Uptown Country: 175 Charming Recipes with Flavor and Flair
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Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Donald G. Lewis
Donald G. Lewis was steeped in the pleasures of great Southern cooking from the time he was a boy growing up on his family's Texas ranch. Nowthrough Pendulum, his cafe, catering, and gourmet food businesshe shares his culinary creations locally and nationwide.
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Uptown Country - Donald G. Lewis
Introduction
THIS COLLECTION OF OUR FAMILY’S recipes was inspired by my wonderful parents, Woodrow and Geraldine Lewis. They made a dramatic impact on my life, each for different reasons. From Mother, I learned how a wife with seven children could balance the needs of her family with the needs of her friends and neighbors. If someone she knew was short on food, sick, or had no money to buy new clothes, Mother made sure nobody went without. She also taught me an appreciation for good food, much of which was grown fresh in her large garden. She loved fresh vegetables like peas, tomatoes and cantaloupes, canning and freezing healthy portions for our winter and spring meals. There was also an endless supply of home-grown fresh eggs that Mother made for breakfast and also used in her cakes, which always came out tall, light and fluffy. As a child, my grandmother and I used to pick berries just in time for mother to make a special cobbler. There was always something wholesome to eat because of her hard work and dedication to her family.
Daddy was a man of few words but great action. He worked from early morning until dark, driving the tractor, working cattle, bailing hay. He always had time, though, for a game of dominoes, or a pecan picking run. He didn’t have much of a formal education, though he realized the value in one, encouraging all of his children to study hard, as well as reading on the side when he had time. From him I learned not only how to get things done, but old fashioned virtues like dependability and hard work.
In a way, the name Uptown Country is a marriage of both of these attitudes: freshness and quality, along with a down-home simplicity. We celebrate the farm and all its bounty in our recipes as well as the freshness and quality of each of its ingredients. My greatest joy is for you and your family to bring the country
back to your home with an uptown
flair.
Appetizers
Cucumber Sandwiches
Place cream cheese, sour cream, onion, and celery salt in a food processor and process until smooth. Add drained cucumber and process only on and off. This filling may then be placed thinly on bread which will make 12 large sandwiches and may be cut into as many as 48 finger sandwiches.
Ham Ball
In a large glass mixing bowl, combine deviled ham, olives, mustard, Tabasco Sauce. Form into a ball or a log and chill for 20 minutes. Prepare frosting of cream cheese and milk and spread on ball. Garnish with parsley.
The Pickle Croci
Mother made sweet pickles each summer from the cucumbers in her garden. In their preparation, she used a large, white 8-gallon pottery crock. She would cover the cucumbers with lime and other spices, then let them soak in water for at least three days. When they were ready, she’d can the leftovers, which were usually enough to last the entire year. Of all her kitchen wares, the pickle crock was her prize.
Gruyere Cheese Puffs
Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 425. Butter and flour 2 large baking sheets. Combine 1 cup water, butter, salt and pepper in heavy saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat. Add flour and stir with wooden spoon until mixture forms over bottom of saucepan, about 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Beat in mustard. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in cheese.
Drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared sheets spacing about 1 ½ inches apart. Bake 15 minutes. Reverse position of sheets and bake until puffs are golden brown, about 5 minutes longer. Serve hot.
Crab Cakes
with Herbed Mayonnaise
Spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray. Mix green onion, celery, mayo, tarragon, Old Bay, Dijon, lemon juice, lemon peel. Stir in crab meat. Then add 1 ½ cups bread crumbs. Season with pepper. Stir in egg yolks. Place 2 ½ cups breadcrumbs in shallow bowl. Shape crab mixture into 1 inch patties. Coat with breadcrumbs. Fry in fresh oil.
Herbed Mayonnaise
Mix all ingredients in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate.
Vidalia Onion Cheese Dip
Preheat oven to 375. Saute onions in butter. Blend with mayo, cheese, Tabasco, garlic. Pour into a buttered casserole and bake for 25 minutes.
Sweet and Spicy Mixed Nuts
Preheat oven to 350. Butter 2 rimmed baking sheets. Melt ¾ cup butter in large skillet. Add sugar, water, salt, powder, cumin, peppers. Add all nuts. Cook, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Divide nuts and syrup between the sheets. Single layer. Bake 15 minutes.
Savory Cheese Straws
Preheat oven to 400. Line the bottom of a baking sheet. Cut each pastry sheet in half. Keep chilled. On a floured surface, roll dough into a 10x12 inch rectangle. Brush with egg wash. Sprinkle with ½ cup cheese and 2 tablespoons herbs. Press into dough. Fold forming a 6x10 rect. Brush with egg wash. Turn the dough over and repeat. Slice folded dough with sharp knife.