Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations From Two Great Southern Cooks, The

Southern Living, Jun 2003 by Canedo, Vivian

The Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations From Two Great Southern Cooks

BY EDNA LEWIS AND SCOTT PEACOCK (ALFRED A. KNOPF, $29.95)

This book takes you course-by-course through the many flavors of the South-from a rich cup of she-crab soup (a Charleston, South Carolina, specialty) to a Georgia country ham steak, swimming in red-eye gravy.

Bonded by their love of Southern staples, Edna Lewis, an esteemed cook from rural Virginia, and Scott Peacock, an Alabama native and former chef to Georgia's governor, collaborate in this country cookbook.

These knowledgeable gourmets introduce each of the easy-to-follow recipes with tips for picking produce, facts about a food's history, serving suggestions, and personal anecdotes that highlight the dish's importance in the Southern home.