'Georgia On My Thighs' Cooks Along with Paula Deen
Most food-blog readers are familiar with the cookbook cook-along blog genre. Julie Powell invented it with her Julie/Julia Project, eventually garnering a book and movie deal from it.
Then came Carol Blymire, with a seemingly more improbable cook-along, working through a Thomas Keller book on French Laundry at Home, followed by dizzying new heights with Alinea at Home. And let's not forget Nose to Tail at Home, cooking through Fergus Henderson's Whole Beast.
But Thomas Keller is exacting and demanding. Cooking from Alinea practically mandates that you buy a chemistry lab. And some folks might be squeamish about a pig's head staring up at them from their stock pot. Heck, even the comparatively more accessible Julia Child recipes are beyond the scope of what many busy home cooks are willing to do.
So what about ... Paula Deen? Yes. Long story short, there is now a Paula Deen cookbook cook-along blog. It's cleverly titled Georgia On My Thighs and is published by Michele Humes (whose name you may recognize from Serious Eats). From her About page: "I have spent my life studying French, then Russian, then French cooking. At 27, I am cooking my way through The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook. I do not know what I will find."
You, dear reader, will find her first entry: a broccoli casserole.
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14 Comments:
How about cookingbabbo.com where David cooks recipies from "The Babbo Cookbook"?
davidnj at 1:52PM on 03/26/09
not impressed. the cookbook isn't anything to write home about and this is just a waste of time to read.
VAHam at 2:03PM on 03/26/09
I can't stand Paula Deen, but I like Michele Humes, so I'm gonna stick with this for a while.
Just what I need. Thanks @Adam (said sarcastically) for yet another food site to bookmark. Cheese Louise!!
chisai at 2:16PM on 03/26/09
Thanks for the intro. This will contribute to further enjoyment during my goofing-off time.
Kerosena at 2:39PM on 03/26/09
"I do not know what I will find."
Rampant snobbery and a really obnoxious and demeaning comparison to spousal abuse, apparently.
Not a site I'll be adding to my RSS.
karacooks at 4:43PM on 03/26/09
From what I've seek of her on TV, Paula Deen's food makes me gag. If it isn't some sickeningly sweet dessert, it's something loaded with fat. Not interested in her recipes.
Lorenzo at 5:00PM on 03/26/09
It's the whole cooked mayonaise thing that has me grossed out.
beth1 at 5:38PM on 03/26/09
Michele had better do a weigh in before and after that book!
Ms. Deen seems like a wonderful person, but her food is not my style.
Stacey Snacks at 9:51PM on 03/26/09
@karacooks - seconded. The domestic abuse quip is offensive and unnecessary. Otherwise, meh about the while thing.
producestories at 7:27AM on 03/27/09
I'm not sure how I've never heard of cook-along blogs, but they seem like a great idea! Any others I should check out?
ReneeRobinson at 8:57AM on 03/27/09
Renee, check out cookingbabbo.com. I started only recently.
davidnj at 11:52AM on 03/27/09
Ha! I love the writing style. Thanks for sharing!
Cassaendra at 12:09PM on 03/27/09
as with all cook the book ideas, sounds fun. but this one sounds like book deal bait...and from someone who condescends to cook paula's recipes....boo! doesn't sound like there's any heart in it. her whole demeanor is objectionable. bummer.
jslander at 5:04PM on 03/27/09
As a former Savannah resident, it's apt to say that whoever said that Paula's food made them want to gag, was spot on. I have eaten at the Lady and Son's twice. The food was mediocre and overpriced...and greasy.
Personally, that's not the kind of food I'd want to devote my time to recreating.
cstone at 12:00PM on 03/29/09