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B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style
Barbara Smith
Scribner
November 2009
On Sale: November 3, 2009
336 pages ISBN: 1416553541 EAN: 9781416553540 Hardcover
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Barbara Smith, the famed fashion model who was the first
African American to appear on the cover of Mademoiselle
magazine, went on to build an empire that includes
television shows, restaurants, her own furniture line
(another first for an African American woman), and other
lifestyle products from rugs to kitchenware.Called "one of
the most formidable rivals of Martha Stewart" by The Wall
Street Journal, Barbara Smith not only shattered glass
ceilings, she also brought America a casual, elegant, easy
style that is all her own.With B. Smith Cooks
Southern-Style, Barbara focuses solely on the food -- no
table settings, no party plans -- and gives readers more
than 200 recipes and tales from her incomparable career.
Readers and cooks will be surprised: for a skinny girl, she
knows her way around cornbread, fritters, and pain perdu.She
also knows and passes on lots of tips and strategies for
bringing down the calorie count without losing flavor.From
Cajun and Creole to Soul Food and beyond -- including some
of the many ways to use smoked pig -- Barbara treats the
home cook to a mouthwatering tour of Southern cuisine. Crave
the classic Southern white meat? Barbara gives Catfish
Fingers a tweak with a Guinness-flavored tartar sauce. Many
iconic dishes of the American South are here -- Frogmore
Stew, Jambalaya, Kentucky Burgoo, and Étouffée, along with
updated versions of old favorites such as Vegetarian
Étouffée, Chocolate Chip Dessert Sliders, and Bananas Foster
converted into a sundae. Barbara even gives up the recipe
for Swamp Thang, a riff on favorite Southern flavors and a
perennial selection at her restaurants.As The New York Times
Magazine noted, "B. Smith's goal is to get you looking good
and having fun." And with dishes such as Root Beer Barbecued
Pulled Pork, Collard Greens Slaw, and Coconut-Pecan
Cupcakes, how could you not have fun?
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