Saturday, March 5, 2016

Estate Auction Bonanza (!!) ~ Lighten Up Ya'll and Savannah Chef's Table

Lighten Up Ya'll: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy & Wholesome, published in 2015. Written by one of my favorite cookbook writers, the recipes are Southern staples with a healthy and lighter twist.

Starters and Nibbles offers a sinless 7 layer dip, grilled shrimp & pepper poppers, smoky eggplant dip, cornmeal crusted chicken bites and a baked onion (think blooming onion - but with less fat!), while Salads and Slaws  contributes curried shrimp salad, grilled potato salad, broccoli slaw, quinoa Cobb salad with green goddess dressing and an apple, raisin & carrot slaw.

From the Garden treats us to stuffed tomatoes, oven fried okra, summer squash lasagna, braised collards and roasted sweet potatoes & pears, with Grains, Grits and Other Starchy Goodness doling out new soul Creole dirty rice and a buttermilk potato gratin.

In Seafood and Shellfish, a a few of the options include lemon braised North Georgia trout, miso glazed catfish, citrus grilled shrimp, Gulf coast seafood stew and a smoky seafood etoufffe, while Poultry consists of peach chicken breasts, spicy Creole turkey cutlets, sweet tea brined turkey tenderloin, and honey mustard Carolina quail.

Pork, Beef and Lamb encompasses bourbon grilled pork chops, cocoa crusted top sirloin, rack of lamb with pecan mint sauce and coffee braised pot roast, with Soups and Stews dishing out chicken tortilla soup, garlic chicken & greens with herb dumplings, damn good dawg chili (shout out to UGA!), Georgia shrimp & corn chowder and peach/tomato gazpacho.

Buttermilk biscuits, cheesy jalapeno beer bread muffins, lemon chia seed cake and multi-grain pecan waffles are featured in Biscuits, Breads and Baked Goods with Sweet Indulgences offering apple hand pies, old fashioned buttermilk pie, citrus pudding cake, carrot cake, Texas sheet cake and cream cheese swirl brownies.

Savannah Chef's Table, published in 2013. Over 65+ signature recipes from iconic local dining establishments located on Savannah, Georgia. In addition to the recipes, there are brief introductory notes for each restaurant.

The following are a few of the restaurants and dishes featured in the book:

Alligator Soul - shrimp & grits
Angel's BBQ - peanut collards
Belford's Seafood & Steak - she crab soup
Chocolat by Adam Turoni - fig & cognac truffles
Crystal Beer Parlor - Greek tacos
Garibaldi Cafe - veal chops with wild mushroom brandy cream
Leopold's Ice Cream - olive & cream cheese sandwich
Local 11Ten - apricot glazed grilled pork chops
Lulu's Chocolate Bar - Jameson walnut tart
Magnolia Bakery Cafe - chicken herb crepes
Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room - famous fried chicken and BBQ pork
Noble Fare - Duck Duck No Goose (crispy duck breast with duck confit risotto)
The Olde Pink House - crispy cornbread oysters
Rocks on the Roof - chicken waffle sliders
Sammy Greens - Mediterranean chop salad
Sapp Grill - benne crusted black grouper
Shoofly Kitchen - turkey & cheddar sandwich with apple chutney and bacon
Sol Fusion Restaurant - tequila lime skirt steak salad
The Sundial Cafe - margarita scallops
Taco Abajo - cilantro line shrimp tacos
The Tea Room - lapsang poached chicken salad
Wiley's Championship BBQ - redneck nachos (potatoes with BBQ pork, cheese & jalapenos)
Zunzi's - curry stew






































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