Experience a culinary tour of Virginia through the recipes in this classic cookbook. Warm hospitality is cherished and continued by today's Virginia hostesses. Includes illustrations of famous Virginia homes by regional artists. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies.
Explore the wild and wonderful side of West Virginia cooking in this tasty collection of over 350 of the state's most popular recipes, from Cabbage Patch Supper to PawPaw Pudding. Photos.
2016 James Beard Award winner and 2016 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) nominee for Best American Cookbook A collection of classic Southern comfort food recipes--including seven-layer dip, chicken and gravy, and strawberry shortcake--made lighter, healthier, and completely guilt-free. Virginia Willis is not only an authority on Southern cooking. She's also a French-trained chef, a veteran cookbook author, and a proud Southerner who adores eating and cooking for family and friends. So when she needed to drop a few pounds and generally lighten up her diet, the most important criterion for her new lifestyle was that all the food had to taste delicious. The result is Lighten Up, Y’all, a soul-satisfying and deeply personal collection of Virginia’s new favorite recipes. All the classics are covered—from a comforting Southern Style Shepherd’s Pie with Grits to warm, melting Broccoli Mac and Cheese to Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie. Each dish is packed with real Southern flavor, but made with healthier, more wholesome ingredients and techniques. Wherever you are on your health and wellness journey, Lighten Up, Y’all has the recipes, tools, and inspiration you need to make the nourishing, down-home Southern food you love.
Virginia Bakery Remembered offers the closest experience to stepping back inside the bakery and basking in the aromatic glory for which thousands still long. Savor the schnecken in this tribute to the Thie familys iconic Cincinnati bakery, which served the community from 1927 to 2005. Reminisce in vignettes collected from newspapers and trade magazines, firsthand experience and customer memories. Rounding out this full-flavored history are more than seventy recipes adapted to re-create the bakerys famously adored baked goods in the home kitchenreplete with tips from co-author and Virginia Bakery owner Tom Thie. Go ahead and let your mouth water.
Very Virginia is Tradition with a Twist. Virginia is famous for her rich history and tradition of southern graciousness. Between these pages, you will find the best of Virginia's hospitality generously seasoned with contemporary flair. Over 400 triple-tested recipes emphasizing fresh ingredients and food indigenous to Virginia, such as Crab Mousse, Shenandoah Apple Muffins, Apricot Glazed Pork Tenderloin, Sugar Coated Peanuts, Grilled Breast of Duck, and many more. Seasonal menus for gracious entertaining with suggestions for wine accompaniment. Enjoy a Holiday Breakfast, Terrace Supper, or Moonlight Cruise. An entire section devoted to pastas with appealing entrees such as Bow Ties with Prosciutto and Southern Shrimp Pasta. Quick and easy favorites. Our Quick Raspberry Tart and Chesapeake Crab Spread are perfect for cooks on a tight schedule who like to serve wonderful dishes. *Kids in the Kitchen, a section of child-tested favorites and delightful recipes to prepare with your children including Graham Cracker Brownies and Spaghetti Pie.
Featuring nearly 300 recipes from Virginia's leading cookbooks, Best of the Best from Virginia captures the flavor and heart of the Old Dominion, from Roanoke to Richmond, Winchester to Williamsburg. This classic cookbook preserves many historic recipes--some from the kitchens of America's early First Ladies--as well as up-to-date dishes. Recipes include Sea Scallops Virginia, Bacon-Corn Chowder, Sweet Potato Biscuits, Baked Virginia Ham, and Peanut Pie.
This award-winning cookbook serves up a collection of the most sumptuous recipes from Virginia. The 600 triple-tested recipes include an extensive seafood selection and classic, yet sophisticated dishes made of natural ingredients. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies.
With recipes both contemporary and historical, "Celebrate Virginia!" combines the history, hospitality, and cuisine of the state as it prepares to celebrate its 400th birthday in 2007. Two-color.
Passionate okra lovers crave this bright green, heat-loving vegetable, whether fried, grilled, steamed, roasted, boiled, broiled, pickled, raw, whole, sliced, or julienned. With Okra, Virginia Willis provides "the key that unlocks the door of okra desire" to okra addicts and newcomers to the pod alike. Topping eight feet, with gorgeous butter-yellow flowers that ripen into the plant's signature seed-filled pods, okra has a long association with foodways in the American South. But as Willis shows, okra is also an important ingredient in cuisines across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Featuring gardening tips, a discussion of heirloom varieties, and expert cooking directions (including a list of "top ten slime-busting tips"), Okra brilliantly showcases fifty delectable recipes: twenty-six southern dishes, ranging from Southern-Style Fried Okra to Gulf Coast Seafood Gumbo, and twenty-four authentic global dishes, from Moroccan Lamb and Okra Tagine with Preserved Lemons to Cuban Pork with Yellow Rice, Okra, and Annatto Oil.
Experience The Old Dominion like never before as you explore the distinct flavor of Virginia and discover the state's exceptional communities, beloved celebrations, and remarkable destinations... all within the pages of this unique cookbook. You'll discover favorite recipes straight from the kitchens of hometown cooks across the state... Stratford Hall's Famous Ginger Cookies, Gray Ghost Miniature Cheesecakes, and Chincoteague Clam Pot Pie. Delicious Virginia fare such as Rosemary Chicken, Peach Dumplings, Hot Virginia Dip, and Grey Swan Inn Signature Strata will tempt the taste buds and guarantee raves from your friends and family. When dinner is done and everyone's ready to explore, this unique cookbook offers even more. Virginia's favorite events and destinations are profiled with everything you need to know to plan your trip. Hillsville's Downtown Celebration Series to Gloucester's Daffodil Festival, Pigg River Ramble Weekend to Halifax County's Cantaloupe Festival, Virginia