Screen Doors and Sweet Tea

Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook
by Martha Hall Foose

Gifted chef and storyteller Martha Hall Foose invites you into her kitchen to share recipes that bring alive the landscape, people, and traditions that make Southern cuisine an American favorite.

Born and raised in Mississippi, Foose cooks Southern food with a contemporary flair. Her sweet potato soup is enhanced with coconut milk and curry powder, and her blackberry limeade gets a lift from a secret ingredient–cardamom. Watermelon salsa, Chinese grocery roast pork, green chile rice, and strawberry cupcakes are just a few of the more than 150 original recipes that are not only full of flavor, but also rich with local color and characters.

As the executive chef of the Viking Cooking School, teaching thousands of home cooks each year, Foose crafts recipes that are the perfect combination of delicious, creative, and accessible. She provides useful information on ingredients, techniques, storage, shortcuts, variations, and substitutions. Screen Doors and Sweet Tea is a must-have for the American home cook–and a must-read for anyone who craves a return to what cooking is all about: comfort, company, and good eating.

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