Every Day's A Party: Louisiana Recipes for Celebrating with Family and Friends, Emeril Lagasse, with Marcelle Bienvenu and Felicia Willett, 1999, First Edition, First Printing, William Morrow & Co, New York, hardcover with dust jacket, 338pp incl index.

A joyous cookbook filled with Emeril's characteristic "bam"! Recipes from the bayou for every holiday, local festival (like the French Market Tomato Festival in June) and family celebration - weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, get-togethers "just-because" -- clearly presented and beautifully illustrated.

Contents: January (Sugar Bowl, Twelfth Night, Oyster Festival, Emeril's Cigar Dinner), February (Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, Hild and Mr John's anniversary, Ash Wednesday), March (St Patrick's Day, St Joseph's Day), April (Easter, Strawberry Festival), May (Mother's Day, Jazz Fest, Crawfish Festival), June (Crab Festival, Tomato Festival), July (Fourth of July), August (Boat Party, Shrimp Festival), September (Festivals Acadiens, Sugarcane Festival, Pirogue Festival), October (Annie and Tom's Toasting Party, New Iberia Gumbo Cook-off, Alessandro's Christening, Pepper Fest), November (Omelette Festival, Thanksgiving), December (Christmas Tree Trimming, Christmas Dinner, New Year's Eve).

Recipes for appetizers, entrees, desserts, and beverages, including for example: Roasted Pork and French Fry Poorboy, Braised Cabbage with Corned Beef Hash, Lamb Stew, Gumbo Ya-Ya, Crabmeat Deviled Eggs, Celebration Cake.

In like new condition, glossy pages clean, intact, tightly bound, dust jacket bright and with only the slightest wear at the bottom edges.