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Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen - Recipes from My Family to Yours
by Trisha Yearwood
Clarkson Potter/Publisher
ISBN 978-0-307-38137-8
Published April 2008 - Hardcover - 224 pages - $29.95

I don't know much about southern cuisine per se (I'll have to try it soon), but I do love food and was curious to see what Georgia/Oklahoma cooking was all about.  Country singer Trisha Yearwood offers us her recipes and the recipes of her family - ones she grew up with.  There are recipes from both grandmothers, her mom and dad, her sister, and even her niece.  Often food conjures up memories of family gatherings, and if you don't all live nearby, making a familiar meal is the next best thing.  Trisha gives us Snacks and Appetizers; Soups and Salads; Beef and Pork; Poultry, Fish, and Pasta; Sides; Quick Breads and Muffins; Cakes, Pies, and Puddings, and Cookies, Candy, and Ice Cream - quite a selection!  Some recipes that sound truly southern to me were Boiled Peanuts, Chicken Baked in Cornflakes Crumbs, and Garlic Grits Casserole.  Some of her recipes that really appealed to me were: Minty Greek Salad; Chicken Broccoli Casserole; Uncle Wilson's Baked Onions, and Nutty Orange Biscotti.  None of Trisha's recipes seem too difficult to make and neither do they call for hard-to-get ingredients.  I liked the family stories relative to the dishes that accompanied the recipes.  We're also given recipes for pickles (yummy), which is unusual these days in cookbooks.
Illustrated.  No nutritional guides.
Conclusion - Interesting recipes, not time-consuming, and all relatively straightforward.  Just what busy people need.