Southern Girl Meets Vegetarian Boy - by Damaris Phillips (Hardcover)

About the Book

Growing up, greens were made with pork, and it wasn't Sunday without fried chicken-- so when Phillips fell in love with a vegetarian, she had to transform the way she cooks. Here she shares recipes that embody the modern Southern kitchen, presenting both animal protein (ie: meat) and vegetarian protein options.

Book Synopsis

In Southern Girl Meets Vegetarian Boy, chef and Southern at Heart host Damaris Phillips shares 100 recipes that embody the modern Southern kitchen: food that retains all its historic comfort and flavor but can now be enjoyed by vegetarians and meat-lovers alike.

"Truly puts the South in your mouth, and let me tell ya, you're gonna dig it." ―Guy Fieri

In Damaris Phillips's household, greens were made with pork, and it wasn't Sunday without fried chicken. So, when she fell in love with a vegetarian, she had to transform the way she cooked. This groundbreaking, full-color cookbook is the happy result.

Recipes include

• Buttermilk Biscuits and Tempeh Gravy
• Mock Tuna Noodle Casserole
• Green Bean Casserole
• Bourbon Spaghetti with Pecan Meatballs
• Gouda & Pistachio Sausage with Quick Kraut
• Grammy's Horseradish Meatlesss Meatloaf
• Kentucky Red Beans & Rice
• Paneer & Pumpkin Grids
• And many more!

She even offers recipes two ways, with and without meat. Both Loaded Potato and Bacon Soup and Loaded Potato and Facon Soup! Both My Old Kentucky Home Fried Chicken and My Old Kentucky Home Fried Seitan "Chicken"! And others!

Phillips gives down-home side dishes a makeover by removing meat, adding international spices, and updating cooking techniques, and offers soul-satisfying, irresistible desserts that triumph over the meat-eater-versus-vegetarian divide, every time. Phillips found a way to make Southern food that everyone can enjoy, wherever they are on their culinary journey.

If you love a vegetarian, if you love Southern cooking, you'll love what Phillips has done for you!

"Vegetarians everywhere will be thrilled!" ―Bobby Flay

"Her knowledge of Southern cuisine . . . comes through on every page. " ―Alton Brown

Includes mouth-watering color photographs

Review Quotes

"Damaris Phillips has the knowledge, the experience, and the down-right courage to take on her native Southern cooking and turn it on its head . . . vegetarians everywhere will be thrilled!"--Bobby Flay

"Love for a vegetarian may have driven Damaris to write this, but it's her love for vegetables and her knowledge of Southern cuisine that comes through on every page."--Alton Brown

"You know I can get down on some world class bar-b-que, but let me tell ya, I'm more and more a believer in plant-based foods and the big time flavors that come from vegetables. Being a vegetarian doesn't have to be boring, and if there's anyone that can bring some fun, some soul, and some real-deal flavor to the vegetarian table, it's Louisville's finest, Damaris Phillips. In Southern Girl Meets Vegetarian Boy, Damaris truly puts the South In Your Mouth and let me tell ya, you're gonna dig it."--Guy Fieri

About the Author

Damaris Phillips is a chef, the host of Southern at Heart, and cohost of Southern and Hungry and The Bobby and Damaris Show on the Food Network. She is also the 2013 winner of Food Network Star, where she impressed judges with her fresh take on Southern cuisine and won over the audience with her impeccable charm. Phillips appears on several other shows as either competitor or judge: Guy's Grocery Games, Cooks vs. Cons, Bakers vs. Fakers, Celebrity Food Fight, and others. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky.