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    Home » books » A Love Affair With Southern Cooking and Gifting You with a Winner

    June 2008 books

    A Love Affair With Southern Cooking and Gifting You with a Winner

    a love affair with southern cooking

    The Delicious Life Birthday Month Cookbook Giftaway
    A Love Affair with Southern Cooking

    The Short Version: Click to leave a comment with your favorite Southern food to possibly receive A Love Affair with Southern Cooking by Jean Anderson, this year's James Beard Foundation Book Awards winner in the Americana category.

    You have until some time just before the next giveaway post goes up, which might be in an hour, or might be next Thursday. Also, as I mentioned when this whole crazy Birthday Month Cookbook Giveaway kicked off, if you win, you are under no obligation to make anything from the book, blog about it, post pictures to flickr or email me about it -- What am I going to do? Come to your house and threaten to beat you with a balloon whisk? -- but it would be a really nice way to show your appreciation, since that's all I ever ask in this lifetime, you know. A little appreciation.

    The Long Version: The Oscars/Emmys/Grammys -- but not the Tonys, because really, does anyone actually care about the Tonys? -- of the food world was held last night in New York. Food magazines, journalists, writers and bloggers will be all abuzz for the next few days about who won what in the James Beard Foundation Awards. I, on the other hand, am disappointed that there was no awards "show" that was televised, and that Ryan Seacrest and Mrs. First Apprentice were not doing a pre-awards show. I am not disappointed however, that Joan and Melissa were not doing an opposing telecast from the Red Carpet on a different channel.

    Actually, awards show make my body convulse in a way that might alarm the natives.

    The truth is, the James Beard Award nominees this year in all of the categories from chefs to restaurants to books were not all that interesting to me until one of the nominees arrived on my doorstep. Unfortunately, it wasn't a hot chef in just an apron; I received a review copy of A Love Affair with Southern Cooking. I flipped through the book, loved the definitions, short stories, and timelines of Southern history, and couldn't wait to try the recipes before giving the book away. Who knew I'd be giving away a winner?

    I also wans't paying very close attention to my external life, so the announcement of the winners being today came as a tiny bit of a surprise to me.

    Incidentally, I gave away a cookbook earlier this year, Lee Bros. Southern Cooking, which won the very same award last year. Two award-winning cookbooks, and I give them away! My dear, sweet, cookie-coated The Delicious Life readers, that's how much I love you.

    Yes, there are now multiple giveaways happening at the same time here on The Delicious Life. Can you believe the controlled chaos?! I love it, and it could possibly get even more frenzied because that's just how insanely generous I am feeling these days (let's just ignore the fact that a shelf is about to crack under the weight of a shi-ton of cookbooks, so I actually have to give the books away). I have faith that you will be able to keep up. You multi-task. You manage competing priorities. Those were salient points on your power resume.

    Oh, and for the rekkid, my favorite Southern food is a buttermilk biscuit, with or without a battered, deep-fried chicken breast.

    tags :: food : and drink : american : southern : cooking : baking : cookbook : birthday : reviews : los angeles

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    1. Michele says

      June 10, 2008 at 4:33 pm

      Boiled crawfish and shrimp, with potatoes and corn. mmm mmm good.

      Reply
    2. Erin says

      June 10, 2008 at 4:43 pm

      IM FROM THE SOUTH!

      I really hope I win this one...I keep trying, cus June is my birthday month too!!

      Reply
    3. oddlyme says

      June 10, 2008 at 5:58 pm

      Popcorn popped in bacon fat.

      Light, crispy, crunchy, with a salty smoky taste. Spectacular!

      I've never seen it in a cookbook, but the only folks I've met who know of it and have had it, are from the south.

      Reply
    4. oddlyme says

      June 10, 2008 at 5:58 pm

      Popcorn popped in bacon fat.

      Light, crispy, crunchy, with a salty smoky taste. Spectacular!

      I've never seen it in a cookbook, but the only folks I've met who know of it and have had it, are from the south.

      Reply
    5. oddlyme says

      June 10, 2008 at 6:00 pm

      Oh and biscuits too, made with White Lilly Flour.

      And pickled peaches as a side dish/fruit.

      Reply
    6. Deborah says

      June 10, 2008 at 6:03 pm

      I haven't had too much authentic southern food, but I'll take fried chicken any day!!

      Reply
    7. teri48xxx says

      June 10, 2008 at 7:28 pm

      Deep fried chicken is the best. I also love seafood gumbo with rice. Spicier the better.

      Reply
    8. JL says

      June 10, 2008 at 7:46 pm

      Biscuits and gumbo and barbecue, please don't ask me to choose. I even like boiled peanuts!

      Reply
    9. Linda says

      June 10, 2008 at 8:07 pm

      Fave southern food has got to be the mac n cheese!

      Reply
    10. Simply says

      June 10, 2008 at 8:16 pm

      Does macaroni and cheese from the blue box count?

      Reply
    11. Kate says

      June 10, 2008 at 8:29 pm

      Buttermilk biscuits hot from the oven with fresh salted butter and peach preserves. Nothing else; I could eat the biscuits all day.

      Reply
    12. Lillian says

      June 10, 2008 at 9:36 pm

      My favorite summer food? Anything with rhubarb, or made with cream or best, made with both.

      Reply
    13. poohdarln says

      June 10, 2008 at 9:49 pm

      mmmm pulled pork sandwiches with coleslaw on top with a vinegary bbq sauce and sweet tea!

      Reply
    14. Betsy says

      June 10, 2008 at 11:25 pm

      anything with sweet tea. specifically chic fil a. but i really love making green beans with bacon fat - my mom did it, her mom did it. i know, it sounds disgusting, but ooo the flavor.

      Reply
    15. sarah j. gim says

      June 10, 2008 at 11:28 pm

      good gracious! who knew there'd be so much interest in southern cooking! i'm picking the winner shortly, but until i actually run random.org, you can still play ;)

      Reply
    16. Mark says

      June 13, 2008 at 2:54 am

      Mine has to be pulled pork. No doubt about it. Tangy, fatty, sweet, salty, there are few things better in life.

      Reply
    17. Toystory says

      June 13, 2008 at 3:27 am

      My hubby for some reason loves grits, and a dish that is made with shrimp and grits is his favorite!!

      Reply
    18. Toystory says

      June 13, 2008 at 3:27 am

      My hubby for some reason loves grits, and a dish that is made with shrimp and grits is his favorite!!

      Reply
    19. katy says

      June 13, 2008 at 3:34 am

      I love fried green tomatoes and cornbread!

      Reply
    20. kamewh says

      June 13, 2008 at 6:09 pm

      Definitely fried chicken!

      Reply
    21. kamewh says

      June 13, 2008 at 6:09 pm

      Definitely fried chicken!

      Reply
    22. Cookie says

      June 14, 2008 at 12:31 am

      banana pudding!

      Reply
    23. Sallie says

      June 15, 2008 at 8:25 pm

      We are having it tonight - Sevie Beans, Fresh Sliced John's Island Tomatoes, Southern Potato Salad, Silver Queen Corn on the Cob, and Fried Chicken - all topped off with a Peach Cobbler with Buttermilk Sherbert! Happy Eating Y'all!

      Reply
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