Secrets of the Southern Table by Virginia Willis
August 28, 2018 by JennySecrets of the Southern Table: A Food Lover’s Tour of the Global South by Virginia Willis takes the reader on a tour of today’s South with not only classic Southern recipes but dishes that draw from the area’s many global influences, like Catfish tacos with avocado crema and Mississippi-Style Char Siu pork tenderloin.
In addition to the recipes, Virginia profiles some of the diverse
chefs, farmers, and other culinary influencers who are shaping
contemporary Southern cuisine. Together, these stories and the
delicious recipes that accompany them celebrate the rich and
ever-evolving heritage of Southern cooking.Her essays include
topics 
such as Vietnamese shrimpers in Texas
and a profile of Anson Mills which produces grains that many chefs
– Southern or otherwise – turn to. Of all Virginia’s books, this is
my favorite – it is as much a great read as a collection of recipes
to draw inspiration and cook from. Today, I made peach preserves –
tomorrow I’m baking with the rest of my peaches and plan on making
the Peach upside-down cake (among other peach desserts) and will
come back and update this post (post updated – this recipe is so
easy and so delicious!) There are so many recipes in this book that
I want to make and thankfully I will be able to make them as Secrets of the
Southern Table is one of our selections for next month’s Eat
Your Books Coobook Club. For those on the fence about this
book, it is on sale right now for 2.99 for a Kindle
copy.
Virginia’s events are always shared on our Calendar.
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features the following dishes highlighted
in
:
- Tomato-ginger green beans
- Spicy Asian Cajun BBQ shrimp with grilled baguette
- Smashed fried okra with spicy yogurt dipping sauce
Special thanks to the publisher HMH for supplying the materials needed for our preview as well as for providing three copies of this stunner of a book in our giveaway below.
The publisher is offering three copies of this book to EYB Members in the US and CA. One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post.
Which recipe in the index would you try first?
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