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Episode #2011 - The Best Cook in the World
Growing up in northeastern Alabama in a family of generations of Southern cooks and when nobody wrote down recipes, Rick Bragg describes cooks using their memories of foods cooked since the Civil War and through the Great Depression and up to today. His book is "The Best Cook in the World."
Original Airdate: March 20, 2021
The Guest
Leda Mcintyre Hall
Leda Mcintyre Hall
The Menu
- Meatloaf
- Collard Greens
- Carrots & Red Cabbage Slaw
- Cornbread
- Fruit Cobbler
Recipes
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Meatloaf Recipe:
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Cornbread Recipe:
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Collard Greens Recipe:
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Carrot and Red Cabbage Slaw Recipe:
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Blackberry Cobbler (with traditional or drop crust) Recipe:
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The Book
The Best Cook in the World
The St. Joseph County Public Library suggests these reads if you enjoyed The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Southern Kitchen by Rick Bragg
- Always Home: A Daughter's Recipes and Stories by Fanny Singer
- The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael Twitty
- Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes From My Corner of the South by Vivian Howard
- Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
- Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon