Celebrations at the country house

the long version

"A celebration of hospitality and leisurely meals in a historic country home. Step into the romance of country home living with 75 simple recipes by the author of Through the French Door and A Romance with French Living. In her newest book, lifestyle designer and blogger Carolyn Westbrook shares menus, recipes, tablescapes, and other signature hospitality approaches alongside the picturesque backdrop of her Texas country home. Celebrate special occasions in every season, from a summer Fish Fry to a winter Night Before Christmas dinner; a spring Southern Brunch, to an Autumn Dinner Al Fresco. Sample recipes include: Spicy Stuff Cornbread; Scratch Buttermilk Biscuits; Down Home Chicken and Dumplings; Southern Salmon Patties; Fencerow Blackberry Preserves; Sugar-Free Pecan Pie Strawberry Layer Cake. Those who have yearned to spend a season at a country house will love getting lost in the pages of Celebrations at the Country House. Carolyn Westbrook is a lifestyle designer known for her romantic French-inspired best-selling design books that feature lifestyle, design, home products, entertaining, and food. She lives in Central Texas"--