Recipes from Miss Daisy's - 25th Anniversary Edition

by Daisy King

Book Overview

For twenty-five years Recipes from Miss Daisy's has been the cookbook of choice for the thousands of people who have enjoyed the warm hospitality and delicious food that were the hallmarks of Miss Daisy's Tearoom in Franklin and in the Green Hills area of Nashville, Tennessee. Now, in response to popular demand, a new edition of the "wonderful little yellow cookbook" has been lovingly prepared for those who have nearly worn out their well-thumbed copies as well as generations of Middle Tennesseans who will continue to enjoy it for years to come. The story of Miss Daisy's Tearoom is as interesting as the food served there. When Carter's Court in Franklin was still on the drawing board, the developers recognized the need for a place where ladies could come for lunch. When a turn-of-the-century house was moved there, people exclaimed, "That's got to be a tearoom," and so it was. The restaurant moved to Green Hills in 1982, expanding to a full-service restaurant, and returning to Franklin in 1986 as Daisy's of Carter's Court. The food in Recipes from Miss Daisy's is the same food that was served at the restaurants, plus some more wonderful dishes that no proper Southerner could resist. Turkey Divan, Buttermilk Pie, Congealed Cucumber Salad, Sally Lunn Muffins, Creamed Chicken, Festive Cranberry Salad, Marinated Carrots, Fudge Pie, Garden Tomato Stuffed with Tearoom Tuna Salad, Miss Daisy's Beef Casserole (a favorite!), and Tomato Aspic are among the Tearoom favorites that have become classic fare for Middle Tennesseans and across the South. Updated to include serving amounts and to clarify some of the original instructions, this 25th anniversary edition of Recipes from Miss Daisy's will earn a well-deserved place in kitchens and on cookbook shelves everywhere.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581823681
• ISBN13: 9781581823684
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Recipes form Miss Daisy's Tea Room

This is just wonderful. About 20 years ago, I was in the Nashville, Tennessee area for a luncheon with a convention and several of us went for lunch at Miss Daisy's Tea Room. It was just outside Nashville, maybe in Franklin, Tenn. Anyway, the food was wonderful and I purchased the book, which is spiral bound and soft cover. The recipes are actual ones that can be cooked at home without breaking the bank trying to buy all the products to use with the recipes. The book has everything you can think of and REALLY IS USEABLE. I just gave one to a friend of mine who moved into a new house. She loves the book and you will too. I am not sure if the tea room is still there are not, but the cookbook is still going strong. Oh yes, the book has some nice things for entertaining too. It was a keeper 20 years ago and it still is! Enjoy!!

Recipes from my Nashville childhood, found at last!

This cookbook is a real treasure of good Southern cooking. These are the very dishes that made Miss Daisy's Tearoom a Nashville landmark. Miss Daisy's Tearoom has been such a pervasive influence on cooking in Nashville that my mother and all her friends must have been cooking from this cookbook back when I was growing up in Nashville. Amazingly to me, here are the very recipes my mother cooked from before her recipes got lost in a move! Until I picked up this book, I had given up hope of being able to duplicate certain beloved dishes, like the Christmas Ribbon Salad that used to grace our buffet table in its red-green-and-white glory whenever we had a party, as well as the Fresh Apple Cake that I used to help make by grating the Granny Smith apples. This book is chock-full of delectable recipes, and I highly recommend it to all who want to have a taste of Nashville's culinary heritage. My gratitude to Miss Daisy herself, for sharing her recipes with us!