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The Help Cookbook: Food and Friendship
I collected these recipes from Food and Wine and The Food Network so that I could create this book full of fattening (but delicious) Southern food from the movie The Help. I chose these recipes because these dishes star in scenes where the typical social roles are reversed. They show that food can cross boundaries and that sharing a meal can bridge social and cultural divides.
I hope this cookbook shows that cooking is not just about food. It’s about expressing yourself through food and connecting with those around you. Cooking can build friendships between people who normally would not even speak to each other.
Enjoy making these dishes, but more importantly, enjoy spending time with those around you!
I collected these recipes from Food and Wine and The Food Network so that I could create this book full of fattening (but delicious) Southern food from the movie The Help. I chose these recipes because these dishes star in scenes where the typical social roles are reversed. They show that food can cross boundaries and that sharing a meal can bridge social and cultural divides.
I hope this cookbook shows that cooking is not just about food. It’s about expressing yourself through food and connecting with those around you. Cooking can build friendships between people who normally would not even speak to each other.
Enjoy making these dishes, but more importantly, enjoy spending time with those around you!
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Cookbook Recipes
Minny's Notoriously Irresistible Chocolate Pie
Minny's Fried Chicken
Celia's Mile High Meringue
Deviled Eggs
Black-Eyed Peas
Minny's Notoriously Irresistible Chocolate Pie
This classic pie is a staple for every occasion—dinner parties, formal meals, or casual lunches. A true Southern cook, one of Minnie’s main sources of power is her famous chocolate pie—it has helped her get jobs, and, in one special case, even helped her take revenge on a former employer. Unusual ingredients may be added in such cases.
Minny's Fried Chicken
Minny’s fried chicken is always perfect—never burned, but never underdone. Fried chicken is one of the first foods Minny teaches the inexperienced Celia to make. It is the dish that brings these two women together in friendship. The recipe is fairly easy to learn—so easy that even those with no cooking background have a fair shot at mastering it.
Celia's Mile High Meringue
A sweet dessert perfect for summer days, Celia’s lemon meringue pie can be served warm or cold. Celia normally reserves this pie for special occasions like the dinner she makes for Minnie. What better way to show your appreciation for a friend than with this light summer treat?
Deviled Eggs
Deviled eggs are a classic Southern dish, normally served cold as a side dish for brunch or luncheons. They are best with paprika although some prefer them without. The housewives of Jackson often enjoy this light appetizer over conversations with friends.
Black-Eyed Peas
Celia serves black-eyed peas as a side dish in the elegant dinner she prepares for her close friend Minnie Jackson. Black-eyed peas are a straightforward staple for a Southern meal and are best served warm.Thank you for your interest in alleyl's cookbook and for helping support the BakeSpace community of independent cookbook authors!
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Welcome to The Help Cookbook! I collected these recipes from Food and Wine and The Food Network so that I could create this book full of fattening (but delicious) Southern food from the movie The Help. I chose these recipes because these dishes star in scenes where the typical social roles are reversed. They show that food can cross boundaries and that sharing a meal can bridge social and cultural divides. I hope this cookbook shows that cooking is not just about food. It’s about expressing yourself through food and connecting with those around you. Cooking can build friendships between people who normally would not even speak to each other. Enjoy making these dishes, but more importantly, enjoy spending time with those around you!