This the largest trunk set we offer & it's loaded with lots of really great stuff from Louisiana!

We start off with a true Louisiana Heirloom. Store treasures in the trunk style wooden box. Ca C'est Bon (It's so Good), Bienvenue (Welcome-greeting), Joie de Vivre (Joy of Life), Laissez les Bon Temp Rouler (Let the good Times Roll), Cher (a term of endearment) and Bonjour (Greeting-Good morning, good day, etc) are printed over the diamond design in gold paint. The box also has 2 fleur de lis emblems attached to the front, and a larger one on the lid. This is the medium size trunk that measures 9.5" x 6" x 6". This is a perfect treasure for what makes us unique with our culture and the renewing state of Louisiana!

The highlight of this arrangement is the "Ruby Slippers" cookbook. After Hurricane Katrina, many thought the ability to enjoy fine New Orleans style cooking might be gone forever. Fortunately, the culinary experience tourists and locals alike expect from New Orleans and South Louisiana has been captured in an elegant new cookbook entitled, "Ruby Slippers Cookbook: Life, Culture, Family and Food After Katrina". This is a must have book for all who love New Orleans and Louisiana. The author has captured its heart and soul. This 219-page coffee table style volume is now available, enabling food lovers the opportunity to enjoy fabulous New Orleans and Louisiana style cuisine at home while also helping a good cause. New Orleans resident and emerging author, Amy Cyrex Sins, is supporting the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana through this full size, four-color, hardbound cookbook. She has included her personal journey after the floodwaters ravaged her home, as well as stories from people she has met along the way. Included throughout the book are interesting facts about life in New Orleans. While pairing both traditional and inventive menus with heartwarming stories from rescue workers, residents and friends of the region, Amy creates a book truly capturing life in New Orleans and South Louisiana both before and after Katrina. "Ruby Slippers" not only offers over 140 family recipes from throughout Louisiana, but also several recipes from 14 of New Orleans’ finest restaurants. The menus are sure to keep readers busy entertaining family and friends with traditional New Orleans dishes and a few new family favorites. The book is filled with lavish photography, sure to evoke strong emotions, depicting both devastated and untouched areas of the city. Readers will find the book heartbreaking, heartwarming and uplifting all at the same time. The resilience and strength of the people living in the New Orleans area is evident in the pages of "Ruby Slippers".

Also included is a 2-CD set entitled "Louisiana Spice". Celebrate 25 years of Louisiana music by getting 2 CD's for the price of 1 ~ Includes selections by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Marcia Ball, James Booker, Tuts Washington, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Irma Thomas, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Buckwheat Zydeco and many, many more. A beautifully designed cobalt colored mug with white lettering, and gold trim. "Honorary Cajun" with the State of Louisiana gold seal is printed on one side. The other side reads, "As an honorary Cajun, you are entitled to celebrate on any occasion and to always pass a good time. You are required to love Louisiana's food and music, and to share its 'joie de vivre' with the world." What an honor! Finally, we round out the arrangement with LSU-colored fleur de lis playing cards, a 2 oz. gold foil package of French Market chicory coffee, 2 Tony Cachere's dinner mixes, Melinda's hot sauce and a set of Mardi Gras beads.

We're proud to offer these types of arrangements in small, medium and large variations. Finally - something REALLY NEW and innovative in the Louisiana gift basket market!