1. Gumbo, rice dressings and Jambalaya are all one-pot dishes, which are perfect for feeding large numbers.

2. Jambalaya, craw- fish pie, fillet gumbo.

3. Jambalaya and craw fish pie and fillet gumbo.

4. Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo.

5. The dishes include Jambalaya stew, pecan pie and roasted salmon.

6. There was cheese soup and a brat, or clam chowder and baked stuffed lobster, or gumbo and chicken jambalaya.

7. Visitors are enjoying crawfish etouffees, red beans and rice, gumbo, jambalaya and the famous fried pastries called beignets.

8. Cooks generally don't want guests in there, but I love having people around me when I'm making food, says the designer, who hosts monthly jambalaya dinners for friends and throws frequent parties.