More than 400 of the most popular recipes selected from favorite cookbooks of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, all in one source of easy-to-follow recipes with regional history, trivia, photographs and illustrations showcasing Southern sites and attractions.
Best of the Best from the Deep South Cookbook
When I received an offer to review this cookbook, Best of the Best from the Deep South
, I knew right away that it was going to be a cookbook that both I, and my readers, would love.Well, I was right!
If you love the kinds of southern dishes that I feature at Deep South Dish, then you are going to fall in love with this cookbook and want to add it to your collection.
If you've been reading here awhile, you already know how I feel about the "Best of" series of cookbooks because I've given them away here before. I own several of them - mostly from the southern states - and I am never disappointed in any of them.
Each state cookbook - and yes, there is a cookbook covering every state - contains about 400 recipes, all contributed by well-loved cookbooks from across that particular state - usually at least 80 different cookbook sources! And, although these books are in the style of the older community cookbooks with little to no recipe photos, every cookbook contains a little regional history, trivia, photos and illustrations showcasing Southern sites and attractions for that state that makes them even more interesting and fun to own.
Just when I didn't think that they could top this, Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley, the southern ladies behind this beloved series of best selling state cookbooks, now introduce the first volume in their new regional series with Best of the Best from the Deep South. This regional series will soon include cookbooks from the East Coast, Plains, the Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Rim regions. I can't wait!
Want to know how to make the best Alabama fried chicken?
Mississippi catfish, hush puppies and coleslaw?
How about Louisiana's great gumbo?
It's all here - all of the special flavors that come out of The Deep South in the foods that you love. Some examples of the recipes that you'll find in this great collection include:
- Red-Neck Spaghetti Sauce
- Chicketti
- Creole Shrimp Spaghetti
- Steamed Redfish with Creole Sauce
- Hot Pepper Jelly Salad
- Chunky Baked Potato Soup with Cheese and Bacon
- Red Beans and Rice
- Chicken Sauce Piquante
- Barbecued Brisket
- Crispy Fried Okra
- Broccoli Casserole
- Glazed Sweet Potatoes
- Oven Beef Stew
- Fried Fritters
- Frenchies
- Tiny Pecan Muffins
- Lazy Peach Cobbler
- Potato Chip Shortbread Cookies
- Praline Ice Cream Sauce
- Southern Tea Cakes
- Fig Cake
- Bananas Foster Bread Pudding
... and so much more!
Have a peek at this fantastic Sour Cream Coffee Cake I adapted from a recipe in the cookbook this weekend! With layers of pecans, cinnamon and brown sugar on the bottom, top and in the center of this cake, it is just delicious. I know that's only one recipe you'll fall in love with because this cookbook is filled with the kinds of recipes you find right on my own website. Check out all of the books offered by Quail Ridge Press, via Southwestern Publishing House - including my own!
Note: This is an update of a previous review posted on my original blog, updated and reposted for Deep South Dish.
Disclosure: Quail Ridge Press provided me with two free copies of this cookbook to review as well as a copy that was given away in a prior promotion.
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