Guest Author - Deborah Adams
Soul Food Recipes - Learned On A North Carolina Tobacco Farm
This cookbook by Willie Crawford leaves nothing to be desired when it comes to down home country cooking! Raised in hard times, Willie learned to cook creative dishes from his grandmother and mother. The big part of learning to cook soul food according to Willie is starting with basic recipes and adding spices or ingredients to make them your own creations. The recipes in his cookbook include delicious dishes such as "Spicy Smoked Corn Chicken Soup", "Homemade Breakfast Sausage" and "Southern Fried Quail" to name a few. Or try "Old Fashioned Corn Pone" and "Mississippi Mud Pie". If you are looking for good old fashioned soul food this cookbook is a must! Wild game recipes, chitterlings, dandelion blossoms.. they're all here! Check them out and say Hi to Willie Crawford. This would make a wonderful gift for anyone who loves that down home "Soul Food Cooking"!
Also available from Mr. Crawford is "Cat Head Biscuits And Garlic Fried Chicken"
Carolina Mountain Cooking With Pearlie and Jewel.
Another wonderful cookbook in memory of two beautiful ladies whose life was full of family and love, preserving and gardening. A time when the things we take for granted to day weren't so readily available and their creativeness was expressed in their cooking. Church socials were not to be missed and you had to be self-sufficient to survive. This is a treasure trove of good old-fashioned mountain cooking combines with a few stories of life in those harder times.
In this book you will find recipes from "Blue Ridge Mountain Pot Roast" to "Bacon Potato Pie". And if your sweet tooth is craving you won't be left wanting! Try some of the mouth watering apple recipes like "Sour Cream Apple Pie" or check out "Mama's Strawberry Jam" (directions even I can follow). This book is spiced with tips and tricks to make your cooking experiences easier.
Visit Willie Crawford's site and get your copy today!
