Shrimp, Collards and Grits

Welcome to the land of Shrimp, Collards & Grits! "The South is a place where tea is sweet and accents are sweeter, macaroni and cheese is a vegetable, front porches are wide and words are long. Buttermilk pie is a staple. Y'all is a proper noun. Chicken is fried and biscuits come with cream gravy. Everything is darlin' and someone's heart is always being blessed."Publisher Lydia Inglett and author and food columnist, Pat Branning, announce the release of her new book, Shrimp, Collards...
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Welcome to the land of Shrimp, Collards & Grits! "The South is a place where tea is sweet and accents are sweeter, macaroni and cheese is a vegetable, front porches are wide and words are long. Buttermilk pie is a staple. Y'all is a proper noun. Chicken is fried and biscuits come with cream gravy. Everything is darlin' and someone's heart is always being blessed."Publisher Lydia Inglett and author and food columnist, Pat Branning, announce the release of her new book, Shrimp, Collards & Grits - Recipes, Stories and Art from the Creeks and Gardens of the Lowcountry. The book release coincides with the Beaufort, SC Tricentennial year.In addition to almost 200 Lowcountry recipes, the full color, coffee table cookbook features 150 fine art paintings by such noted Southern artists as Ray Ellis, Nancy Ricker Rhett, John Carroll Doyle and Joe Bowler among others.Advance Praise:"A charming storyteller who combines the unmistakable Southern cadence of stories swapped across the dinner table with delicious Southern recipes. You get generous servings of each and both are delicious!"- Nathalie Dupree, author of 10 cookbooks, founder, new Southern cooking movement and two-time James Beard Award winner"Pat Branning captures the subtle essence of outstanding southern cultural cooking from the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia. Readers will enjoy many of these recipes along with her sensitive narratives about southern life and traditions in the Lowcounty."- Jonathan Green, Southern artist and passionate lover of Gullah cuisine"Pat's culinary expertise shines in Shrimp, Collards and Grits. Readers will delight in her take on Lowcountry cuisine and the beautiful artwork and charming anecdotes depicting Lowcountry culture."-Julie Good, Executive Director, Historic Beaufort FoundationBiography, Pat Branning:PAT BRANNING: The former Women's Editor for WSB, Atlanta and a hostess for SC ETV, Pat once hosted daily broadcasts on food and entertainment, teaming up with great chefs from around the country while developing a passion for anything Southern – especially cooking!Pat has lovingly compiled this collection of keepsakes from generations of Southern cooks, timeless recipes still being served today at oyster roasts, barbecues, ladies luncheons, teas and lavish dinner parties throughout the South Carolina Lowcountry, where Pat makes her home.Today, Pat works as a freelance writer, cookbook author and food editor for the BeaufortTribune.com. Pat's website www.mycarolinacooking.com is a source for recipes, art and stories about the Lowcountry.For more information contact: Pat Branning pbranning458@gmail.com or 704-232-4335Lydia Inglett Ltd. info@lydiainglett.com or 843-217-4683.