SOUTH POLL: Survey the bookstore and you’ll notice that much of this season’s new cookbook crop hails from below the Mason-Dixon line. But not every book is singing the same Dixie tune: See how different cookbooks handle the Southern staple, okra.
THE SOUTHERN FOODIE: 100 PLACES TO EAT IN THE SOUTH BEFORE YOU DIE
by Chris Chamberlain ($25)
This Nashville native’s Okra, Corn and Tomatoes recipe is inspired by the beloved Ramsey’s Diner in Lexington, KY. Lest anyone question the recipe’s true Southern-ness, the no-fuss dish gets its flavor from bacon grease.
—Allyson Dickman, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
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SOUTH POLL: Survey the bookstore and you’ll notice that much of this season’s new cookbook crop hails from below the Mason-Dixon line. But not every book is singing the same Dixie tune: See how four different cookbooks handle the Southern staple, okra.
THE GLORY OF SOUTHERN COOKING by James Villas ($23)
You could call Villas, an expert on everything from biscuits to bacon, the granddaddy of Southern food. He has six okra recipes here, and says that even squeamish non-Southern eaters will love Okra Fritters with Thousand Island Dressing, loaded with onion, green peppers and chili sauce.
—Allyson Dickman, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
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SOUTH POLL: Survey the bookstore and you’ll notice that much of this season’s new cookbook crop hails from below the Mason-Dixon line. But not every book is singing the same Dixie tune: See how different cookbooks handle the Southern staple, okra.
FRED THOMPSON’S SOUTHERN SIDES
by Fred Thompson ($35)
“No Southerner in hisor her right mind would be caught dead without a jar of pickled okra,” says this North Carolina native. And his Crunchy Pickled Okra recipe offers a superlocal serving suggestion: Split ’em open and stuff them with pimento cheese for Southern tapas.
—Allyson Dickman, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
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