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Basic to Brilliant, Y'all: 150 Refined Southern Recipes and Ways to Dress Them Up for Company Hardcover – September 27, 2011

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Ten Speed Press; 1st edition (September 27, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1607740095
  • ISBN-13: 978-1607740094
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcerpted from my February 2013 review column in The National Barbecue News
By Doug Mosley on May 25, 2013
Format: Hardcover
This book caught my eye because of the premise it put forward: What if you took everyday recipes and made a few changes to add some pizzazz and excitement? That instantly appealed to me and I figured to you as well. After all, isn't that what Anything But is often about?
"Basic to Brilliant, Y'all: 150 Refined Southern Recipes and Ways to Dress Them Up for Company" by Virginia Willis ($35, Ten Speed Press, 278pp.) takes that idea and amps up the creativity. For instance, skirt steak becomes Spiced Skirt Steak with Shallot Marmalade with the application of Chinese five spice powder in the rub and the unique condiment. Other examples include pork chops become Sweet Tea-Brined Pork Blade Steaks, plain pork tenderloin becomes Peach Dijon-Crusted Pork Tenderloin and so on.
Following me so far? OK, I know you're already asking, "What's the big deal with those examples?". Here's where this book gets really cool - each recipe includes a Brilliant sidebar that is a brief idea to add a twist. In the example of the Spiced Skirt Steak with Shallot Marmalade, the Brilliant is presentation and it calls for doing it as a roulade. With the Sweet Tea-Brined Pork Blade Steaks, the Brilliant is a short recipe for Grilled Onions and Sherry Vinegar as an accompaniment. It's a Brilliant side for the Peach Dijon-Crusted Pork Tenderloin as well - Chive Cornmeal Griddle Cakes that turns the tenderloin into a sandwich. See the twist? Brilliant, right?
I really enjoyed this book and thought it really delivered on its promise. As a matter of fact, I only found one issue with it: a grammatical error in the title. Did author Willis really mean to speak to us individually with that title? After all, everyone knows that "all y'all" is the plural.
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3.0 out of 5 starsMod-Southern Cuisine
By K. Gill on December 18, 2011
Format: Hardcover
I am from the south, and often have a hankering for Southern food. This book is "refined Southern" food though, and that's not what I grew up eating. I will put this in the category with Blackberry Farm's book, which I think is a part of Southern cuisine, but not my part. I'd go as far to say that this is Southern-inspired.

There are some Southern classics-- mustard greens with smoke turkey neck, yellow-squash casserole, spicy Carolina pork shoulder (for pulled pork), pinto beans with side meat, jalapeno corn muffins. But many of the others (sweet potato grits? Peach Dijon-Crusted pork tenderloin, low-country Risotto, southern-style home fries (with flat leaf parsley??) are quite..."refined" and can get a bit fussy.

So this is a book for someone who already has the classics down and is looking for a way to use Southern ingredients and ideas in a bit of a different way, to mix it up. (the "brilliant" part, but without the basics to fall back on)

If that's what you're looking for, this book is for you!
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5.0 out of 5 starsBasic to Briliiant Y'all : True Southern Brilliance
By Kindle Customer on October 25, 2011
Format: Hardcover
I am loving Basic to Brilliant Y'all. I love the layout of the cookbook giving basic recipes with brilliant options to take that recipe to the next level. The photography is stunning and the stories behind the recipes brings me back to my own childhood in the south. Virginia Willis is a gifted writer and chef and has created a cookbook that I will turn to again and again. From the Coca-Cola Cake to Shrimp Rillettes every recipe is within the home cook's reach and will be sure to impress both friends and family. You will not be disappointed.Basic to Brilliant, Y'all: 150 Refined Southern Recipes and Ways to Dress Them Up for Company
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5.0 out of 5 starsBrilliant: Southern Food, French Technique
By Baker Bronte on July 27, 2012
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There is a local restaurant my spouse and I frequent which features the best local foods cooked by chefs with French technique. With V.W.'s new book, I can now proudly whip up and eat similar (and in many cases, better) food any night of the week.

The basic premise of the book is to take standard Southern food and present it in a basic recipe. Willis incorporates her French culinary training to give the dish a little lift. Then the brilliant portion of the title comes into play and Willis tells you how to dress it up to be good enough for company. If your company is fortunate enough to be eating the basic version of the recipe, believe me, they are very lucky and won't think they're missing anything. However, the beauty of the book is that if you choose to go the extra mile and do the more advanced version, you will find that it is quite easy to do so!

The book is divided into 12 major chapters: fundamental recipes; starters and nibbles; salads and slaws; eggs and dairy; fish and shellfish; gospel birds and game birds; beef, pork, and lamb; rice, grits, and potatoes; vegetables; soups and stews; daily bread; and desserts. Willis has an easy-going and friendly prose. She seamlessly glides between relating treasured family anecdotes and relating technique. She makes you believe you can achieve any recipe in her book--and you can. You won't have a photograph for each recipe, which I don't find to be a flaw in cookbooks, but the photography in this book is lovely. It really showcases the rich Southern ingredients she is cooking.

I cooked the okra cornmeal cakes this week and my whole family was wild for them. Want magic? Layer them with tomatoes and crab for a decadent napoleon you won't forget.Read more ›
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