CHIQUI IS A NICKNAME IN GUATEMALA....IT IS USED FOR A BOY OR GIRL, MAN OR WOMAN. I WAS THE YOUNGEST OF ALL THE GRANDCHILDREN WHEN I WAS GIVEN THIS NICKNAME AND CHIQUITA DOES MEAN LITTLEST ONE. I HAVE BEEN CALLED THIS SINCE I WAS TWO YEARS OLD AND NOW AT THE AGE OF 49 IT STILL REMAINS......MARIA IS MY GIVEN NAME AND MOST OF MY FRIENDS FROM CHURCH CALL ME THAT, BUT I AM MOSTLY KNOWN AS CHIQUI.

ANYWAY, I HOPE MY COOKBOOK, "COOKERY N'ORLEANS STYLE" WILL BECOME YOUR NEW "FAVORITE" COOKBOOK AND I HOPE YOU CAN GET THE "FLAVOR" OF MY FAMILY THRU THE STORIES. IT IS SET UP INTO 5 COMPLETE COOKBOOKS WITHIN ONE BOOK. EACH CHAPTER REPRESENTING A DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE FAMILY. IT ALMOST READS AS A STORY BOOK AND I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY IT!!

THANKS FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL RECIPES YOU HAVE SHARED FROM YOUR FAMILY....I HAVE PRINTED OUT ALMOST ALL THE RECIPES YOU HAVE POSTED AND PLAN ON TRYING MANY OF THEM THE NEXT TIME I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTERTAIN.

GOD BLESS,

CHIQUI