Upscale Downhome: Family Recipes, All Gussied Up

· Macmillan + ORM
4.1
7 reviews
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Affordable dishes presented so polished you'd never know their "lowbrow" origins, complete with fabulous hosting tips and tricks that don't break the bank.
Rachel Hollis, blogger and founder of "The Chic Site," which reaches over 600,000 users a month, delivers this swoon-worthy cookbook packed with delicious and easy comfort food that's sure to wow at both family suppers and the fanciest dinner parties.
Rachel puts a finger-licking gourmet twist on classic American favorites in sections that include recipes for:
  • Casseroles: balsamic bacon-wrapped meatloaf, bacon and green chili mac 'n' cheese
  • Potluck: loaded baked potato salad, seven-layer salad
  • Dips: grilled guacamole, spicy corn dip, chili cheese dip, pepperoni pizza dip
  • Sips: strawberry and rosemary moonshine, Grandma's sweet tea
  • Somethin' Sweet: banana pudding parfaits, Mema's carrot cake

Packed with big flavor and simple enough for a beginner home cook to master, Upscale Downhome focuses on great-tasting food and beautiful presentation that is guaranteed to impress. This is the kind of food that we all like to eat, served up with a chic twist.
"If you're a busy mom carting kids around, juggling schedules, maybe working too, you will love this book. And so will anyone forced to get food on the table fast, figure what to take to a potluck and desperate for something easy to serve guests." — Local Food Eater
"Great hacks for the hostess . . . Rachel Hollis will help you make your guests feel like VIPs without breaking your budget." — Kitchen Chat

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September 13, 2024
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About the author

RACHEL HOLLIS is the founder of TheChicSite.com, where readers can find recipes, as well as party planning and lifestyle advice and the author of the New York Times bestseller Girl, Wash Your Face. She also founded the event planning firm Chic Events, and six years later Inc. magazine named her one of the top thirty entrepreneurs under thirty years of age. She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and PopSugar, and she has appeared on The Rachael Ray Show, The Talk, Extra, and many more shows. She lives in Texas with her husband and four children.

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