Paula's Home Cooking Season 1
Paula's Home Cooking is a Food Network show hosted by Paula Deen. Deen's primary culinary focus was Southern cuisine and familiar comfort food that is popular with Americans. In the show, classic dishes such as pot roast, fried okra, fried chicken and pecan pie were the norm, and overly complicated or eccentric recipes were usually eschewed. Dishes that are flavorful and familiar were spotlighted, although the fat content and calorie count of the meals were often very high. Paula also showed off vignettes of Savannah, Georgia, where she co-owns with her sons Jamie and Bobby, The Lady & Sons. Deen's popularity, spurred by the show, led to a small role in the feature film Elizabethtown. Despite its seemingly Southern atmosphere, Paula's Home Cooking was taped in upstate New York until 2006; since then, shows had been taped at Deen's new home near Savannah. In 2008, Deen began work on a revamped version of the series called Paula's Best Dishes, in which friends and family join her in the kitchen to prepare recipes. Deen's sons often appeared as guests on the show. They too proved to be popular among Food Network's audience and now have their own show, Road Tasted, similar to Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels. Deen's husband, Michael Groover, also appeared sporadically as a guest, and Food Network taped the Deen-Groover wedding in 2004 as a special edition of the show. The success of Paula's Home Cooking led to a line of cookbooks, a magazine, other television shows and specials, and related merchandise. Reruns of the show now air on Food Network's sister channel GAC.
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Meet the king of Southern BBQ, who shows is some secrets behind barbecuing pork.Then head into the kitchen with Paula where she brings her own flair to other BBQ must-haves, including Brunswick Stew and coleslaw. Recipes: The Lady's Coleslaw; Lemonade; Six-Layer Chocolate Cake; Smoked Boston Butt Roast; Chicken Brunswick Stew.
Paula is cooking with her favorite summertime juicy jewels: peaches. From cheesecake to cobbler and shortcake, enjoy this southern fruit in a whole new way. Who knew peach ice cubes could be so easy? Recipes: The Lady's Peach Shortcake; Peach Cheesecake; Peach Cobbler; Peach Ice Cubes; Frozen Peach Pie Filling.
Using sweet Vidalias from Georgia, Paula fires up the grill and cooks up a storm! While the taters and onions are roasting away on the grill Paula puts her spin on a luscious beef tenderloin. Recipes: Bourbon Beef Tenderloin; Saturday Night Vidalia Onions; Apple Salad with Goat Cheese; Baked Grilled Potato.
Join Paula in the kitchen for some picnic packing ideas so you can enjoy yummy eats and scrumptious lunches everywhere! Recipes: Stuffed French Bread; Chocolate Bread Pudding; Jamie's Chicken Salad; Bobby's Pimento Cheese.
Recipes: South Georgia Caviar; Gator Taters and Smashed Dogs; Orange Walnut Salad.
Recipes: Bacon Cheese Sticks; Cheese Spread and Sugared Peanuts; Chocolate Popcorn Balls.
Join Paula as she churns up a pint of America's favorite treat: ice cream. Learn the sweet secrets behind making a decadent Mudslide Pie and a beautiful Baked Alaska dessert! Recipes: Mudslide Pie; Easy Homemade Cookie Ice Cream; Baked Alaska with Strawberry Ice Cream.
Paula is entertaining her biker friends with her own roadside BBQ. Enjoy Drunk Chicken seasoned with rosemary, some southern baked beans, delicious grilled corn wrapped in bacon and Paula's special warm potato salad. Recipes: Warm Potato Salad; Drunk Chicken; Southern Baked Beans; Bacon Wrapped Grilled Corn on the Cob.