10/25/2018
SUGAR LAND a southern fried novel came out this week, and The Book Club Cookbook included a recipe of mine to pair with the book!
SUGAR LAND a southern fried novel by Tammy Lynne Stoner is the triumphant, story of a wise and feisty le***an, Nana Dara, who breaks out of her own physical and emotional prison to become the fabulous matriarch to a family of Texas misfits.
Book Club Menu: PICKLED PEPPERS
"Muffie Fulton of Bold Food created a 4-course meal to celebrate the release of SUGAR LAND inspired by a 1920s prison menu from the Imperial State Prison where Dara worked in the novel. Here, Muffie put a modern twist on simple pickles, using rice vinegar and star anise with peppers. She uses Jimmy Nardello peppers, which aren’t very spicy, but you could choose a spicier pepper, too". --Tammy Lynne Stoner
2 cups sliced peppers (your favorite kind)
1 cup rice vinegar
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
8 star anise pods
Mix rice vinegar, water, and sugar and stir to dissolve. Add the peppers and start anise. Place in a covered container the refrigerator for at least 12 hours.
Remove the star anise pods before eating the peppers. The peppers will continue to pickle and can be left in the refrigerator until they are all eaten.
“The love child of Fannie Flagg and Rita Mae Brown, Stoner is sure to win her own devoted following with this ravishing debut.”— Kirkus Reviews starred review
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See Tammy Lynne Stoner on her book tour.
10/25 Book Soup with Siel Ju lead by Jillian Lauren, 7pm - after-party, bar The Grafton on Sunset 8:30-10pm
10//30 Powell's Books, Inc. with Kate Carroll de Gutes - Writer 7:30pm; after-party, McMenamins Ringlers Pub 8:30- 10pm