<p><p><i>many Of The Bonds My Family Has Were Forged Over The Dinner Table And Through The Sharing Of Recipes. Cooking Is The Way We Express Our Love For One Another....i Feel So Lucky And Blessed By The Strong Support And Wonderful Memories — And The Incredible Recipes — That My Family Has Brought Me. They Are The Heart And Soul Of This Book.</i> <p> — From The Introduction <p>nothing Is More Important To Paula Deen Than Her Family, And Nothing Makes That Big Family Happier Than Sitting Down To A Meal Together. In <i>paula Deen's The Deen Family Cookbook,</i> Paula And The Deens, Hiers, Groovers, And Orts Share Their Recipes And Memories. <p> Paula's Beloved Aunt Peggy Makes An Old-fashioned Meat Loaf That's As Good In Sandwiches The Next Day As It Is For Dinner. Baby Brother Bubba Hiers Brings His Beer And Onion Biscuits To The Table, And His Daughter, Corrie, Makes A Simple But Luscious Lemony, Buttery Baked Fish That's Perfect For A Weeknight Dinner. (her Carrot-pecan Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting Are Pretty Tasty, Too!) Son Jamie Makes Huevos Rancheros, Perfect For Brunch, Or Try Bobby's Whole Wheat And Honey Pancakes. Husband Michael Groover Knows His Way Around A Grill: Try His Company's Coming Grilled Steak And Veggie Supper For Easy Entertaining, And Finish The Evening With His Irish Coffee. <p> Of Course, There Was No Way The Lady Herself Was Going To Let Her Relatives Have All The Fun: Paula Is, After All, <i>paula</i>. She Shares Her Recipe For The Ham And Chutney Biscuit Fingers She Puts On The Table At Every Family Party As Well As The Eggplant And Sausage Lasagna That Went A Long Way Toward Getting The Boys To Eat Their Vegetables. And While There's Plenty Of Butter, Bacon, And Mayonnaise In These Pages, You'll Find Some Of The Lighter Recipes That Paula Enjoys, Too: Seared Scallops With Pineapple-cucumber Salsa Is Her First Choice For A Healthful But Romantic Supper With Michael, And Oven-fried Chicken Breasts With Honey-yogurt Drizzle Lets Paula Indulge In Her Favorite Foods Without Guilt <i>and</i> With Room For Dessert. <p> With More Than 140 Recipes And Dozens Of Beautiful Color Photographs, There's Something Here For Everyone. So Invite Over All Those Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, And Friends, And Treat Them To Some Home Cooking, Deen Family Style.</p> <h3>publishers Weekly</h3> <p>spunky Food Network Matriarch Deen Returns With Yet Another Down-home Southern Recipe Compilation, Including The Input Of Family Members This Time Around. Classic Comfort Food Is What Deen And Family Do Best, And In That Respect This Collection Doesn't Disappoint: Dishes Like Beefy French Onion Soup, Caesar Salad, Michael's Navy Bean And Ham Hock Soup, Carrie's Bacon Creamed Spinach And A Simple Baked Fish Topped With A Buttery Mixture Of Lemon And Green Onion Are Surefire Hits For Cooks Of All Skill Levels. Of Course, It Wouldn't Be A Deen Production If There Weren't Some Serious Bacon-, Dairy- And Mayonnaise-based Dishes Involved; Artery Cloggers Include Candied Bourbon Bacon Bites, Croque Madame Casserole And Indulgent Deluxe Twice-baked Potatoes With Shrimp. Shockingly, Deen Devotes A Whole Chapter To Healthy Food, Including Red Pepper-balsamic Dip, Easy Poached Salmon And A Spicy Chicken And Green Chile Chili That'll Give Hearts And Waistlines A Well-deserved Break Before Deen Carts Out The Coconut Cream Bread Pudding With Chocolate Velvet Sauce. <br>copyright © Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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