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Tennessee Hometown Cookbook

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Here at the world headquarters of The National Barbecue News, there's no telling what the guy in the next cubicle is up to. Thus, imagine my surprise to discover that Kent "The Deck Chef" Whitaker has co-authored a series of state-themed cookbooks. Working with co-author Sheila Simmons and Mississippi-based Great American Publishers, the books are being released under the overarching title The Hometown Cookbook Series.

It's been my pleasure to see four of them: "Tennessee Hometown Cookbook" ($16.95, 240 pp.), "Louisiana Hometown Cookbook" ($18.95, 272 pp.), "Texas Hometown Cookbook" ($16.95, 256 pp.) and "Georgia Hometown Cookbook" ($16.95, 256 pp.). They all reflect the best-loved, traditional recipes from each of those states. For example, you'll find a recipe for North Georgia Apple Pork Chops in the Georgia book, Lone Star Grilled Porterhouse in the Texas book, Jack (Daniels) Black Barbecued Ribs in the Tennessee book and Bayou Burgers with Creole Mayo in the Louisiana book. To add even more local flavor, the books contain notes and pictures from various food festivals in each state.

To date, the four states listed above are available and I saw that one on Alaska should soon be added.

I have this book at my home, and I cannot live without it! It is filled with recipes for dishes that suit MY palate. There are as many tastes as there are people in the world, but this book offers the distinctly Southern fare that - when prepared in your home - makes your house SMELL like a gracious, Southern home.

I have this cookbook and couldn't agree less with the one bad review I saw of the book. In the first place to judge the entire book based on one recipe is just wrong. I own more cookbooks than I can count and never have I liked every recipe that I have tried. To me the fun of the cookbook is to have new recipes to try and bookmark the ones you like. Another good thing is to try the recipe and then adjust it to what fits for you. If you like cooking and trying new recipes, I think you will like this cookbook. I don't remember all the recipes I have tried from this book, but I can tell you I tried the Pecan Pie Muffins (I think that's the correct title) I did something different with the recipe than was actually called for and it was wonderful. If you try this recipe fill the cups completely full and don't bake as long as the recipe calls for. You should come out with a gooey pecan pie center with a crust and all you did was mix it all together and put it in a muffin tin.
I know this was long but I really feel it is wrong to down a cookbook based on one recipe you did not like.

My husband is from Tennessee, raised in Georgia. We checked this book out from the local library, and he asked if I'd buy it for him online. The price was right and the content is good. So many cookbooks these days either have old recipes that everyone already knows, or there are too many fancy elements that "real" people don't have access to. This cookbook is fun for people who don't like lots of "fancy" things on their food, but still like to experiment a little bit by getting new ideas on some traditional recipes. This cookbook seems like a good value because there are alot of recipes in it that will be fun and easy to try for both regular and holiday meal times.

it was HORRIBLE!!!! I tried the recipe on page 99, Crockpot Pineapple Chicken & Rice. The recipe was VERY bland!!! It seemed like it needed more ingredient to create a better taste. In my honest opinion, I could've had a better dinner at a hospital!