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Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible: The New Classic Guide to Delicious Dishes with More Than 300 Recipes (A Cookbook Bestseller) Hardcover – October 11, 2011

by Paula Deen (Author), Melissa Clark (Author)
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A definitive guide to Southern cooking and hospitality with 300 recipes, a two-color interior with nearly 100 instructional illustrations, an extensive appendix, sixteen pages of gorgeous color photography, and plenty of tips, stories, and Southern history throughout.

Hi, y’all!

This book is my proudest achievement so far, and I just have to tell y’all why I am so excited about it. It’s a book of classic dishes, dedicated to a whole new generation of cooks—for every bride, graduate, and anyone who has a love of a great Southern meal. My family is growing and expanding all the time. We’re blessed with marriages and grandbabies, and so sharing these recipes for honest, down-home dishes feels like passing a generation’s worth of stovetop secrets on to my family, and yours.

I’ve been cooking and eating Southern food my whole life, and I can tell you that every meal you make from this book will be a mouthful of our one-of-akind spirit and traditions. These recipes showcase the diversity and ingenuity of Southern cuisine, from Cajun to Low-Country and beyond, highlighting the deep cultural richness of our gumbos and collards, our barbecues and pies. You may remember a few beloved classics from The Lady & Sons, but nearly all of these recipes are brand-new—and I think you’ll find that they are all mouthwateringly delicious. It is, without a doubt, a true Southern cooking bible.

I sincerely hope that this book will take its place in your kitchen for many years to come, as I know it will in mine. Here’s to happy cooking—and the best part, happy eating, y’all!

Best dishes,
Paula Deen
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"This omnibus is [Paula] Deen's answer to The Joy of Cooking . . . an honorable addition to the field." —Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Paula Deen is the bestselling author of eighteen books and an Emmy Award–winning Food Network television star. She was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she started The Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. She also co-owns Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House with her brother. Paula publishes a bimonthly magazine, Cooking with Paula Deen, and is a regular guest on QVC, where she sells her books and food products.

Melissa Clark is the author of thirty-two cookbooks, including her latest, Cook This Now. She is a New York Times food columnist, and her work has also appeared in Food & Wine, Gilt Taste, and other publications.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; F First Edition Used (October 11, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1416564071
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416564072
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.6 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.38 x 1.1 x 9.13 inches
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Paula Deen has sold over 11 million copies of her 18 cookbooks. Deen’s first live tour, “Paula Deen Live!” commenced in June 2014, and featured cooking demonstrations, games, and stories with Paula and her fans. The Lady & Sons, the Savannah, Georgia restaurant Paula founded with her sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen, remains one of the country’s most popular regional restaurants. In 2015, Paula launched her first free mobile game, Paula Deen’s Recipe Quest, in addition to her podcast, What’s Cooking with Paula Deen, and radio show, Get Cooking with Paula Deen. That same year, Paula premiered her first show on EVINE Live and launched a pet food line with Hugs called Paula Deen Hugs Premium Select Pet Food. In the fall of 2015, Paula released her cookbook, Paula Deen Cuts The Fat: 250 Favorite Recipes All Lightened Up, which reached The New York Times Best Sellers List in under a week. Simultaneously, she competed in the twenty-first season of ABC’s hit show “Dancing with the Stars,” and successfully made it halfway through the competition. Her upcoming book, At the Southern Table with Paula Deen, features 150 classic recipes and will be released on September 26, 2017. During the last couple of years, Paula has opened four new restaurants, including Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, TN and Myrtle Beach, SC; Paula Deen’s The Bag Lady in Pigeon Forge, TN and Paula Deen’s Creek House in Savannah, GA. She recently launched her new syndicated lifestyle show, Positively Paula. Deen’s robust social media following includes Facebook (4,588,636 likes), Twitter (1.44 million followers) and Pinterest (284,300 followers). Paula Deen Ventures is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, with offices in New York.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Customers say

Customers find the recipes in the book delicious and easy to follow. They appreciate the detailed instructions and helpful tips that make the recipes doable. Many consider it a great addition to their cookbook collection and a real treasure as a gift. The book provides good value for money and is enjoyable to read, with entertaining commentary about the different recipes.

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393 customers mention "Recipes"376 positive17 negative

Customers enjoy the recipes in the book. They find the techniques and tips easy to follow, and the dishes delicious. The author's storytelling makes cooking fun and most recipes take only a short time to prepare.

"So many recipes and tips! Great for cookbook collectors or cooks." Read more

"great food, good recipies" Read more

"Wonderful Southern cook book.Bought this as gift to replace our daughter’s book she lost in a house fire" Read more

"...I love how she tells stories for all recipes. I am bummed that some pages have been ripped out though as I would like to have used those recipes" Read more

152 customers mention "Picture quality"152 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's picture quality. They find it well-written and enjoyable to read, with nice photos. The book is described as useful and a delight to use.

"...There ARE a lot of pics and they are well done, just not for every recipe. I don't need pics of soup, mashed potatoes, biscuits, etc...." Read more

"...The book itself is well made and has nice pictures too. The narrative kepts inline with Miss Paula's warm and friendly southern style...." Read more

"...This book is worth it. And is still available here on Amazon. Good for them!" Read more

"...But overall it has alot of good, down home, country style cooking recipes that I will try...." Read more

127 customers mention "Ease of follow"124 positive3 negative

Customers find the recipes in the book easy to follow and understand. They are detailed, doable, and delicious. The instructions are clear and straightforward, with realistic preparations that families will enjoy.

"...history and variety of Southern cuisine, the book has over 20 well-organized chapters, each specifically separated by type of dish...." Read more

"...problem, since the recipes are straight-forward and written in terms most cooks can understand...." Read more

"...But, we all knew that going in, right? Paula's book is well written, funny, and almost conversational in tone...." Read more

"...They are simple to follow and not really complicated as long as you follow directions...." Read more

39 customers mention "Gift value"39 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's gift value. They find it a good addition to their collection with great recipes and beautiful photos. The book is filled with classics and updated favorites, including old-time favorites. It makes a perfect kitchen shelf addition and a great wedding or shower gift for anyone who enjoys cooking and southern food.

"...The cover on the book is also beautiful making it a perfect book for your book shelf in the kitchen...." Read more

"...Inexpensive - makes a nice gift or just treat yourself to a copy." Read more

"...Paula Deen knows her stuff, this book is legit! A great wedding or shower gift, or for anyone who enjoys cooking, southern food, or cookbooks...." Read more

"I loved this book, all of her books are great. I would like her new one. She doesn't deserve what the media is doing to her...." Read more

31 customers mention "Tips"31 positive0 negative

Customers find the book offers helpful hints and tips for cooking. They appreciate the informative content and sidebars that provide prep tips. The book is considered a great resource with interesting content.

"...that (1) it is not a health food cookbook; (2) there are a LOT of terrific tips and hints in it and (3) there are a number of recipes I'm really..." Read more

"...A lot of info in sidebars accompany most of the recipes to provide tips for prep, clean-up, possible ingredient substitutions, etc...." Read more

"...The book is full of tips and little asides about her life and her memories and it's honestly great fun...." Read more

"...There is not alot of pictures, but there are helpful hints and tips on each page as a guide.The book arrived in excellent shape and on time...." Read more

29 customers mention "Value for money"26 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the book's value for money. They say it looks brand new for half the price, has no stains on the pages, and the recipes are accurate.

"...As for as Amazon, it is definately the cheapest place to buy cookbooks." Read more

"...Excellent value for the price, excellent food for the soul" Read more

"...Paula Deen cooks, and a lot of her stuff is simple, easy and affordable. This cookbook has a lot is basic and good southern recipes...." Read more

"...being said, this cook book has some fantastic recipes and is well worth the money and a great addition to any kitchen." Read more

26 customers mention "Enjoyment"26 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's entertaining commentary and recipes. They find it easy to follow, with tasty food and entertaining ideas. The advice is presented with humor and wit, making cooking fun and flavorful.

"...this book, getting in touch with southern roots feels great and fun to learn. I love how she tells stories for all recipes...." Read more

"...He and I love you. You are a lot of fun to watch...Love to you and yours. Thanks for the good food."..." Read more

"...Paula is a gentle, kind, and funny person who does not deserve this witch hunt mentality that seems to be gripping this country...." Read more

"...They all sound so delicious!" Read more

17 customers mention "Ingredients"17 positive0 negative

Customers find the recipes easy to follow and accurate. They mention the ingredients are simple, easy to find at grocery stores, and accurate from their childhood.

"...Being from the south, the extra ingredients are a great touch to the same ol thing...." Read more

"I love this book, because it has all of her original recipes in it, and they are fantastic...." Read more

"...These recipes are authentic and the real Southern deal. There is an art to cooking cornbread and Paula's recipe is right on the money!..." Read more

"...This is just great home cookin'. Most recipes in this book have simple ingredients that most basic cooks have in the pantry...." Read more

Secret Recipes from my grandmother finally available!
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Secret Recipes from my grandmother finally available!
This is my second time buying this book. My original book got lost in moving, as did a lot of my other books. I have slowly but surely been replacing my lost books. My grandmother was originally from Texas, and my grandfather’s family was in the South. I have Southern roots, and this cookbook has a lot of recipes for dishes my grandmother used to make that I haven’t been able to find anywhere else. I love my new book!The picture is of my original, signed book that I purchases at Barnes and Noble with my son, who got to shake Paula's husband's hand.
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So many recipes and tips! Great for cookbook collectors or cooks.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Looks new!
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The book arrived in great condition, and no blemishes. There are no markings or highlighting.
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Deborah Stinson
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
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great food, good recipies
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5.0 out of 5 stars Support for Paula
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2013
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I purchased Ms. Deen's book several days ago in support and wrote a lengthy comment at that time to express my opinion. It is the 2nd Paula Deen cookbook I have purchased from Amazon, and truthfully, I don't remember ever using one single recipe from the first. I hope to find more to my liking from this book, but even if I don't it will stand front and center on my kitchen bookshelf. I've always admired Mrs. Deen for her grit and determination and her efforts as a single mother to provide for her family. I have also purchased from Amazon the story she wrote about her life and enjoyed that book immensely. From that book, you learned she isn't a saint, and she doesn't profess to have always lived her life in accord with what some narrow minded people would consider acceptable behavior for a "lady." Had this firestorm not sprung up due to her admission and honesty, I would not have purchased this book. My original comment has not appeared. Perhaps what I wrote was too lengthy, or maybe I used the word that now is even more offensive to some than the "n" word. I mentioned that I was a Christian. I won't repeat everything I wrote, but I do have questions to address to the Food Network, at least one of her publishers, Wal-Mart, maybe Amazon in the future, and particularly to Smitfield Food. You all have had a commercial relationship with Mrs. Deen for years. Did you ever observe any racial tendencies on her part? If not, is it possible those tendencies do not exist? If you did notice these tendencies, are you not hypocrites because you were willing to make money off of her if no one else knew? Why not judge Mrs. Deen for what her life is today, not 20 or 30 years ago, or maybe even 5 years ago? Life events and time do change us and sometimes makes us better people. To each member of the board of directors of companies who have dropped her, look at yourself today, and with honesty, look at yourself in your younger years. Are you the same person you were then? If so, then you haven't progressed at all as a person. Smithfield, out of my home state of Virginia, is in line to be bought by a company out of China. A country that by law limits families to one child resulting in forced abortions or children, most often girls, being placed in orphanages. Smithfield's customers are American families but yet they can't stand by a woman who has admitted to a mistake in her past and apologized but they can accept being owned by a company out of a country that represses it's people? What I've written isn't really a review of Mrs. Deen's book, but in a way it is because I am willing to buy it with no expectations of ever actually using it because I believe it's author deserves my support.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lives up to its title (for a non-cook)
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2011
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I am a Southern-raised transplant to California and also not a cook. But I bought this book so that I'd have a compendium of Southern recipies to share with my California-native wife. About a year ago, I visited Paula Deen's Savannah restaurant, The Lady & Sons, and absolultely loved the food. No other celebrity chef is more closely identified with Southern cooking than the highly-commercialized Deen, so I'm accepting her authority for this "bible."

This is only the 2nd or 3rd cookbook I've ever bought in my life, so I don't have much to compare it to. But the book does what it promises and lives up to its title. After a 5-page introduction from Deen about the history and variety of Southern cuisine, the book has over 20 well-organized chapters, each specifically separated by type of dish. Most recipes take up one full page, although a few are half-a-page and others 2 pages. Some recipies have diagrams to explain certain techniques. Almost every recipe has either a "tip" from Paula that explains a particularly significant part of the recipe or offers a substitution that might suit alternative tastes. The instructions are easy-to-understand and very direct.

The recipies are not accompanied with photos of each dish. There are two sections of color photos which depict a small number of the finished dishes (with references to the page number of the corresponding recipe). This is one criticism I have of the book - I would have preferred a thicker book with glossy paper and a color photo of each completed dish on the same page as the recipe.

The book is well-made - with standard hardcover cookbook binding that makes it easy to lay open to a specific page in the kitchen. There is a standard book jacket that wouldn't withstand moisture. The hard cover is yellow and the inside print is black with orange graphics.

Celebrity autobiographies are usually ghostwritten by a real writer credited on the cover, usually in small type, with a phrase like "with Jane Doe." In this case, I don't quite understand why a co-author is credited for a cookbook - which makes me a little suspicious as to how much of this book was personally authored by Deen. But nevertheless, I'm satisfied with the book and it lives up to its claims.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2024
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Wonderful Southern cook book.
Bought this as gift to replace our daughter’s book she lost in a house fire
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Mistvale
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2021
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A brilliant cookbook and in excellent condition, it looks like a new book.
Recipes are very easy to follow.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great cook book with many helpful tips and good recipes
Reviewed in Australia on February 7, 2020
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Great cook book with many helpful tips and good recipes
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Shari Lynn Gelinas
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have Cookbook
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2012
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I have alot of cookbooks, and am a serious cook/baker. I am not easily impressed and pretty fussy about cookbooks and their content, but this one is a must-have. I was impressed with pretty much every recipe throughout the book - this woman knows how to make good down-home food. (I'm not saying these recipes would qualify for health-food, but they are seriously tasty - you can easily adjust them to suit your own needs.)
It is well written and easy to follow, with dashes of Paula's wit thrown in here and there. I love this cookbook, and highly recommend it.
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I. Ney
4.0 out of 5 stars Viele schöne Rezepte
Reviewed in Germany on January 11, 2014
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Enthält viele schöne Rezepte, könnte ein paar Bilder mehr enthalten. Die Küche geht quer durch den Süden der USA mit ein paar spanischen, italienischen Einflüssen. Bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Buch
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Maryanne Morton
5.0 out of 5 stars Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible
Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2014
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If you love cooking, this book is a must have. Paula didn't leave anything to guess work in this book. I purchased it as a Christmas present for my adult son. He loved it. This book got a five star rating because it is well written, recipes come out exactly as written. Ms. Deen, should be congratulated for her effort. Everything has been delicious so far and he has lots of pages to go. Well done!!!
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