Dishing: Great Dish -- and Dishes -- from America's Most Beloved Gossip Columnist
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (582 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743251563 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Most chapters close with a recipe or two, ranging from unappealing (canned salmon soup) to intriguing (savory watermelon salad). Homages to the unadorned Texan cooking she grew up on—biscuits, boiled greens, red-eye gravy, fried meat—crop up everywhere. Ann Richards and Nora Ephron, two of her dearest friends. (chicken-fried steak), watermelon and eggplant. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. While it's fun knowing what Dirk Bogarde liked to cook or what the Rothschilds served, what's really nourishing is Smith's liberated attitude toward food and entertaining. From Publishers Weekly Reading this memoir is like eating an entire bag of potato chips in one sitting: it's crisp, salty and probably bad for you, but what fun!
Mark Twain said Great book from a great lady!. This book is wonderful! Warm and witty, with awesome recipes describing why they're so special - and it is great fun to read about the celebs who loved them, served them, etc. A fun read and awesome resource. (There is more text than recipes, but more than enough recipes to make it well worthwhile for cooks.) My one and only quibble is that there isn't an index, so when you find a recipe you're dying to try (I found s. P. Tracey said Loved the Book. I loved this book. Its a page turner. Liz writes with such down to earth humor that it feels like my favorite aunt passed down her favorite recipes. I also like the fact that Liz seems so warm, funny and kind. Filled with my two favorite subjects: food and celebrities. I read this book on a Saturday, finished it by Saturday night and was cooking her recipes Sunday. And regarding the past review, I did not find the par. "Fabulous recipes, friends, and fun!" according to Barbara Kaster. I love the recipes! You'll enjoy the "dish" about famous folks but the reason you'll keep this book is the recipes. I grew up in Texas so I love Liz's recipes for Chicken Fried Steak and Frito Pie and red-eye gravy. I've never served a meal like Nora Ephron did but after reading Liz's book I'm hot on the trail of Chateau Suduiraut so I can duplicate that dinner party! From down-home food to extraordinary meals you'll
People seek companionship, comfort, reassurance, a sense of warmth, and well-being from food. When it comes to food, Liz Smith has seen it all (and eaten much of it). As Liz herself says, "Reading about food is the next best thing to eating it. She shares with the reader all this and much, much more, eating, as she puts it, "high and low on the hog," from her favorite Chicken-Fried Steak recipe to Deep-fried Turkey (real men deep-fry a turkey, they don't roast it) and her classic Lobster Rolls recipe, with a pause for her advice on how to make the perfect margarita to wash it all down. She has watched Nicole Kidman devour a basket of bread before a full dinner at New York's glamorous Four Seasons restaurant and not gain an ounce. From Kate Hepburn's brownies to pigs' feet, Liz not only names names but shares their most treasured recipes, as well as taking the reader on a gourmet tour of great mea