Kentucky Cooks: Favorite Recipes from Kentucky Living [Hardcover]

Linda Allison-Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 20, 2009

Kentucky has a rich culinary tradition with distinctive regional recipes that reflect the unique heritage of the commonwealth, and few know that tradition better than Linda Allison-Lewis. In the ten years since the publication of her celebrated first collection, Kentucky's Best: Fifty Years of Great Recipes, letters and e-mails have poured in from readers clamoring for a collection of the best recipes from her popular food column. Kentucky Cooks: Favorite Recipes from Kentucky Living presents the most popular recipes from the pages of Kentucky Living magazine. In Kentucky Cooks, traditional and contemporary flavors are united in the best recipes the state has to offer. Kentucky Cooks offers a diverse assortment of the magazine's most requested recipes. Featuring entrées, side dishes, sandwiches, snacks, breads, desserts, and more, there is something for every taste in this collection of delicious Kentucky favorites. Each section begins with an anecdote shared by a Kentucky Living staffer, a reader of the column, or related by Allison-Lewis herself. Ease into the day with morning specialties like Gingerbread Waffles, Caramel Apple--Filled Crepes, or Breakfast Tortilla Roll Ups. Cooks will be delighted to find savory selections for weeknights as well as special occasions, including new twists on old standbys such as Blackberry Vinaigrette Salad, Buttermilk Chive Biscuits, Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken, Coffee-Pecan-Glazed Ham, or Crouton and Walnut Catfish. Many entrées take a fresh look at regional favorites; Venison Italian, Pork Shoulder with Stir-Fried Vegetables and Plum Sauce, Southwest Slow-Cooker Burritos, and Grilled Chipotle Adobo Pork Tenderloin fuse unexpected ingredients for an international zing. Seasonal ingredients appear in innovative combinations in Vidalia Onion Finger Sandwiches, Shrimp Julep with Pear Salad, Honey-Baked Tomatoes, and Bison Tenderloin with Roasted Asparagus and Stone-Ground Cheese Grits. Indulge your sweet tooth with decadent desserts like Quick-and-Easy Blackberry Cobbler, Cream Cheese Pound Cake, Chocolate Cinnamon Pudding, Orange-Slice Cake, or Black Forest Fudge Trifle. Better yet, start with dessert and see if you have room left for dinner! Whether enjoying a family meal, entertaining friends and neighbors, or hosting a holiday celebration, the recipes in Kentucky Cooks will inspire you to savor all the best the region has to offer.

Editorial Reviews

Review

""A delightful mix of recipes that will inspire experienced cooks and encourage those who aspire to be accomplished in the kitchen." --Sharon Thompson, Lexington Herald-Leader" --

""From soups to desserts, holiday fare and Derby delights, these cookbooks are year-round treasures." --Mary Popham, The Courier-Journal" --

""Kentucky Cooks offers a diverse assortment of the [Kentucky Living's] most requested recipes. Featuring entrees, side dishes, sandwiches, snacks, breads, desserts, and more, there is something for every taste in this collection of delicious Kentucky favorites." --balcanv.com" --

""Kentucky Cooks is a fine cookbook for those who want to better embrace the finer aspects of the American south and cooking."-The Midwest Book Review" --

""Like her first book, Kentucky's Best, [Kentucky Cooks] is more than just a cookbook; it gives us insight behind the recipes with little tales of special memories, mealtime mayhem, and pressure cooker explosions...Allison-Lewis has her finger on the pulse of Kentucky cooking and shares it with us once again."--Kentucky Monthly" --

""To the rescue rides Linda Allison-Lewis... [Her book] comprises the best recipes from her column, presenting dishes that range from traditional to contemporary, and flavorful twists on time-honored favorites."--The Voice Tribune" --

""This book balances Miracle Whip-bound salads and radicchio chiffonade, juxtaposes fried cornmeal mush with curried catfish-stuffed eggs, and counters artichoke squares with watermelon pickles.... Thanks to the University of Kentucky Press, cooks can revel in both worlds."--Blue Ridge Country" --

About the Author

Linda Allison-Lewis is a food columnist for Kentucky Living. She is the author of Kentucky's Best: Fifty Years of Great Recipes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky; 1 edition (March 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813125375
• ISBN-13: 978-0813125374
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,689,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine cookbook for those who want to better embrace the finer aspects of the American south and cooking, January 16, 2011

By 

Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kentucky Cooks: Favorite Recipes from Kentucky Living (Hardcover)

There's more to Kentucky's cuisine than fried chicken. "Kentucky Cooks: Favorite Recipes from Kentucky Living" draws on one of Kentucky's favored magazines and presents many Kentucky-fashioned recipes for anyone in the country to embrace and enjoy. From year round salsa, casseroles, soups, salads, and even a recipe or two for fried chicken, "Kentucky Cooks" is a fine cookbook for those who want to better embrace the finer aspects of the American south and cooking.