Dolly's Dixie Fixin's Author:Dolly Parton " Love, laughter, and lots of good food from my Tennessee mountain kitchen" — When Dolly Parton invites you into the kitchen, you'd better come running. If there's one thing Dolly loves more than music, it's good old-fashioned food - just like her mama used to make. Her childhood in the Great Smoky Mountains may not have inc... more »luded a great variety or quantity of food, but what was on the table sure did taste good. From Cowboy Beans, Fried Taters, Salmon Patties, and Bread and Butter Pickles to Left-handed Biscuits and Gravy and Stone Soup, Dolly's Dixie Fixin's will have you setting the table with jam jars and greasing up the cast-iron skillet.
In more than 150 recipes, Dolly offers all the familiar Southern comfort foods. They are collected in chapters focused on how Dolly cooks: special dishes for holiday celebrations; fun, easy recipes for cooking with kids; and one-dish suppers for a crowd. Along the way she chats about her childhood, the early years on the Nashville music scene with Porter Wagoner, and life on the road as a celebrity singer, songwriter, and actress. Dolly's Dixie Fixin's is as good a date with Dolly as it gets: lots of lovin', great food, and good conversation.« less