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California Cooking and Southern Style: 100 Great Recipes, Inspired Menus, and Gorgeous Table Settings
“This ode to combining Southern and Californian menus and hospitality calls to mind a Martha Stewart entertaining tome . . . a very personal ethos on the art of entertaining.”
— Booklist
Entertaining Secrets from an Accomplished Hostess and Down-to-Earth Southern Belle!
Set on a ranch in the stunningly beautiful Southern California wine country, well-known writer and television personality Frances Schultz’s hospitality is no secret in Santa Barbara County and beyond. The cooking of chef and recipe creator Stephanie Valentine is acclaimed by all who’ve sampled it, including Martha Stewart and Julia Child. Frances invites us into her home, her heart, and a place at her beautiful table, and she shows us how she does it.
Whether you're planning a simple picnic for two or a celebration dinner for twenty, California Cooking and Southern Style is the perfect cookbook and table-scape guide to have at your fingertips always. Using fresh, seasonal ingredients and tested by everyday home cooks, the recipes are tried, true, do-able, and delicious. The same goes for the beautiful and deceptively simple table settings.
A unique, at-a-glance listing of eighteen menus is followed by chapters featuring each menu with recipes, table settings, and entertaining tales and tips. With a hundred-plus recipes and photographs, California Cooking and Southern Style will make your mouth water, your eyes dance, your guests grateful, and your heart happy.
— Booklist
Entertaining Secrets from an Accomplished Hostess and Down-to-Earth Southern Belle!
Set on a ranch in the stunningly beautiful Southern California wine country, well-known writer and television personality Frances Schultz’s hospitality is no secret in Santa Barbara County and beyond. The cooking of chef and recipe creator Stephanie Valentine is acclaimed by all who’ve sampled it, including Martha Stewart and Julia Child. Frances invites us into her home, her heart, and a place at her beautiful table, and she shows us how she does it.
Whether you're planning a simple picnic for two or a celebration dinner for twenty, California Cooking and Southern Style is the perfect cookbook and table-scape guide to have at your fingertips always. Using fresh, seasonal ingredients and tested by everyday home cooks, the recipes are tried, true, do-able, and delicious. The same goes for the beautiful and deceptively simple table settings.
A unique, at-a-glance listing of eighteen menus is followed by chapters featuring each menu with recipes, table settings, and entertaining tales and tips. With a hundred-plus recipes and photographs, California Cooking and Southern Style will make your mouth water, your eyes dance, your guests grateful, and your heart happy.
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200 pages, Hardcover
Published November 19, 2019
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August 26, 2019
California Cooking and Southern Style is an excellent cookbook. Good tips throughout. Easy to follow recipes and stunning photos of cozy table settings Would recommend.
Thank you to Frances Schultz, NetGalley, and Skyhorse Publishing for an ARC of this book.
Thank you to Frances Schultz, NetGalley, and Skyhorse Publishing for an ARC of this book.
August 12, 2022
simply an esquisite palate
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heirloom tomato salad with queso fresco
chili verde
grilled zucchini
torilla chips with guacamole and pico de gallo
cornmeal poundcake with strawberries and vanilla ice cream
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artichoke, greens and feta salad
slow roasted leg of lamb with mint and mustard sauces
pan fried potatoes with lemon and rosemary
braised fennel and spinach
lemon tart
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spicy melon soup
deviled eggs with smoked salmon
grilled pimento cheese sandwiches
summer squash salad with pistachios, apricots and goat cheese
fried chicken, extra crispy
coleslaw with fresh herbs
corn-bacon-cheese muffins
butterscotch banana pudding
chocolate brownies
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bagna cauda
roasted pork chops with anchovy aioli and mint
farro with lemon and herbs
honey cake with sauteed apples
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roasted butter pecans
junebugs flatbread
warm marinated brussels sprouts, arugula and toasted walnuts
duck lasagna
poached oranged
sauteed broccoli rabe
pumpkin pie with hazelnut cookie crust and chocolate drizzle
brown sugar tart
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heirloom tomato salad with queso fresco
chili verde
grilled zucchini
torilla chips with guacamole and pico de gallo
cornmeal poundcake with strawberries and vanilla ice cream
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artichoke, greens and feta salad
slow roasted leg of lamb with mint and mustard sauces
pan fried potatoes with lemon and rosemary
braised fennel and spinach
lemon tart
---
spicy melon soup
deviled eggs with smoked salmon
grilled pimento cheese sandwiches
summer squash salad with pistachios, apricots and goat cheese
fried chicken, extra crispy
coleslaw with fresh herbs
corn-bacon-cheese muffins
butterscotch banana pudding
chocolate brownies
---
bagna cauda
roasted pork chops with anchovy aioli and mint
farro with lemon and herbs
honey cake with sauteed apples
---
roasted butter pecans
junebugs flatbread
warm marinated brussels sprouts, arugula and toasted walnuts
duck lasagna
poached oranged
sauteed broccoli rabe
pumpkin pie with hazelnut cookie crust and chocolate drizzle
brown sugar tart
June 23, 2022
Pretty Cookbook without much substance.
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