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Tracey Koch

Tracey Koch

Tracey Koch has been creating recipes, instructing cooking classes for both kids and adults, and writing food columns in the Baton Rouge area for over 25 years. She began writing her favorite column, “Dining In,” back in 2013. Find it featured in the Taste section of 225 Magazine every month. When she is not in the kitchen developing and testing new recipes, she is writing stories for her children’s book series about a little goose from Toulouse.

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plate of different chocolate truffles

These homemade dark chocolate truffles beat out store-bought Valentine’s Day treats

calypso salad

Make this subtle, fresh Calypso Salad with asparagus and toasted chickpeas

Chargrilled Oysters

How to make a quick one-pot version of githeri, a Kenyan bean and corn stew

Serve this African-inspired ugali with stews, soups, meats, fish and vegetables

Make curried stewed okra and tomatoes for a healthy, hearty meal

Comfort food, Kenyan-style: Recipes and stories from African safaris

‘Night in Old New Orleans’ Board