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The heartwarming story of how NCIS star Pauley Perrette and her two best friends created a Southern-style bake shop in Manhattan--a celebration of love and friendship with gorgeous photographs and delicious recipes. Nestled in the heart of midtown New York is a little shop with a big story. An all-natural bake shop that specializes in Southern baked goods, Donna Bells is owned by Pauley Perrette, the actress who plays Abby Scuito on CBSs NCIS, and her two best friends, Darren Greenblatt and Matthew Sandusky. It was named in honor of Pauleys late mother, who is the beloved inspiration for everything they bake. It all started in 1993, when Pauley met Darren in New York Citys Hells Kitchen, just blocks away from where the shop is currently located. The two became inseparable friends and Pauleys Southern mom would welcome Darren to their home with mouthwatering treats. Darren loved this food and soon left his successful career in fashion to open a food truck that sold Southern desserts at the Jersey Shore. Eventually he wanted to expand and turned to Pauley and their friend Matthew--who worked in the Los Angeles food industry--for help. Soon Matthew was on his way to New York to open Donna Bells Bake Shop with Pauley and Darren. With recipes for favorites like buttermilk biscuits, chocolate chip-almond scones, and peach streusel muffins; personal photographs from Pauley, Darren, Matthew, and Donna Bell herself; this is the story how one fantastic bake shop brings warmth and happiness--one treat at a time--to the urban jungle that is New York City--;Where we come from -- A big idea -- Opening the shop -- Friends and family make it work.

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Copyright 2015 by Pauley Go Lightly Productions, Inc.

Food and shop photographs copyright 2014 by Ali Smith.

Archival photos courtesy of the authors.

Cupcake illustrations copyright 2014 by Heather A. Stillufsen at Rose Hill Designs.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Perrette, Pauley

Donna Bells Bake Shop : recipes and stories of family, friends, and food / Pauley Perrette, Darren Greenblatt, Matthew Sandusky. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

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Summary: The heartwarming story of how NCIS star Pauley Perrette and her two best friends created a Southern-style bake shop in Manhattana celebration of love and friendship with gorgeous photographs and delicious recipes. Provided by publisher.

1. Baking. 2. Cooking, AmericanSouthern style. 3. Donna Bells Bake Shop. I. Greenblatt, Darren. II. Sandusky, Matthew. III. Title.

TX765.P43 2015

641.815--dc23

2014048249

ISBN 978-1-4767-7112-0

ISBN 978-1-4767-7118-2 (ebook)

This book is dedicated to our loved ones


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Donna Bell Introduction Welcome to Donna Bells Bake Shop This book is the - photo 3

Donna Bell.


Introduction
Welcome to Donna Bells Bake Shop!

This book is the story of three friends, our journeys, and how we created a special place in honor of my mother, Donna Bell.

My mother was a lovely Southern gal with sparkling blue eyes, the sweetest smile, and a true love of Southern baking and cooking. Donna Bell was born and raised in Alabama. She first saw my dad when he drove the truck for her Tri-Hi-Y hay ride. She was twelve years old and he was seventeen. He then saw her dressed as an angel in the church Easter parade. A few years later, they met at a teenage hangout, the Sugar and Spice. He wrote her number on his friends dusty dashboard so he could call her. It all sounds like a Southern fairy tale, but its true. When he called her, he said, You want to go see a flick? At first, my mom didnt know who it was, and since they were from different sides of the Alabama tracks, she didnt know exactly what he was asking her. But she soon figured it out. It was that crazy redhead, Paul, that shed met at the Sugar and Spice. She went to see that flick with him.

They were soon married and were together until my mom passed away from breast cancer in 2002. My sister and I are so lucky that my mom decided to go see that flick with that crazy redhead from the wrong side of the Alabama tracks.

Ever since my mother passed, my friends and family and I have been dedicated to keeping her memory alive. At the bake shop, we do this by offering customers delicious treats, and also by conveying the warmth in which she lived her life. My mom was the kindest, most sensitive person I have ever known. Her concern for the well-being of all people and animals is a big part of me. And her love of baking and cooking shaped my childhood. Although we constantly moved, I have fond memories of each kitchen of my childhood. I remember my sister Andis beautiful, long hair getting caught up in the cake beaters while we were making a cake for someones birthday. I remember the wafting scent from the Crock-Pot, always filled with delicious chicken and noodles. I remember the smell of unleavened bread every Saturday as my mother baked the Communion for Sunday church. I always remember the kitchens.

Our bakery in the heart of Manhattan is our newest kitchen, Donna Bells Bake Shop. It brings old charm to the big city. Wed love for you to drop in and see us sometime, but for now this book can be your way of doing that. We hope you enjoy reading the history of the bakery and have fun trying out all the recipes!

PAULEY PERRETTE

Los Angeles, 2015

Pauleys parents Donna Bell and Paul on their wedd - photo 4

Pauleys parents Donna Bell and Paul on their wedding day Growing Up - photo 5
Pauleys parents Donna Bell and Paul on their wedding day Growing Up I - photo 6
Pauleys parents Donna Bell and Paul on their wedding day Growing Up I - photo 7

Pauleys parents, Donna Bell and Paul, on their wedding day.


Growing Up

I was born in Louisiana twenty months after my big sister Andi My parents - photo 8

I was born in Louisiana, twenty months after my big sister, Andi. My parents, Donna and Paul, had known each other since they were teenagers in Alabama. After serving in the Air Force for years my dad was working his way up in the phone company, so our family moved often because of his job. We lived in almost every Southern state. During the rather chaotic nature of this perpetual displacement, we spent all of our vacations and holidays at a tiny lake house in the middle of the woods in Alabama. My folks had named it Paupers Paradise. That little place became the one constant in our lives.

Pauleys school photo When we spent time at this house all the cousins would - photo 9

Pauleys school photo.

When we spent time at this house, all the cousins would swim in the lake, fish off the pier, climb trees, and make rope swings. And there would always be food. We would wake up to eggs, grits, biscuits, and gravy. There was something cooking all day long and then dinner would often consist of whatever fish was caught that day. My maternal grandmother, Granny Bell, had moved one cabin down so there were two kitchens going. The scents of a Southern kitchen are in every fiber of my memory. To this day, wherever I am, if I smell a ham cooking, it puts me right back in my Granny Bells house. My sister Andi recalled these times: From Sunday lunches, potlucks, cookouts, and holiday feasts, everyone played a part and usually had their own specialty claimed as their own. Everyone willing had a job suited to their age or ability. Children stirred the sugar into the tea and happily volunteered to be taste testers. Unsure adolescents were given well-worn, proven dishes until their confidence grew to where their suggestions for a change could be courageously voiced to the group. All steps led to that bittersweet coronation moment of preparing your first Thanksgiving turkey, with the realization that a generational scepter had been both earned and passed and your role had forever changed.

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