Synopsis
For the first time in a gorgeous hardcover, more of the finest Southern recipes from the Food Network star, whose restaurant has been a Savannah staple for decades
In her first cookbook, Paula H. Deen hardly exhausted all of the best meals from her beloved Georgia restaurant, The Lady & Sons. In a sequel that’s just as delicious and brimming with color photographs, she serves up more of the surefire recipes that have kept customers coming back for more.
In her own life, Paula has turned hardship into hope. Losing both her parents by the age of twenty-three, she was left with two babies and a teenage brother to raise. Later, financial troubles in her marriage made her hide from the world. But surmounting her fear, surviving her divorce, and starting her own business with her sons jump-started her life–and created a favorite eating spot for Savannah natives and tourists alike.
Here are more than 315 of her purely Southern recipes, as simple as they are special: from appetizers, including Polynesian Chicken Wings and Tangy Marinated Shrimp, and such main courses as Brandied Prime Rib and Hurry-Up Chicken Pot Pie to desserts as good as Pecan Pudding Cake and Caramel Apple Cheesecake. And The Lady & Sons, Too! also features a weights-and-measures section and recipes from some of Paula’s friends, including author John Berendt’s mom.
In its gorgeous new edition, The Lady & Sons, Too! is more than an indispensable guide to good eating–it’s a lovely keepsake anyone would be delighted to own.
Excerpt
Polynesian Chicken Wings3 pounds chicken wings
1 cup pineapple preserves
1/2 cup sherry
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground gingerChop off the wing tips; discard them, or save them for making soup. Cut each wing into 2 pieces. Place the wings in a glass baking dish. Combine the remaining ingredients and pour this mixture over the wings. Marinate overnight in the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Remove the chicken wings from the marinade and place them in a shallow pan (a jelly-roll pan is perfect). Pour 1 cup marinade liquid over. Bake for 1 hour.
Excerpted from The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula H. Deen. Copyright © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Excerpted by permission of Random House Trade Paperbacks, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Table of Contents
Appetizers
Hot Appetizers
Baked Cheese Spread
Hot Crab Dip
Polynesian Chicken Wings
Spinach and Shrimp Dip
Italian Chicken Sticks
Shore Is Good Seafood Dip
Sugar-and-Nut-Glazed Brie
Tomato Canapés
Mushroom Canapés
Artichoke Frittata
Chicken Nuggets
Black Bean Dip
Cold Appetizers
Shrimp Mold
South Georgia “Caviar”
Devilish Cheese Logs
Georgia Spiced Pecans
Tangy Marinated Shrimp
Caviar Spread
Candied Dills
“Boursin Cheese”
Herbed Cheese-and-Cracker Bits
Party Eye-of-Round Steak
Mexican Layered Dip
Salsa Chicken Salad
Smoked Oyster Cheese Balls
Zesty Cheese Straws
Stuffed French Bread
Egg Caviar Mold
Praise
“I normally don’t gobble my food. . . . But during a mid-November lunch in Savannah, Georgia, I shamefully lost control. And wound up ingesting my meal of the year. . . . Paula Deen’s home-style Southern menu at The Lady & Sons turned me into a ravenous beast unminded of manners, cholesterol, North-South diplomacy, and the dropped jaws of my companions. . . . If someone had reached for my plate, he’d have lost a limb.”
–Jerry Shriver, USA Today
From the Hardcover edition.