New cooking program showcases Louisiana produce

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry is producing a series of four 30-minute cooking shows, hosted by Chef Celeste Gill and featuring LDAF Commissioner Mike Strain. Gill, familiar to anyone who frequents BREADA’s Saturday Red Stick Farmers Market cooking demonstrations, will take viewers to various Louisiana farms and their specialty crops, follow the farmers to the local markets, and then into the studio kitchen for tasty and nutritious family meals prepared with fresh local ingredients. Baton Rougeans can catch the show, Cooking Up Louisiana Treasures, on Cox Cable Channel 21, Sundays at 8 a.m., as well as at louisianagrown.com.