TANYA HOLLAND WITH JAN NEWBERRY NEW-STYLE, DOWN-HOME RECIPES FROM SWEET WEST OAKLAND WITH EDITORIAL HELP FROM PHIL SURKIS FOREWORD BY MICHAEL CHABON PHOTOGRAPHS BY JODY HORTON CHRONICLE BOOKS SAN FRANICSO Text copyright © 2014 by Tanya Holland. Photographs copyright © 2014 by Jody Horton. Photographs on pages 85, 118, 119 copyright © 2014 by Lisa Keating. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available. ISBN 978-1-4521-2234-2 (hc) ISBN 978-1-4521-3063-7 (epub, mobi) Designed by Alice Chau Typesetting by Howie Severson Prop styling by Kate LeSueur. Many thanks to Heath Ceramics for the dishes on pages 76, 78, 154, and 178. Food styling by Kate LeSueur and Tanya Holland Angostura aromatic bitters is a registered trademark of Angostura Limited. Burlesque bitters is a registered trademark of Bitterman’s Inc. Buffalo Trace bourbon is a registered trademark of Buffalo Trace Distillery. Dry Soda is a registered trademark of Dry SODA Co. Four Roses Bourbon is a registered trademark of Four Roses Distillery LLC. Gosling’s Black Seal Bermuda Rum is a registered trademark of Gosling Brothers, Ltd. Gran Classico Bitter is a registered trademark of Tempus Fugit Spirits. Heinz Chili Sauce is a registered trademark of H.J. Heinz Co. Tabasco is a registered trademark of McIlhenny Company. Chronicle Books LLC 680 Second Street San Francisco, California 94107 www.chroniclebooks.com To my parents, Hollis and Annette Holland CONTENTS Foreword by Michael Chabon 16 Spinach Salad with Roasted Apple Dressing, Welcome to Brown Sugar Kitchen 20 Toasted Pecans & Goat Cheese 75 Romaine Salad with Spring Vegetables & Cucumber-Buttermilk Dressing 77 Chapter 1 Black-Eyed Pea Salad 79 BREAKFAST & BRUNCH  28 Little Gems & Shrimp Salad with Thousand Cornmeal Waffles with Island Dressing 80 Apple Cider Syrup 30 Picnic-Worthy Potato Salad 81 Bacon-Cheddar–Green Onion Biscuits 33 Spicy Green Coleslaw 82 Banana-Buckwheat Griddle Cakes 34 The BSK Breakfast Tart 35 Chapter 3 Sweet Potato Scones with VEGETABLES & SIDES  88 Brown Sugar Icing 39 Sticky Buns 41 Roasted Green Beans with Sesame-Seed Dressing 91 Virginia Ham & Fried Apple Croque-Monsieur 44 Simply Sautéed Collard Greens 92 The BSK Egg Sandwich 46 Summer Squash Succotash 93 Grits Cakes Benedict 47 Okra Peperonata 94 Creole Shrimp & Grits 53 Green Chile–Harissa Potato Gratin 96 Sweet Potato–Kale Hash 55 Baked Sweet Potato Wedges 99 Smoked Pork Hash  57 Smoked Mashed Sweet Potatoes 100 BSK Breakfast Potatoes 58 BBQ Baked Beans 101 Chicken-Apple Sausage Dirty Rice 102 Cornbread Pudding  60 Macaroni & Cheese 103 Nutty Granola 61 Herbed Mushroom Spoon Bread 105 Buttermilk Cornbread 106 Chapter 2 SNACKS & SALADS  66 Chapter 4 SOUPS & SANDWICHES  110 Spicy Baked Wings 68 Andouille Gougères 71 Creole Gazpacho 113 Cornmeal-Coated Okra Bites 73 Spiced Winter Squash Soup 114 Mixed Greens with Roasted Tomato Vidalia Onion Soup with & Thyme Vinaigrette 74 Cornbread Croutons 116