Author and columnist Evelyn Nalley McCollum shares her favorite recipes along with family stories and anecdotes in this "Southern Cooking" collection. Includes sections on salads, soups, main dishes, hard-to-find recipes, casseroles, breads, breakfast foods, pies, cakes, cookies and other desserts. The author says in her introduction she has several inspirations for writing a cookbook, including "I love to cook," "I love to eat," and "I want people to know how easy it is to cook." Featuring illustrations by her granddaughter, Claire Gray Zeigler.