Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook by Martha Hall Foose

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  • Cherry-vanilla cream soda

    • smartie101 on April 15, 2020

      Oh my - this is so good. I used Topo Chico for the seltzer. You can adjust the sugar to your taste. So very refreshing and really different.

  • Ain't no thing, chicken wing

    • DolphinSquirrel on August 21, 2014

      Sauce was great, tasted a little sweet yet spicy. I forgot to use cooking spray so the wings were hard to get off the pan.

  • Lady pea salad

    • nutrica6 on February 03, 2025

      This is a nice healthy meal that is quick and can be made ahead of time. I had no luck finding lady peas so used frozen crowder peas instead. The tomato “bowls” were really great. The perfect way to eat this. I served French fries on the side too. The only adjustment I made was to use less broth since the frozen peas were already mostly cooked.

  • Gumbo z'herbs

    • nutrica6 on September 28, 2023

      This is basically greens with rice. It was good, but needed more salt. Topping it feta cheese and adding hot sauce made it much better.

  • Monday red beans and rice

    • nutrica6 on July 27, 2025

      This is a good classic recipe. It works well and I thought the timing was perfect, just have to plan ahead a little.

  • Chicken pot pie

    • debbates on January 03, 2026

      The addition of a pinch of poultry seasoning added a nice flavour. I used full fat coconut milk in place of heavy cream and it worked fine. I made two pies: one with crust as written and the other with a frozen puff pastry. The puff pastry was the favourite- for look, texture and taste - but the pie crust was a traditional favourite. All good.

  • Tallahatchie tomatoes

    • nutrica6 on October 09, 2023

      I used fresh tomatoes but would opt for canned next time. It was a lot more work and they didn’t cook as well. The flavors in this are amazing. Served with biscuits and eggs.

  • Blueberry muffins

    • msholl on September 29, 2024

      A good muffin with nice, chewy texture...not too sweet, which I prefer. Especially good when re-heated just before eating! As is, the lemon and almond flavors are pretty subtle, which is fine, but depending on what flavor you're looking for, you could easily double either of these additions.

  • Biloxi banana bread

    • Dannausc on September 14, 2020

      Pretty good.

  • Ginger molasses cookies

    • Carriejean76 on February 22, 2026

      These are the perfect ginger molasses cookies!

  • The devil's own

    • nutrica6 on July 30, 2025

      The chocolate cake is perfect and moist. The frosting was a little strange, maybe I needed to whip it for longer, it was pretty thin and kind of melted over the cake and fell onto the plate. I would try stirring it a few more minutes then letting it cool at room temp for 5 minutes before spreading it next time. The only other issue I had was the cake stuck to the pan, definitely use parchment paper.

  • Ponchatoula strawberry cupcakes

    • ripleypickles on July 15, 2021

      Would add more strawberries and/or add some jam to the cupcake batter, but delicious, fresh summer recipe overall. Icing is amazing

  • Buttermilk peach ice cream

    • MarciK on July 18, 2020

      This was easy to put together, and I liked the tanginess of the buttermilk.

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  • Swimming pool orange sherbet

    • Lottie and Doof

      This sherbet is so refreshing and sweet and would be the perfect accompaniment to a summer day spent poolside. It is also pretty amazing on a cold rainy spring night in Chicago.

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  • ISBN 10 0307351408
  • ISBN 13 9780307351401
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  • Published Apr 29 2008
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 256
  • Language English
  • Edition 1st
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Random House

Publishers Text

Gifted chef and storyteller Martha Hall Foose invites you into her kitchen to share recipes that bring alive the landscape, people, and traditions that make Southern cuisine an American favorite.

Born and raised in Mississippi, Foose cooks Southern food with a contemporary flair: Sweet Potato Soup is enhanced with coconut milk and curry powder; Blackberry Limeade gets a lift from a secret ingredient - cardamom; and her much-ballyhooed Sweet Tea Pie combines two great Southern staples - sweet tea and pie, of course - to make one phenomenal signature dessert. The more than 150 original recipes are not only full of flavor, but also rich with local color and characters.

As the executive chef of the Viking Cooking School, teaching thousands of home cooks each year, Foose crafts recipes that are the perfect combination of delicious, creative, and accessible. Filled with humorous and touching tales as well as useful information on ingredients, techniques, storage, shortcuts, variations, and substitutions, Screen Doors and Sweet Tea is a must-have for the American home cook - and a must-read for anyone who craves a return to what cooking is all about: comfort, company, and good eating.

"This is one cookbook I would proudly have in my kitchen! It has great information and wonderful recipes!"
- Paula Deen, Food Network host and bestselling cookbook author

"If you've got a rocker on the front porch, get into it; if not, settle into your favorite chair. In either case, fix yourself a long drink and give yourself the pleasure of spending a little time with Martha Foose on her Mississippi farm before you head into the kitchen. Martha is that delightful combination of charming storyteller and darn good cook and in this book you get generous servings of each - both are delicious."
- Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking From My Home to Yours

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