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The Simple and the Elegant Nov 04, 2011
By wogan
"the book reader"
Pat and Gina Neely, who have done their own food show, a previous cookbook and opened a restaurant - have made a cookbook to take you through a year's celebrations It has about 146 recipes, many with the kicked up flavors that include red peppers and tabasco sauce (which you could leave out or reduce, if you are adverse to them).
The celebrations are divided by month and include menus for occasions such as; New Year's Eve, Super Bowl Sunday, a 21st birthday, Valentine's Day, Welcome home , March Madness, Movie night, Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Girl's Night, Labor Day, Back to School, and of course Christmas. Each holiday has a menu and the recipes. A personal introduction is given for each section and also a few sentences about each recipe. Serving sizes are given and an icon shows if it takes more than 1 hour for preparation. Many of the recipes that are written for frying, like the deep-fried Cornish game hens also have an alternative on baking them - a really considerate addition for those who do not like frying or are trying to cut down on fried foods. There is help when needed, such as Pat's guide to deep frying.
Recipes are also listed by course; although you can look them up in the index it would have been nice to have included the page numbers. An index lists by type of dish, name and main ingredient.
We have already tried the Hoppin' John and it is the best recipe for that, that I have run across, as is the hot crab and mushroom dip.
Pat and Gina also list 10 top party hints. The one for guys begins sensibly enough with #1. If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
Some of the menus are for simple gathering, some for more elegant, but what is wonderful, is the emphasis on family and friends and gathering together to enjoy some good food.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
The Neely's Return With Recipes & Moments That Make You Want To Celebrate Nov 02, 2011
By C. A. Webb
"Conversations Book Club"
One thing you can always expect from Neelys is their ability to combine great food with family, friends and moments you are not sure to forget. In their latest book THE NEELYS' CELEBRATION COOKBOOK they take us through each month of the year and share recipes that are just right for any event or occasion you might be planning for.
Written in their voice with a beautiful collection of photos of the couple and those closest to them, the book is more than just about food. You can feel the love that goes into each recipe as well as the love as it is portrayed through those preparing it. There's no wonder that the couple has found success in doing something they enjoy and are great at and have been able to share it with all of us.
This is one of those books I can see members of the family not only using together in the kitchen but just gathering around to thumb through looking at the pictures. It is just that kind of book that you want to share, something that the authors know alot about. Presented with loving care, THE NEELYS' CELEBRATION COOKBOOK gets you in the mood to celebrate.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
SOUTHERN FOOD AND HOSPITALITY Nov 26, 2011
By Roxie L. Gamble
"LYDIAANNE"
The Neeley's are a wonderful couple. There new cookbook is full of awesome recipes and family stories of celebrating with food. Love it! Highly recommend it!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
An adventure for your kitchen- great book! Dec 23, 2011
By Live Outside
If you can not find something in this cookbook to start your mouth drooling, then you obviously did not open up this book. What I like most about the Neely's recipes are that they are made with simple ingredients that most people have in their cupboards, the instructions are easy to follow and the recipes are something most people would typically fix or fix for a special occasion. I loved the Easy If-Ya-Ain't-Got-a-Smoker BBQ Pork, Grilled Shrimp & Pineapple Skewers, Fried Chicken Sliders with Sweet-Pickle Mayo and Honey BBQ Sticky Drumsticks. This book is sectioned off by months of the year and there are recipes for each month based on what type of holiday or celebration you could be celebrating that month(graduation, Girl's Night, Back to School, Tailgating, 16th birthday, Super Bowl, etc.). Each month has 2 or 3 different celebrations with different recipes for each celebration (yes, lots of recipes!). Great drink ideas too: Minted Iced Tea,Peach Sprtizer, Shot of Love, Blood Orange Bellinis,etc. they are just great and such a great variety. The dessert are just wonderful too! Some of the recipes in the book are deep-fried and I am not a big deep-frier and I was really excited to see that at the bottom of a lot of these recipes they had separate directions on how to make these recipes in the oven. Each recipe also has its own tidbit of information at the top of the page to help you create the recipe. The Neely's start off each month's section with commentary about the celebrations of the month and their personal take on them and that is what makes the Neely's so special and the cookbook something you're glad you embarked on. It's not just a cookbook, it's an adventure in your kitchen
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
great cook book Dec 10, 2011
By Deborah Kinnebrew
I just love this cook book..great dishes..best BBQ sauce , I make it all the time. I would for sure tell people to buy it.
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