Southern Heat by Anthony Lamas and Gwen Pratesi just hit the shelves and it’s a glorious combination of Southern cooking meets Latin flavors.
Not only is this book chock full of great recipes which I will get to in a moment – but it is a great read. Beginning with Lamas’ “Flavors of My Life” to the wonderful introductions to each chapter about food artisans, the book tells the story of Lamas’ path to becoming a chef.
The recipes are varied and full of flavor – Fried Green Tomatoes with Lemon – Habanero Mississippi Comeback Sauce, Pickled Jalapeno Pimento Cheese and Chipotle Potato-Cheddar Bisque are just recipes in the first few pages alone that I want to make.
Thanks to Taunton Press for sharing a delicious recipe with us the Nuevo Latino Shrimp and Grits With Bourbon Red-Eye Gravy pictured below as well as recipe for Vidalia Onion Pudding, which might make a great Thanksgiving day offering — the file for those recipes can be downloaded at this link: Southern Heat.
Every dish in this book is packed with powerful flavor combinations, the photos are amazing and the Chef’s Tips shared with the recipes are helpful. The Nashville-Style Habanero Hot Chicken, Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter, Manchego, Pine Nuts, and Lemon and Banana-Rum Pudding with Toasted Coconut have me wanting to abandon that turkey in the fridge and serve up a Southern Latin dinner!
Random Number Generator chose #37 — Kathleen! Congratulations!
GIVEAWAY: I have an additional copy of this book for one of you. Trust me, you want this book in your collection. Leave a comment on this post telling me anything you like for a chance to win. A random winner will be chosen on December 5th. Giveaway is open to US addresses only.
Karen Fender says
I just wanted to say, thanks for all you do on your page and fb site.
Mary Ann says
Happy Thanksgiving Jenny.
Cheri Jenkins says
That gnocchi looks amazing!
Linda Mire says
I love Cookbook Junkies and it’s leader! Happy Thanksgiving to all 🙂
Sharyl Wolter says
Happy Thanksgiving, Jenny!
Lisa Barron says
I love Shrimp and Grits !
JIll Timmermann says
Two of my favorite styles of food, southern and Latin…how can it not be a fabulous book. I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving is filled with family, friends and Great Food!
j broyles says
Looking forward to trying some of these recipes…:)
Linda Morgan says
Shrimp an Grits are always good but the Sweet Potato Gnocchi sounds good too!!
Alice Tanghe says
My two favorite cuisines in one book, wow. Happy Thanksgiving!
Lynda Herman says
This book looks great”. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Renee Borello says
This book sounds amazing!
Karyn Newton says
Thanks for sharing all these wonderful books and recipes with us! May you and your family have a wonderful holiday…
Bigbones says
Sounds like a nice combination of flavors. Happy Thanksgiving!
Linda says
Cookbook looks great! I’d love to try the hot chicken, I’ve tried a few recipes but I must be doing something wrong, crust always gets soggy…
Laura A. Harley says
Having moved from San Diego to Norfolk VA, this is right up my alley!
Jordan Rando says
This book sounds interesting.
Pattie says
Thank you for yet another great giveaway.
Laurel Eden says
This cookbook sounds fantastic. I love your reviews, Jenny, and if it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t have half the cookbooks that I do!
Kerrey De Paoli says
Sounds like there are a lot of creative flavor combinations in there!
Ellen@BakeItWithBooze says
Thank you…One day I want to learn to make spicy shrimp and grits. Thanks!
Susan Broughton says
I really enjoy your blog you have such nice recipes!
Anna Keith says
Would love to have this!
Alison H. says
Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family!
Judy says
I appreciate you and Cookbook Junkies.
Jennifer Essad says
I’m a cookbook collector myself. I look for one that offers unique recipes and awesome pictures with well written dialogue for making them
Sheridan Nice says
I want to add this to my collection, please!
DJ says
Oh my, shrimp and grits! Yummy! It’s definitely one of my favorite dishes.
Viki Riley says
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
Tina W says
I like cookbooks, but I LOVE free cookbooks!
Ann says
This looks delish!! Thanks, Jenny!!!
Nancy Saporta says
Sounds like a match made it heaven. Would love to own it!
Steph says
What a lovely looking book
Nancy Theisen says
Recipes from this book sound amazing!
Betty DiNicola says
Thank you for accepting me into the this group! Looking forward to some great reading!
Tracy Katz says
I will be checking out this book because I need one more cookbook with good stories. They are my favorite (and Latin food trumps all!)
Kathleen Leverett says
I have a space reserved on my bookshelf for this lovely.
Karen says
Would love to learn southern cooking 🙂
Joan says
All the recipes you mentioned sound delicious. Sounds like a book I’d enjoy cooking from .Thanks for the chance.
Lisa Crowe says
This looks really great. Thanks for the giveaway.
Danielle Belford says
This book looks amazing!
Angie says
Looks amazing!!
Jessica Medina says
This looks like a great book 🙂