Book Description

Cooking With Country Music Starsis a unique culinary collaboration by 37 of country music's biggest names. Incooperation with the Country Music Foundation, such stars as Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Hank Williams, Jr., Tanya Tucker, The Judds, Conway Twitty, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Tammy Wynette share their favoriterecipes with their legions of fans.Cooking With Country Music Stars tells the story of the stars, geared not only to each performer's musical climb to success, but especially togastronomical tendencies and observations. What does Charlie Daniels like toeat when he goes off a diet? Whose favorite meal was cooked in diesel fuel whenthe chef ran out of cooking oil? Get the answers and more straight from thestars.The diversity of recipes will amaze you and amuse you-everything fromSherried Fruit, Chicken Elegant, and Broiled Rainbow Trout to Southern Pastry, Pigs and Taters, Turnip Greens, and Hog Jowls. More than 200 recipes have beenkitchen-tested, and each is accompanied by informative cooking and servingsuggestions.Cooking With Country Music Stars includes full-colorphotographs of all the stars. Bill Ivey, Director of the Country MusicFoundation, and Anne Byrn, Nashville native and food editor of the AtlantaJournal-Constitution add their thoughts on why "kissing don't last, but country cooking do."So come on down to the kitchen and cook with your favorites!