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Sept. 25, 2009 - PRLog -- There is more than music to be sampled at the 23rd Annual BR Cohn Fall Music Festival and Benefit Concert featuring the Doobie Bros. and Journey as well as an additional wide array of bands and performers this year .The original ‘Cajn Critter,’ Pam Lyles is making her way to Sonoma from New Orleans to showcase her award-winning cookbook, Da Cajn Critter: The Lifestyles, The Rules, and Makin’ Groceries. Lyles will be on hand signing cookbooks and passing out her delectable Mama Bea’s Cheese Cookies on Sunday, October 4th from 1 – 3 PM before Journey comes on stage.

If you are not familiar with Da Cajn Critter Cookbook, then you are in for a special treat. Lyles is a New Orleans native who has spent a great deal of time in the Napa/Sonoma area over the last 25 years. The idea for her cookbook has been a long time development, but it took the tragedy and chaos of Hurricane Katrina to afford her the time and resolve to self-publish this wonderful compilation of user-friendly recipes. Since hitting the shelves in November, 2008, Lyles has made it her mission to enlighten the rest of the world on the joie de vivre of life in New Orleans: the food, the lifestyle, and the art of “makin’ groceries.”

Be on the lookout for Da Cajn Critter, crawling back to Sonoma for the BR Cohn Benefit Concert.

Da Cajn Critter won the 2008 U.S. Best Book Award's Home Entertaining category. This cookbook is full of recipes for authentic New Orleans cuisine, from Mardi Gras Pork Roast, to Red Beans and Rice, to Oyster Artichoke Soup. More than standard Louisiana fare, Lyles has included many family recipes that her ancestors have perfected and passed down for generations, including Mama Bea’s Salted Pecans, Uncle Alan’s After-Thanksgiving Gumbo, Aunt Rhonda’s Jambalaya, and Aunt Norma’s Buttermilk Pound Cake.

More information on Pam Lyles and Da Cajn Critter is available at www.dacajncritter.com.

Da Cajn Critter (ISBN 978-0-9800236-0-2; $24.95) is available through the major book trade and online at Amazon.com and The Cookbook Marketplace: www.cookbookmarketplace.com.

Da Cajn Critter was edited, designed, and produced as a Community Classic by Favorite Recipes Press. Since 1961, Favorite Recipes Press has helped independent publishers, community groups, and non-profit organizations across the nation create, design, edit, produce, market and distribute award-winning cookbooks. More information is available at www.frpbooks.com.

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Da Cajn Critter:The Lifestyles, The Rules, and Makin' Groceries Cookbook,2008 USA Book News award winner, is a “gumbo” of Cajun, Creole,old family, friends, and personal recipes from New Orleans, Louisiana. These are easy, simple recipes that use ingredients that can be found at any grocery store.