Paula Deen - Get Cookin'

Hey y'all!  When thinking of Thanksgiving a few obvious staples come to mind: biscuits and stuffing, like we've already talked about, Turkey of course.  And one of them most definitely is mashed potatoes.

Mashed Potatoes is one of the most favorite dishes over at The Lady & Sons. We use red potatoes and make them in huge batches using industrial mixers, boy it's a site to see!  And we use lots and lots and lots of butter!!



I asked Jamie to came over so we could show you how we make mashed potatoes for our holiday dinner. Now there are lots of different potatoes to use, but the one we use the most is the Idaho russet potato.  They bake easily and make a fantastic mash.  I like to keep the skin on the potatoes, because that's where all the nutrients are.  Also cause I don't always wanna peel them!

Let me know how you make your mashed potatoes, I know y'all have great imaginations in the kitchen.

Like we've been mentioning, we're asking you to send in your dishes AFTER you cook your Thanksgiving dinner.  That way you can have a family member or friend take pictures and video of you preparing your Thanksgiving meal and then send it in to Get Cookin' for the activity challenges!  We will announce the winners of each of the dishes, after the holiday.

Now, if you want to send it your dishes every week like usual, we welcome you do that, and we'll still post them on the Community Dishes blog.  You can submit for each week's theme starting that week and lasting up until the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  There will be eight winners this month, two from each of the Thanksgiving dishes.  Each winner will get a signed copy of my book 'Paula Deen Celebrates', which has recipes for every holiday of the year, from Thanksgiving to Elvis's birthday!

Love and Best Dishes,

Paula

Hey y'all!  I went on The Today Show this morning and made a big announcement!  Starting today, I will be working with Smithfield Foods and the UFCW to give away millions of servings of food over the next three years at food banks around the country. 



I kicked off this wonderful food drive in the Bronx by helping to unload seven truckloads of Smithfield products that will be given out at the Food Bank.  It was hard work, but so worth it!




With the Holidays coming up, it's important to do something to help those in need.  It does good for your soul, and for the world around you.  My family didn't have a lot but we were never hungry. I just can't imagine the pain it would cause a mom and dad to hear that their child is hungry and not be able to help. It just breaks my heart. That's why this cause is so important to me and why I feel so blessed to get that chance to help.  We need to raise awareness about hunger and really help our fellow man.

Love and Best Dishes,

Paula

Hey y'all!

I am so pleased to have my great friend Jellyroll in the kitchen with me this week.  Jellyroll has been a part of my life for over a decade.  You might have seen her stealing the show in the first video we ever put up here on Get Cookin'.  She works at The Lady & Sons and is one of the first faces you see when you walk in.  She always has a smile on her face, and rings the lunchtime bell every day.  She is a star in Savannah and one of my favorite people in the whole world!

Oh yeah, and she can REALLY cook biscuits.  She has made thousands of em and I consider her a certified pro. 

We're cookin' up Thanksgiving dishes all this month, and this week, if you hadn't guessed, is all about biscuits!  My thanksgiving table would be absolutely naked without biscuits.  Jellyroll and I are gonna take you through making a traditional garlic and cheese biscuit.  SO delicious!  How do you make your biscuits?

Like I mentioned last week, we're asking you to send in your dishes AFTER you cook your Thanksgiving dinner.  That way you can have a family member or friend take pictures and video of you preparing your Thanksgiving meal and then send it in to Get Cookin' for the activity challenges!  We will announce the winners of each of the dishes, after the holiday.

Now, if you want to send it your dishes every week like usual, we welcome you do that, and we'll still post them on the Community Dishes blog.  You can submit for each week's theme starting that week and lasting up until the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  There will be eight winners this month, two from each of the Thanksgiving dishes.  Each winner will get a signed copy of my book 'Paula Deen Celebrates', which has recipes for every holiday of the year, from Thanksgiving to Elvis's birthday!

Love and Best Dishes,

Paula

Hey y'all!  It's almost November and that makes me think of one thing: Thanksgiving!  I love this holiday so much, and not just because of the delicious food.  It's a great day to spend with your family, and a great day to reflect on all the blessings we have.  And of course, a great day to get in the kitchen and cook!

I truly love every dish in the Thanksgiving meal, so we're gonna look at several of them throughout the month of November.  We are going to start with dressing, or as some call it, stuffing!

My dear friend Dora Charles came over to help me cook our famous dressing.  it's the exact dressing we serve at The Lady & Sons.  Dora has been part of my life for over a decade.  She was with me in the tiny kitchen at the Best Western when we opened up The Lady & Sons, and I could not have imagined it any other way.  She has been my trusted eyes and ears in the kitchen at The Lady & Sons and it makes me so happy and comfortable to know that the quality of the food is always top notch.  That's all thanks to Dora and the rest of the amazing team we have at our restaurant.

Like I mentioned, over the course of the month, we're going to be featuring four dishes that are part of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.  But instead of asking y'all to cook a dish each week for the Activity Challenge, only to have to cook it again for Thanksgiving, we're going to ask you to send in your dishes AFTER you cook your Thanksgiving dinner.  That way you can have a family member or friend take pictures and video of you preparing your Thanksgiving meal and then send it in to Get Cookin' for the activity challenges!  We will announce the winners of each of the dishes after the holiday. 

Now, if you want to send it your dishes every week like usual, we welcome you do that, and we'll still post them on the Community Dishes blog.  You can submit for each week's theme starting that week and lasting up until the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  There will be eight winners this month, two from each of the Thanksgiving dishes.  Each winner will get a signed copy of my book 'Paula Deen Celebrates', which has recipes for every holiday of the year, from Thanksgiving to Elvis's birthday!

Love and Best Dishes,

Paula