Synopses & Reviews
Beloved Food Network personality, restaurateur, and author Paula Deen loves a party, and in her latest book,
Paula Deen Celebrates!, Paula shares with fans old and new how she celebrates a year's worth of holidays and special occasions. Now anyone can share in the down-home celebrations Paula, her husband, Michael, their kids, and extended family enjoy at their beautiful home in Savannah, Georgia.
What better way to start off the New Year than with a New Year's Eve Brunch with friends at midnight! This colorful celebration includes Crab and Spinach Casserole and Baked Tomatoes, and finishes with a quintessentially southern Hummingbird Cake and Irish Coffee. Welcome St. Patrick's Day, Savannah style, with Lamb Stew and Green Grits Pie. The centerpiece of an Easter dinner is a Peanut Butter-Glazed Ham, accompanied by Spinach-Swiss Casserole, Squash Boats, and flaky Butterhorns, with a bonus recipe for Ham Salad that makes eating leftovers a treat. Looking for a reason to party, south-of-the-border style? Try Paula's Cinco de Mayo Fiesta menu, with Macho Nachos and a cool and creamy Margarita Mousse. Paula honors the memory of her mother, and all the other women who have blessed her life, with a Mother's Day Tea of dainty sandwiches and irresistible cookies served on her best china, and fathers get their due with a Father's Day Boating Picnic. The Fourth of July is the perfect occasion for an Outdoor Grill Party and Low-Country Boil, and if what you want is a quiet evening at home, pop a movie in the DVD player and chow down on your choice of Paula's savory and sweet pizzas. Gather the family to watch some football and savor Jamie's Cheeseburger Pies, and give family and friendsthe gift of a sweet treat at the holidays with Paula's Icebox Fruitcake or Peppermint Bark. Her Christmas feast starts with Cranberry Holiday Brie and stars an impressive Standing Rib Roast, with Twice-Baked Potato Casserole. The show-stopping dessert is Paula's butter-laden Coconut Pound Cake glazed with coconut syrup and covered with icing and toasted coconut!
Paula brings you into her home, her kitchen, and her heart with family stories and photographs. This time, her husband, Michael, sons Jamie and Bobby, and brother, Bubba, chime in to share their memories, too. Decorating and serving ideas will inspire you to use what you have to carry through a theme to make the most informal meal special. And Paula shares her most private thoughts in a special feature Paula's Pearls of Wisdom which you'll find with each menu.
Paula Deen Celebrates! is Paula at her very southern best. Join her in making and sharing her best dishes for the best times of your life.
Review
"The introductions to the menus offer reminiscences and observations in Deen's friendly, down-to-earth style, and there are photographs of family and friends scattered throughout. Sure to be in demand." Library Journal
Synopsis
Presents themed recipes for celebrating American holidays throughout the year, in a volume that recommends molten lava cakes for Valentine's Day, mini reubens for St. Patrick's Day, and Thanksgiving turducken.
Synopsis
Packed with imaginative menus and tempting recipes that add a southern accent to all of the traditional holidays, Deen also offers a bounty of comfort foods to celebrate such whimsical occasions as Elvis' s birthday and St. Patrick's Day, while President's Day turns into a salute to Jimmy Carter.
Synopsis
A Food Network personality shares themed recipes for celebrating the holidays in America throughout the year, in a volume that includes such options as Fourth of July Texas brisket, New Year's Eve crab and spinach casserole, and Thanksgiving Turducken. By the author of The Lady & Sons Just Desserts. 500,000 first printing.
Synopsis
From beloved Food Network personality, restaurateur, and New York Times, bestselling author Deen comes a cookbook and entertaining guide for creating delicious meals and spectacular down-home celebrations for the holidays all year round.
About the Author
Paula Deen is the bestselling author of Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style; The Lady & Sons Just Desserts; and other books. She is the host of the Food Network's Paula's Home Cooking and Paula's Party, and has appeared on Good Morning America, Today, Fox and Friends, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. She lives with her family in Savannah, Georgia.
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
New Year's Eve Brunch
New Year's Day Good Luck Meal
Elvis's Birthday
Valentine's Day
Presidents' Day
Big Easy Mardi Gras
My Wedding Anniversary
St. Patrick's Day
Easter Dinner
An Easter Egg Hunt
May Day Pink and White Party
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Mother's Day Tea
Graduation Potato Bar
Father's Day Boating Picnic
Fourth of July Outdoor Grill Party and Low-Country Boil
Movie-Watching Pizza Party in Bed
Thanksgiving
Sunday Afternoon Football Party
Homemade Christmas Gifts
Christmas Dinner
Metric Equivalencies
Index