A Southerly Course: Recipes and Stories from Close to Home

A Southerly Course: Recipes and Stories from Close to Home

Martha Hall Foose

Language: English

Pages: 256

ISBN: 0307464288

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


In the highly anticipated follow-up to her bestselling Screen Doors & Sweet Tea, Martha Hall Foose shares recipes and stories that are even closer to her home and heart.

A Southerly Course delves deep into Mississippi Delta flavors and foodways, where Martha finds inspiration in local ingredients—from figs and sweet potatoes to crawfish and venison. In her signature style, she pairs each recipe with an anecdote or words of advice, her memorable tales about each dish lingering long after the last bite has been polished off.

Martha’s beloved Southern cuisine is a fresh take on homey favorites fiercely protected by the locals, including Skillet Fried Corn, Sweet Pickle Braised Pork Shoulder, and Blackberry Jelly Roll. Dishes such as Sweet-and-Sour Salsify and Peanut Chicken, on the other hand, reflect the influence other cuisines have had on Southern cooking. Martha’s lifelong bond with Mississippi is most apparent when she introduces her friends and family; she dedicates Burgundy Duck to a fiery group of women duck hunters called the Swamp Witches, while her cousin’s new wife inspires Korean-style Grilled Green Onions. And in recalling her former neighbor, the famed author Eudora Welty, she reveals the secret to a perfect Custard Pie.
 
With more than 100 recipes and beautiful color photographs, this book is a wonderful, personal look into the South that Martha loves. Gather around her table in A Southerly Course for unforgettable food and vivid stories, both hallmarks in a rich Southern tradition.

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and buries its head in the earth, forming the webbed cocoonlike shells this legume is known for. This slaw is a great one for picnics in the hot summer because it isn’t bound by mayonnaise. Chile, cilantro, and rice vinegar give it a fresh, spicy crunch that makes it the perfect peanutty partner for grilled chicken or pork. SERVES 6 ¼ cup peanut oil 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar 1 teaspoon light brown sugar 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon hot chile

onions are tender. Remove from the heat and brush with more sauce right before serving. GLAZED RUTABAGAS Jule’s Jewels These glazed rutabagas look like topaz when cooked down with brown sugar, cider vinegar, and butter. My friend Jule adores rutabagas and thrift store jewelry. I came up with this dish for her. SERVES 6 1 large rutabaga (about 2 pounds), peeled and cut in ½-inch dice 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1 teaspoon

thyme. If pairing with meat, use the appropriate broth. DO THE MASHED POTATOES James Brown and the Famous Flames The dance the Mashed Potato was all the rage after James Brown incorporated it into his rousing live show and review with his band the Famous Flames. Under a contract with a recording label that did not think much of the idea, in 1959 Brown took the song down to a friend’s studio in Florida and recorded the hit song “(Do the) Mashed Potato.” So he would not run afoul of his

hardworking squash bees. SERVES 8 TEMPURA BATTER 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour ½ cup cornstarch ¼ cup rice flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 cups soda water FILLING 1 (8-ounce) log mild goat cheese, softened 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 16 squash blossoms Vegetable oil, for frying PREPARE THE TEMPURA BATTER. Sift

Spread—Bread and Butter Pickles Rabbit Terrine—Dogwood Forks and Rufus Hussy Doe Loin with Winter Biscuits—Highway 61 Venison Meatballs—Silver Fox Mustard Soda Crackers—Toasty and Salty RUM TUM TIDDY For Everyone Many a child home sick from school has been fed Rum Tum Tiddy—a soothing, warm concoction of tomato soup and melted cheese over toast. Where the dish got its funny name I don’t know. I do know that it can hardly be said without a smile or guffaw. Here those comforting

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