Tennessee Hometown Cookbook

Tennessee Hometown Cookbook dishes up a double-helping of local tried-and-true recipes and fun filled facts about hometowns all-over The Volunteer State.

Learn the secrets of Tennessee barbecue or indulge in traditional, habit forming, homemade yeast rolls, guided by authentic down home recipes straight from the heart of Tennessee. Kent Whitaker and Sheila Simmons bring you hundreds of easy to follow recipes for traditional Florida favorites like Country Fried Okra, Skillet Spaghetti & Meatballs, Candied Yams, White Beans & Cornbread, Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake, Country Sugar Cream Pie, and Country Style Honey Cookies. From Tortilla Meatloaf to Pineapple Porterhouse & Jumbo Shrimp with Island Butter, Tennessee has it all.

For those that confess to reading their cookbooks like novels, you will enjoy interesting food facts and stories about fun food festivals around the state, from Lauderdale County Tomato Festival in Ripley to Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival & Weigh-Off, from The Worlds Biggest Fish Fry in Paris to South Pittsburg National Cornbread Festival, there is a celebration to suit every taste. Tennessee cooking is flavorful, old-fashioned, and always unforgettable. Tennessee Hometown Cookbook preserves The Volunteer State s most cherished dishes... deliciously.

About the Author

Sheila Simmons (Lena, MS) is passionate about cooking and cookbooks. Her interest in regional recipes was originally born during 18 years with Quail Ridge Press in Brandon, MS. A member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Sheila serves as Children s Director for Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church (Brandon MS) and is Publisher at Great American Publishers (Brandon MS). She lives in Lena, Mississippi, with her husband, Roger, where they raised two sons Ryan, who is married to Shelbie and father to Trace (Sheila s first grandchild) and Nicholas, who is currently in college with plans to become a farmer. In addition to publishing, cooking, and collecting recipes, Sheila enjoys family, reading, antique cars, and collecting books. Kent Whitaker (East Ridge, TN) has taken his down-home, Southern-style cooking to an art-form. He is the author of numerous titles in the STATE HOMETOWN COOKBOOK SERIES plus three additional cookbooks Smoke in the Mountains, Checkered Flag Cooking, and The Little Gulf Coast Seafood Cookbook as well as several non-cookbook titles. Kent has appeared on the Food Network and other network television stations and frequently hosts cooking classes throughout the South. He writes cooking columns for several newspapers and magazines. Kent and his wife, Allyson, have one son, Macee, and live in East Tennessee with a Golden Retriever, Moses, and a Shitzu, Barney.