When I was going through the Cookbook’s Sherry gave Charlie to use in his Homeschool Cooking Class I came across Paula Deen Celebrates!: Best Dishes and Best Wishes for the Best Times of Your Life I snagged this cookbook for myself because I admire how Paula Deen and her sons got started in there business.
One day I would like to visit her restaurant. Until that happens I will be able to cook some of the recipes she makes thanks to my cookbook. Have you seen this cookbook? Do you follow Paula Deen and do you use her recipes when cooking for your family?
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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 friends the 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.
About Paula Deen
Paula Deen has sold over 11 million copies of her 18 cookbooks. Deen’s first live tour, “Paula Deen Live!” commenced in June 2014, and featured cooking demonstrations, games, and stories with Paula and her fans.
The Lady & Sons, the Savannah, Georgia restaurant Paula founded with her sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen, remains one of the Country’s most popular regional restaurants. In 2015, Paula launched her first free mobile game, Paula Deen’s Recipe Quest, in addition to her podcast, What’s Cooking with Paula Deen, and radio show, Get Cooking with Paula Deen.
That same year, Paula premiered her first show on EVINE Live and launched a pet food line with Hugs called Paula Deen Hugs Premium Select Pet Food. In the fall of 2015, Paula released her cookbook, Paula Deen Cuts The Fat: 250 Favorite Recipes All Lightened Up, which reached The New York Times Best Sellers List in under a week.
Simultaneously, she competed in the twenty-first season of ABC’s hit show “Dancing with the Stars,” and successfully made it halfway through the competition. Her upcoming book, At the Southern Table with Paula Deen, features 150 classic recipes and will be released on September 26, 2017.
During the last couple of years, Paula has opened four new restaurants, including Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, TN and Myrtle Beach, SC; Paula Deen’s The Bag Lady in Pigeon Forge, TN and Paula Deen’s Creek House in Savannah, GA. She recently launched her new syndicated lifestyle show, Positively Paula.
Deen’s robust Social Media following includes Facebook (4,588,636 likes), Twitter (1.44 million followers) and Pinterest (284,300 followers). Paula Deen Ventures is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, with offices in New York.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
