Cookbooks

Considered by many culinary historians to be the first real American cookbook (and all describe it as the first regional cookbook), Virginia Housewife was published in 1824 in Washington, DC. This volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection is...

Food is central in the picturesque plantation country along the Mississippi River in Louisiana between Baton Rouge and the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to wonderful local recipes, this cookbook includes history, humor, people, and places. Vintage...

A celebration of cultural icon Shaquille O'Neal's love of food, family, and fun, with 80 low-stress comfort food recipes for busy families. Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal loves food. A lot. In fact, fans of Inside the NBA know they'll most...

No longer a side dish, it's time for meatballs to take center stage with Meatballs: The Ultimate Cookbook. Meatballs are more than just a potluck food. No longer a side dish, it's time for meatballs to take center stage with Meatballs: The Ultimate...

In Paula Deen's The Deen Family Cookbook, Paula and the Deens, Hiers, Groovers, and Orts share their recipes and memories. "Many of the bonds my family has were forged over the dinner table and through the sharing of recipes. Cooking is the way we...

"Best of the Best from Mississippi Cookbook was the first cookbook to be published in the BEST OF THE BEST STATE COOKBOOK SERIES (1985). This completely new edition contains over 400 down-home favorite recipes (see sample at right) collected from ninety...

Everyone loves chili, soup, and stew, and most folks make their own. It's a food that just tastes better-and is still more affordable, especially for a crowd-when you make it yourself. Across the South and throughout the nation, there are are loads of...

Fire up your multicooker or Instant Pot(R) and discover why Southern cuisine "takes to the appliance like butter on a biscuit" (The Washington Post). NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - The Washington Post -...

Easy recipes for chefs of all levels and fans of the true star of the fall season: the sweet potato! Sweet potatoes have always been part of our country's history. While they quickly became a beloved part of the diet of United States Southerners, they...

Church and community cookbooks are a great southern tradition. The venerable collections of recipes gathered and shared grow into treasured possessions handed down through families, the go-to for instructions on how to make favorite dishes for every...

This is low and slow Texas BBQ done right: a family affair in smoke and soul, told through 75 recipes and stories from the founder of famous Los Angeles-based Bludso's BBQ.Kevin Bludso was born and raised in Compton, California, by a Black...

When Hugh Acheson (now a James Beard Award winner as a chef and author) moved from Ottowa to Georgia, who knew that he would woo his adopted home state and they would embrace him as one of their own? In 2000, following French culinary training on both...

A New York Times Bestseller Part cookbook, part memoir, The Best Cook in the World is Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Bragg's loving tribute to the South, his family and, especially, to his extraordinary mother. Here are irresistible stories and recipes from...