The Deen Bros. Take It Easy
Quick and Affordable Meals the Whole Family Will Love: A Cookbook
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The Deen brothers know a lot about cooking good food fast. They hosted the Food Network hit Road Tasted, appear regularly on Good Morning America, and are co-owners (with their mom) of Savannah’s famous The Lady & Sons Restaurant. Their fast-paced lifestyles require no-fuss meals without a lot of prep. Jamie’s a family man who’s got to work, serve supper, and still chase after his three-year-old son. Bobby, one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelors, appreciates a good meal before heading out to work at his restaurant or for a night on the town. They’re the perfect guys to write a guide to swift dishes that don’t stint on taste or Southern authenticity.
This mouthwatering collection offers dishes that really deliver on flavor yet can be prepared within a budget. There are no hard-to-find ingredients or tricky techniques to follow, just the tasty, irresistible cooking that the Deens have come to be known for. For lunch, dinner, or late-night snacks, if you’ve got meat in mind, how about Speedy Mini-Meat Loaves with Baked Sweet Potato Wedges? If chicken’s your choice, Broiled Pesto Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes is a satisfying possibility. And if you’re really on the go, there are whole chapters devoted to simple grilling and crockpot cooking.
Lighter fare includes Turkey and Black Bean Burgers with Corny Salsa and Jerk Shrimp Kebabs with Tomatoes, Onions, and Peppers, and main-course salads such as Jamie’s Nutty Orange Chicken Salad. If you have kids, they will love Yummy Orange Beef Fingers. In fact, in honor of Jamie’s son, there’s a whole chapter devoted to kids’ food called “Jack’s Favorites” (which might become your kids’ favorites too!). And what’s a meal without dessert? Jamie and Bobby offer their favorite temptations, ranging from Chocolate Peanut-Butter Malteds to Quick Blackberry Cream Pie.
Seasoned with wonderful never-before-seen color photos of the entire Deen family and sprinkled liberally with Jamie’s and Bobby’s down-home charm, and including signature dishes from The Lady & Sons Restaurant, The Deen Bros. Take It Easy is a treat in itself for anyone with a full life and an empty stomach.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780345529671
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- ISBN: 9780345529671
- File size: 29028 KB
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- English
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Reviews
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September 7, 2009
Food Network stars The Deen Brothers give home cooks 125 ideas for quick meals in this accessible collection. Emphasizing comfort foods like Cheeseburger Casserole, Mini Meat Loaves and Spaghetti and Meatballs, the Deen brothers give harried cooks plenty of options for getting dinner on the table with a minimum of investment or fuss. A handful of crockpot recipes and a dozen kid-friendly recipes for items like Pecan Catfish Fish Sticks, quesadillas and beans and franks will be welcomed by busy parents. Thoughtful organization-placing suggested sides for for burgers, Honey Mustard Baked Chicken and Grilled Chicken Breasts with Brown Sugar Pineapple Rings on subsequent pages-minimizes in-kitchen page-flipping. Fans of the Deen boys' mom, Paula Deen, will be pleased to see the apples falling close to the tree, as evidenced by Pimiento Mac and Cheese, Grilled Bacon and Cheese Jalapeno Poppers, Shrimp and Grits and Panfried PB & J. An accessible mix of the familiar and gently tweaked standards (Mini Macaroni Pies, Grilled Tilapia Po Boys), busy fans of Deen family cooking will likely devour this latest volume. -
August 15, 2009
Two sets of Southern siblings offer their takes on American and Southern cuisine, respectively. The Georgia-born sons of Food Network star Paula Deen give fans what they have come to expect in their mother's cookbooks ("The Deen Family Cookbook"): glossy photos, down-home cooking, and personality. Accessible recipes are organized by meat, poultry, fish, grilling, pasta and friends, crockpot cooking, main-course salads, Jack's favorites (kid food), and no-fuss desserts. From Shrimp 'n' Grits to Broiled Pesto Chicken with Cherry Tomatoesthere's plenty for cooks at all skill levels to enjoy here. Deen devotees will definitely want this. [Author tour; library marketing.]South Carolina's Lees, whose first cookbook, "The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook", won the James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year in 2007, offer a sophisticated take on traditional Southern fare, emphasizing fresh ingredients and quickness of preparation. Recipesmany include a brief history, and cooking time is notedare divided into cocktails and coolers, snacks and appetizers, soups, salads and cold sides, hot dishes, main dishes, and desserts, with helpful notes throughout. The drink selections mix the traditional with the fun. Purple Jesus (the actual name!) refines the traditional college versionby using blackberries instead of Kool-Aid. Sure to appeal to the authors' fans, although it adds little to the plethora of Southern cookbooks already on the market. [19-city author tour.]
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