For thirty-nine amazing years, The Crown Restaurant has served lunch to international travelers, nationwide visitors, and local customers and friends. The Crown has been host to the Food Network, Turner South, CNN, and the Travel Channel, as well as writers and journalists from The New York Times, Southern Living, Bon Appetit, and Saveur magazine. Located in downtown Indianola, Mississippi -- the very heart of the Mississippi Delta -- The Crown continues to garner accolades as the quintessential eatery for fans of traditional southern cuisine with a taste of gourmet.
Thanks to proprietors Evelyn and Tony Roughton, as well as their families and friends, you can now re-create delectable dishes that have been passed down for generations, adapted and enhanced throughout the years, and collected for everyone to enjoy in this much-anticipated cookbook.
The Crown of Southern Cooking features more than 170 easy-to-prepare classic southern recipes with a touch of added elegance, such as:
Hot Vidalia Onion Dip
Gourmet Cheese Grits
Mississippi Delta Fried Catfish
Crawfish Beignets
Old-Fashioned Fried Peach Pies
Chocolate Bread Pudding.
Reviews
"I have a large collection of cookbooks and this one is right up there as one of my favorites! The recipes are excellent and easy to follow. Can't wait to try them! I recommend this cookbook to all who enjoy wonderful southern cooking!" --Nancy Darnell
"This is my new favorite cookbook. Got it yesterday and made the best gumbo I have ever made and it was easy. Also the pickled black eyed peas are scrumptious as is the catfish allison which I have been making for years. also made the black butter green beans and chicken allison. There are so many I can't wait to make." --Alak
Evelyn Roughton
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About the Author
Evelyn Roughton is the chief cook and creator of all things yummy at The Crown, Indianola, Mississippis famous and beloved landmark. The Crown opened as an English antique shop in 1972, and now its an art gallery, gift shop, bookstore, gourmet food shop, AND a restaurant.
The Crown began serving lunch in the antique shop with a pub setting almost 40 years ago, in March of 1976 out in the cotton fields north of Indianola.
Evelyn is a lover and promoter of all things delicious, and all things Mississippi, especially the Mississippi Delta. She enjoys good food, spending time with her precious family, and talking to visitors at The Crown, directing them to the Blues heritage sites, the B.B. King Museum, and all the wonderful out-of-the-way places to visit in the Delta.
Evelyn is very active in the Indianola community. She is involved in the Indianola Chamber Main Street, B.B. King Museum, Indianola Garden Club, Indianola Civic League, and Indian Bayou Arts Festival. She has been the recipient of the Indianola Citizen of the Year award, the Delta Council Good Middling Lady Award, and the Indianola Blues Society Promotions Award. Evelyn is a member and Sunday School teacher at First United Methodist Church.
Evelyn graduated from Troy University in 1964, and soon after married Tony Roughton. The two traveled extensively while Tony was in the Air Force. They are the parents of two children: Jennifer Schaumburg runs the Crown, often with help from her two children, Sage and Prescott; and Kevin Roughton who lives in Maine with his wife Deanna Contrino and with their two children, Izabela and Carter.
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Recipes Included with this Cookbook:
A
Accidental Artichoke Chicken
Angelic Coconut Pecan Slices
Aunt Mallie's Pecan Pie
B
Apricot- Mustard Crusted Pork Chops
Aunt Doris's Chocolate Pie
Aunt Lenore's Harvest Moon Casserole
Black Eyed Peas
Baked Eggplant with Shrimp
Banana Cake with Creamy Caramel Icing
Barbecued Shrimp New Orleans Style
Bayou Rice Pilaf
Belgian Beer Beef Stew
Beverly's Perfect Pound Cake
Bite-Size Bacon Quiche
Black Butter
Black Butter Catfish
Blue Cheese Caraway Dip
Bourbon Nut Cake
Brandy Alexander Pie
Broccoli and Mushroom Soup
Brown Sugar Bacon with Chocolate
Buttermilk Salad Dressing
C
Capered Catfish Bites
Caramel Baked French Toast
Caramel Cream Pie
Card Party Chicken
Chicken Kiev
Chicken and Mushroom Crepes
Chocolate Bread Pudding
Catfish Allison
Catfish Royale
Cherries Jubilee
Chicken Breast A La Orange
Chicken Breasts with Lemon Cream Sauce
Chocolate Chip Bars
Chunky Cold Artichoke Dip
Classic French Scalloped Potatoes
Coffee Walnut Cake
Comeback Sauce
Corn Fritters
Corn and Shrimp Casserole
Cranberry Cream Cheese Salad
Crawfish Beignets
Crazy Delta Chocolate Cake
Creamy Banana Pudding
Creamy Delta Bisque
Creamy Fried Corn
Crispy Crumbles
D
Deanna's Meatball Soup
Creamy Mandarin Salad
Creamy Peanut Butter Pie
Creole Catfish Cakes with Peach Salsa
Crisp Zucchini Saute
Delicious Dessert Crepes
Delta Cheese Grits
Delta Chicken Spaghetti
Delta Crawfish Boil
Delta Milk Punch
Delta Pecan Tassies
Deviled Cheese Ball
Dill Dip in a Bread Bowl
E
Elizabethan Steak
F
Farmer's Market Gazpacho
Fit For A King Chocolate Almond Mousse
Florentine Catfish
French Onion Soup
Fresh Carrot Cake
Fresh Vegetable Vinaigrette
Fried Lady Fingers (Whole Pods of Okra)
Fruit Tea Bread
G
Gourmet Cheese Grits
Grammie Cameron's Apple Pie Recipe
Granny's Martha Washington Balls
Greek Cucumber Sauce
H
Heavenly Creme Brulee
Hot Vidalia Onion Dip
Italian Cream Cake
J
Janice's Hot Crawfish Dip
Jen's Bourbon Lime Slush
Jezebel Sauce
K
King Ranch Chicken Casserole
L
Louisiana Chicken and Sausage
M
Larry's BBQ Sauce
Lemon Butter Seafood
Lemon Cheesecake Triangles
Magnolia Macaroon Pie
Mama's Buttermilk Cornbread
Mama's Chicken Drumettes
Mama's Chicken and Rice
Mama's Fresh Strawberry Pie
Mama's Hushpuppies
Mama's Marinated Coleslaw
Mama's Marshmallow Brownies
Mama's Meatloaf in Crust
Mama's Sunday Beef Roast
Marinated Fresh Asparagus
Mint Chocolate Squares
Mississippi Chicken and Dressing
Mississippi Delta Fried Catfish
Mississippi Delta Fudge Pie
Mississippi Mud Cake
Mississippi Peach Cobbler
Mississippi Seafood Chowder
Mock Mint Julep
Mud Pie Chocolate Cake
My Favorite Green Bean Salad
N
New Orleans Beef Grillades
No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
O
Old Fashioned
Fried Peach Pies
Old Fashioned Lemon Ice Box Pie
Old Fashioned Squash Casserole
Old- Fashioned Banana Pudding
Open Faced Crab Sandwiches
Orange Breakfast Ring
Oven Omelet
P
Peanut Butter Cookies
Pickled Shrimp Regina
Plum Sauce
Poppy Seed Chicken
Poppy Seed Dressing
Pork Bites
in Sesame Seeds
R
Ratatouille Delta Style
Red Bean and Catfish Chili
Roast Pork Loin with Apples and Apricots
Roasted Asparagus with Peppers and Onion
S
Sage's Christmas
Coconut Cake
Sausage Breakfast Souffle
Sensational Shrimp Dip
Sesame Cheese Straws
Shrimp Remoulade
Shrimp Spring Rolls
Shrimp Stuffed Fish Fillets
Shrimp and Grits
Spicy Beef Skewers
Steak Madagascar
Simple Hollandaise Sauce
Smoky Catfish Torta
Southern Pecan Pralines
Southern Praline Pie with Caramel Pecan Sauce
Steak and Mushroom Pie
Strawberry Nut Salad
Suffolk Chicken Curry
Summer Tea
Swedish Meatballs
Sweet Corn Pudding
Sybil's Parmesan Catfish
T
Tangy Cucumber and Onions
The Crown's Apple Cake
The Crown's Black Butter
Green Beans
The Crown's Bourbon Sauce
The Crown's Bread Pudding
The Crown's Chicken Allison
The Crown's Chicken Salad
The Crown's Chicken Thermidor
The Crown's Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
The Crown's Crepes
The Crown's Fresh Spinach Salad
The Crown's Fried Catfish Po'Boy with Comeback Sauce
