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I am a recovering cookbook junkie. I admit it. At one time, I probably had 50 cookbooks, and I just kept buying them. One day, in a fit of decluttering, I gave away about half of them.  I’ve learned to resist, but it’s hard.

But there are a few I would never part with for anything, and I want to share those with you today.

Yes, I’m a Southern girl. And Southern Living’s “Homestyle Cooking” is one of my favorite cookbooks. I refer to it frequently. The first chapter, called “Taste of the South,” takes me back to the food I grew up loving, including fried catfish, black-eyed peas, cornbread and peach cobbler. The desserts are to die for. There’s even a chapter on healthy homestyle cooking.

“How To Cook Without a Book” by Pam Anderson (no, she’s not THAT Pam Anderson) is another favorite. It’s not so much a collection of recipes, but instead easy cooking techniques which will allow you to come up with a decent meal when you can’t decide what to make for dinner.

“Through the Years” by Sara Spano is not a cookbook you’re likely to find at Barnes and Noble. Published in 1985, it was written by Mrs. Spano, who was then the Food Editor at the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer in
Columbus, GA. I was a reporter there for a while, and it was a joy to get to know Mrs. Spano. When I asked her the best way to prepare cornbread dressing for my husband-to-be at Thanksgiving, she told me to buy it a Kirven’s (a local tearoom), spoon it into my dish and call it my own! “Through the Years is full of Southern favorites you’re not likely to find anywhere else.

What are your favorite cookbooks?

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