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Summary: Not One Bad Recipe So Far
Review: I originally saw this book on the new titles shelf at the book store back when it was first published in 1998. Since then, I have used it so much that it has what Pat Conroy calls "buttery pages" (You must have read The Prince of Tides to catch that reference). Ms. Deen includes old southern favorites that I don't ever recall having seen in print--recipes southern ladies have been making for years from memory of watching their mothers and grandmothers in the kitchen. I highly recommend this book as an essential kitchen utensil. There is a two-page reference list for substitutions and kitchen wizardry that will help you out in a pinch. Their are short, anecdotal pleasantries that share some of the stories surrounding the recipes and some of Ms. Deen's more recognizable restaurant patrons who have savored them over the years. Buy it! Buy it now! You will feel as though you have been entrusted with the secret family recipes of the South.
Rating:
Summary: Not One Bad Recipe So Far
Review: I originally saw this book on the new titles shelf at the book store back when it was first published in 1998. Since then, I have used it so much that it has what Pat Conroy calls "buttery pages" (You must have read The Prince of Tides to catch that reference). Ms. Deen includes old southern favorites that I don't ever recall having seen in print--recipes southern ladies have been making for years from memory of watching their mothers and grandmothers in the kitchen. I highly recommend this book as an essential kitchen utensil. There is a two-page reference list for substitutions and kitchen wizardry that will help you out in a pinch. Their are short, anecdotal pleasantries that share some of the stories surrounding the recipes and some of Ms. Deen's more recognizable restaurant patrons who have savored them over the years. Buy it! Buy it now! You will feel as though you have been entrusted with the secret family recipes of the South.
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Summary: Excellent cookbook!!
Review: I've used both this cookbook and the second cookbook for several years and just LOVE them!! The recipes are delicious. I have never been disappointed by one recipe and I've used both books a lot. They are among my favorite cookbooks that I would never get rid of.
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Summary: One of the best out of a very large field
Review: I've watched her shows, prepared her recipes in her first cookbook, and couldn't be more pleased! I'm also a big fan of Ina Garten's cookbooks/recipes, and both women have great, simple cooking down to an art (although I doubt Paula would think so). Paula's recipes are VERY authentic of southern cooking. I highly recommend this cookbook, which I rarely do, being the proud or infamous owner of about 100 cookbooks. I have been a southern cook (re. native Texan) for over 35 years, and she does southern cooking proud!
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Summary: Butter, Butter Everywhere!
Review: If you are in the leaset bit worried about your cholesterol then this is not the cookbook for you. However, if you want some of the most mouthwatering, delicious, down-home cooking then buy yourself not only this volume but also her other two cook books.
Paula Deen uses simple and fresh foods that make for outstanding and foolproof dishes. I have tried most if not all of her dishes and each one has turned out just the way your Mama would have made them. Thanks, Paula!!!!!!
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Summary: For Everyone Who Always Wanted To Learn To Cook Like Grandma
Review: If you have always wanted to learn to cook down-home dishes just like grandma, this book is the place to start. As you probably know, grandma doesn't follow a recipe, just a dash of this and a sprinkle of that. Paula Deen has taken all the guess work out of preparing delicious country recipes by giving step-by-step directions for every dish you can imagine. Unlike other cookbooks , which tend to provide recipes only for those interested in preparing fancy dishes that are more artwork than eating...this book is packed with recipes that the majority of people eat on a daily basis. These are foods that the kids will eat too! This book is appropriate for experienced chefs as well as those who simply love to cook good meals for their families. I use this book everyday!
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Summary: This is a wonderful cookbook
Review: If you like good down home southern cooking this is the book for you. My favorite recipe is for the banana pudding. The recipes are simple and quick to make. Even if you are a novice in the kitchen you can navigate your way around with these recipes.
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Summary: Jane's Krazy Mixed Up Salt
Review: In reference to the review by BMarold below, Jane's Krazy Mixed Up Salt mentioned in this book is a salt blend sold at regular grocery stores in the south. Maybe it is not carried everywhere. In case you want to get some, here is the info on the manufacturer:
Flavor Delite, Inc
578B L&C Distribution Park
Richburg, SC 29729
1-800-257-6174, ext 164
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Summary: Dream comes true via 'comfort food' cookery
Review: It's seldom one finds two themes meshed in a book about cooking. However, Paula Deen's "The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook" marries a rags-to-riches success story with the notion that good, wholesome food--and its preparation--do not have to be intimidating to anyone.Everyone loves the American success story, and the reader gets a warm dose of 'feel good' after discovering Deen's rise to the top of Savannah's culinary tradition--having started nine years ago with $200, a brand-new divorce after 27 years of marriage, a Mt. Everest-high stack of bills--and two sons to feed. The reader discovers that work--hard work--creativity, and the way to a person's heart through their stomach can translate into the American Dream. An added bonus is a book with easy-to-follow and prepare southern traditional recipes with many unique examples of Deen's culinary presentations from her famous historic district restaurant in downtown Savannah. Having eaten in her restaurant, I was surprised to find Deen a warm, real woman who makes her customers feel as if they are guests in her home. Walking the restaurant with a platter of southern hoecakes and cheese biscuits, Deen shares her recipes, tips and kitchen advice with customers eating platters of piled-high southern traditions. Her cookbook share the hoecake and cheese biscuits recipes, as well as her rich, meaty crabcakes--a signature dish in both the cookbook and restaurant. The noted writer, John Berendt, was so taken with Deen and her story, as well as the restaurant and her food, that the "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" author enthusiastically penned the forward, referring to Deen as a "Steel Magnolia." The reader, too, will embrace his assessment while preparing warm, wholesome recipes which bring to mind those days-gone-by when family truly enjoyed the mealtime as a focal point to share the day's experiences while eating good, simply-prepared food. Again, having visited her restaurant and having purchased her cookbook, I am definitely a fan, and hope to hear more of her in the future.
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Summary: Dream comes true via 'comfort food' cookery
Review: It's seldom one finds two themes meshed in a book about cooking. However, Paula Deen's "The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook" marries a rags-to-riches success story with the notion that good, wholesome food--and its preparation--do not have to be intimidating to anyone. Everyone loves the American success story, and the reader gets a warm dose of 'feel good' after discovering Deen's rise to the top of Savannah's culinary tradition--having started nine years ago with $200, a brand-new divorce after 27 years of marriage, a Mt. Everest-high stack of bills--and two sons to feed. The reader discovers that work--hard work--creativity, and the way to a person's heart through their stomach can translate into the American Dream. An added bonus is a book with easy-to-follow and prepare southern traditional recipes with many unique examples of Deen's culinary presentations from her famous historic district restaurant in downtown Savannah. Having eaten in her restaurant, I was surprised to find Deen a warm, real woman who makes her customers feel as if they are guests in her home. Walking the restaurant with a platter of southern hoecakes and cheese biscuits, Deen shares her recipes, tips and kitchen advice with customers eating platters of piled-high southern traditions. Her cookbook share the hoecake and cheese biscuits recipes, as well as her rich, meaty crabcakes--a signature dish in both the cookbook and restaurant. The noted writer, John Berendt, was so taken with Deen and her story, as well as the restaurant and her food, that the "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" author enthusiastically penned the forward, referring to Deen as a "Steel Magnolia." The reader, too, will embrace his assessment while preparing warm, wholesome recipes which bring to mind those days-gone-by when family truly enjoyed the mealtime as a focal point to share the day's experiences while eating good, simply-prepared food. Again, having visited her restaurant and having purchased her cookbook, I am definitely a fan, and hope to hear more of her in the future.
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