorporating great local flair and ingredients into over 200 sometimes-sophisticated recipes. Each section of the book includes a story about a piece of history from this lively, world-renowned city enhanced by lovely accompanying photography.

Recipes include Crawfish Beignets with Rémoulade Sauce, Spinach Oyster Bisque, Maque Choux Chicken, Rabbit with Dark Raisin Gravy and French King Cake.

Crescent City Collection: A Taste of New Orleans
The Junior League of New Orleans
4319 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Price: $26.95 plus $5.00 s/h (add $1.00 for each additional copy)
Contact: Kendall Gensler
504.895.6653

Proceeds go to various educational programs and community projects such as Safe Sitter, a babysitter training program, and Christmas in October, home renovation for low-income, handicapped, or elderly people.