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Nathalie Dupree's Southern Memories: Recipes and Reminiscences
Welcome to Nathalie Dupree's South, a place of ladies' luncheons, bake sales, fresh fish dinners, and pit barbecue, where time seems to move a bit more slowly and where fresh, flavorful food is an indispensable part of everyday life. For years, television host and author Nathalie Dupree has led the renaissance of Southern cooking, bringing the best of the region's fare to the rest of the country. Now available in paperback for the first time, Nathalie Dupree's Southern Memories is the culmination of her lasting love affair with Southern food and Southern living. It is a heartfelt tribute to the people and places that have shaped her philosophy of cooking and entertaining.
Join Nathalie as she explores the glorious South, from the oyster beds of North Carolina to the rice fields of Louisiana, with dozens of delicious stops in between and foolproof recipes for more than 150 regional favorites. This culinary tour of the region she has called home for more than forty years pays homage to the old and the new. Offering recipes for such Southern classics as Hopping John, Frogmore Stew, Angel Biscuits, and Country Ham Cooked in Coca-Cola, Nathalie also presents a hearty helping of less traditional fare, including Beef Tenderloin with Oysters Rockefeller Sauce and a savory Vidalia Onion Tart.
Gorgeous full-color photographs capture the South's gracious ambience, and Nathalie's personal reminiscences highlight the history and customs that have influenced the way Southerners eat today. For anyone who has longed to step into Nathalie's world as seen on her PBS series, Southern Memories will be as welcome as a cool iced tea on a hot summer day.
Join Nathalie as she explores the glorious South, from the oyster beds of North Carolina to the rice fields of Louisiana, with dozens of delicious stops in between and foolproof recipes for more than 150 regional favorites. This culinary tour of the region she has called home for more than forty years pays homage to the old and the new. Offering recipes for such Southern classics as Hopping John, Frogmore Stew, Angel Biscuits, and Country Ham Cooked in Coca-Cola, Nathalie also presents a hearty helping of less traditional fare, including Beef Tenderloin with Oysters Rockefeller Sauce and a savory Vidalia Onion Tart.
Gorgeous full-color photographs capture the South's gracious ambience, and Nathalie's personal reminiscences highlight the history and customs that have influenced the way Southerners eat today. For anyone who has longed to step into Nathalie's world as seen on her PBS series, Southern Memories will be as welcome as a cool iced tea on a hot summer day.
- GenresCookbooksNonfiction
224 pages, Paperback
First published September 7, 1993
About the author
Nathalie Dupree
23 books25 followersNathalie Dupree is the Author of eleven cookbooks about the American South, entertaining and basic cooking. She has hosted over 300 television shows on the Food Network, The Learning Channel and PBS. She has been a spokesperson for Wild American Shrimp, The Catfish Institute and many other organizations. She currently writes for The Post And Courier in Charleston, SC, as well as Charleston Magazine and other publications. She has been featured in numerous television shows and publications, from Bobby Flay, the Today Show and Good Morning America to Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Bon Appetit, the New York Times, The Washington Post and others. She ran for the United States Senate against Senator Jim DeMint from South Carolina. She is married and lives in Charleston, S.C. with her husband, Jack Bass.
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October 23, 2017
This gave me the heebeejeebies. Too white and old south for me.
September 17, 2011
Sadly, when many people think of Southern cooking nowadays, they think of Paula Deen. They should instead think foremost of Nathalie Dupree, a woman who is as classy, refined, and genteel as Ms. Deen is brash and overly excited about butter. Dupree also has been on the scene far longer and this, of her many cookbooks, perfectly captures what she's all about. She shares stories of her childhood and early married years here and a wealth of detail about Southern foodways, yet the book is also filled with the beautiful photos of food and table-settings people seem to expect for a cookbook. The recipes are authentic, easy-to-understand, and the results for me have been uniformly superb.
July 15, 2016
not much to read; it is almost all recipes many of them too complicated for today (pie crusts and cake from scratch for example). huge social class bias, but the author is who she is, ladies luncheons and all I guess.
February 19, 2014
Nathalie Dupree's personality shines through the pages of this book, which features many mouthwatering and doable recipes. She won me over by starting with nibbles, my ever favorite course. I recommend this book highly.
March 22, 2012
cook book with enduring stories. . .nice
April 20, 2017
Great southern cooking!
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