2005/04 - Hardcover
Simon & Schuster
0743267222
Our Price $22.50 (10% off $25.00)
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Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style
By Deen, Paula H.
Author Nesbit, Martha
Joint Author Nesbit, Martha
A BookPage Notable Title
Second only to Emeril in Food Network popularity, Paula Deen is the
unrivaled diva of down-home hospitality whose Lady & Sons restaurant in
Savannah, Georgia, has become a veritable altar to country cooking. In her
latest book. Deen turns to her friends to share their stories, ideas for
entertaining in true Dixie style, and--most important--their prized recipes.
Party time, down South
Review by Sybil Pratt
For Paula Deen, TV queen of the Southern cooking scene, entertaining is
second nature (maybe first, if that's possible) and her new cookbook, Paula
Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style is an invitation to party with
her—and y'all better be there! To Paula, and many of us, the hardest part
of entertaining is not the cooking but the menu planning. Fear not, the party
plans are laid out, the scene is set and Paula guarantees that you'll like the
food—"I think our party food is definitely food for the gods." A small caveat
here: this is not low-fat, low-carb, or low-cholesterol cooking. Paula does not
shy away from cheese—especially cheddar—cream, cakes or cookies, not
to mention grits and cornbread. "Southerners," Paula allows, "will find any
excuse to share food with loved ones," and here she offers menus and
recipes for 24 festive excuses from a Birthday Bash, a BIG Cocktail Buffet
for Out-of-Town Wedding Guests and a Georgia Bulldawg Parking Lot
Tailgate to a Cookie Swap, Weekend Campout and a warming array of
comfort food. You can prepare the whole menu or mix and match recipes
and never go wrong—Shrimp and Grits, Green Chili Corn Muffins,
marinated Minted Lamb, Savannah Bow Ties served with Chocolate Dipping
Sauce are stand-alone standouts or Southern sensations when surrounded
by their culinary compatriots.
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Publisher Comments
Second only to Emeril in Food Network popularity. Paula Deen is the
unrivaled diva of down-home hospitality whose Lady & Sons restaurant in
Savannah. Georgia, has become a veritable altar to country cooking. In her
latest book. Deen turns to her friends to share their stories, ideas for
entertaining in true Dixie style, and-most important-their prized recipes.
"Southern girls really know how to entertain," she writes, "and they'll find
any excuse to share food with their loved ones. I want to show readers
everywhere how to create these occasions for themselves." Emphasizing
the art of cooking for a crowd, Paula Deen & Friends features twenty-four
party events, from Christenings and Bar (or Bat) Mitzvahs to Super Bowl
Sunday, Thanksgiving, and St. Patrick's Day. Readers will find a complete
menu with recipes for each occasion, along with tips for ease of preparation
and presentation. There's even a chapter on beverages that explains how
to make the perfect Really Sweet Tea, a magnificent Mint Julep, Killer
Margaritas, and much more. Seasoned with memorable stories told in
Deen's inimitable voice, Paula Deen & Friends is a book that readers will
turn to all year for entertaining ideas that can't miss.
