Old-Fashioned Southern Cooking

The Southern food you grew up on, now made for one or for the whole family.

Some of the best cooking in the South never made it into a fancy cookbook. It was written in pencil on recipe cards, tucked into worn, splattered cookbooks, and passed from one kitchen to the next. Old-Fashioned Southern Cooking gathers 162 of those treasured recipes from Grandmother and the church ladies of the South, cleaned up with clear, easy directions for today's kitchens.

What makes this cookbook different: most recipes come in two sizes, a Single Serving for cooking just for yourself and a Family of 4 for the whole table. Cakes, loaves and other dishes that can't be made for one come with a Cooking for One tip, so nothing goes to waste.

Inside you'll find appetizers, soups and sandwiches; salads and dressings; main dishes like chicken and dumplings, oven-fried chicken and meat loaf; vegetables and sides like sweet potato casserole and hush puppies; breads; desserts like coconut cake and pecan pie; and pickles and preserves.

Whether you're cooking for one or feeding a crowd, these are the recipes that fill a Southern home with love.