I’m a southerner through and through and my mother and grandmother enstilled proper cookbook love from an early age. You know I love them (almost to the point of hoarding) and I keep them all tucked away in my kitchen pantry for proper use. I have worked with the fabulous folks at Southern Living quite a few times before and today I’m here to introduce a new cookbook called The Southern Living Community Cookbook (available at Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble to purchase).
This latest edition celebrates everything we love in the south…food and fellowship and all the local flavor so many distinct cities, regions, and places offer up. It is comprised of more than 200 treasured dishes and includes the best hometown cooks, recipes, and stories which have been hand-picked from 50 years of Southern Living.
A few of my favorites that I’ve already bookmarked include “Ashley’s Cheese Ring with Strawberry Preserves”, the “Boarding House Meatloaf”, and “Sausage and Cheese Muffins”. Of course I can’t not include a few dessert recipes, since that’s my weakness, so here are two of my favorites:
or parchment paper, making sure it extends over the edge of the crust. Fill
with pie weights or dry, uncooked rice or beans. Bake at 425° for 4 to 5
minutes or until pie shell no longer looks wet. Carefully remove foil and
weights, and bake 2 to 3 more minutes or until crust looks dry and golden. Cool
on wire rack.
cornmeal, flour, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in melted butter, milk,
vinegar, and vanilla. Whisk in eggs. Pour mixture into piecrust.
edges with aluminum foil after 10 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Cool
completely on a wire rack.
Mildred Wheeler
Ingredients
Cake
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 large eggs, beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
11â2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 (8-oz.) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups chopped bananas
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1â2 cup butter, softened
1 (16-oz.) powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
1. To prepare cake, preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans.
2. Whisk together flour, soda, salt, sugar, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened; do not beat. Stir in 11â2 tsp. vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans, and bananas.
3. Pour batter into prepared pans. Gently tap pans on counter to remove air bubbles.
4. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
5. To prepare frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy. Stir in 1 tsp. vanilla.
6. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Store in refrigerator.
From the kitchen of Mrs. L. H. Wiggins
Greensboro, North Carolina
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I have two of Pioneer Woman's cookbooks and I'm obsessed with both of them! Her lasagna recipe is to die for!!
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Oh my gosh I have so many favorites! Right now I'm loving The Skinny Taste cookbook though đ
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I have always wanted to try Chess Pie!!! And I just learned about Hummingbird Cake as well!! Yum
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YUM
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Southern Living + a Southern Cookbook = Kitchen Win!
I received The New Slow Cooker: Comfort Classics Reinvented from Williams Sonoma as a gift and I love it!
I'm a big fan of the Pioneer Woman cookbooks … and it's rare a recipe fails me!
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My grandma used to make chess bars every Christmas – one of my favorites! Thanks for hosting this awesome giveaway!
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I am a cookbook collector and I drool over the cookbook section at half price books every time we go. My favorite cookbook is a community collection from my Grandma's church. The recipes are all written very strangely and they all call for oleo instead of butter or margarine but the results are always great.
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This Southern Living Cookbook looks especially fun! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Remember when we went to Hog & Hominy? They have a FAB chess pie, and chess pie ice cream that is to die for.
that hummingbird cake looks divine!
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Love trying new recipes! đ
I love my mom's macaroni salad. It's so popular at our family gatherings. Everyone loves it.
i cherish a recipe book that my family put together for me & presented at my bridal shower đ
One of my favorite cookbooks is one that was put together years ago by elderly ladies at a local church. It is full of good southern recipes and my go-to when looking for a recipe that I know will be delicious. Would love this cookbook!
favorite go to cookbook- Nashville Jr League, Nashville Seasons.
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My favorite cookbook is the the Southern Living Cookbook-binder! It has the BEST carrot cake recipe!
I really like Katie Lee's cookbooks. Her island-spiced salmon is delicious!
My new favorite cookbook is Skinny Taste!
I'm torn between my Martha Stewart baking handbook and a 4H cookbook given to me by my aunt. I love recipes with a story.