New York Times
bestseller• IACP Cookbook of the Year• A landmark work of culinary storytelling with 250 recipes celebrating the flavors of North Carolina's coastal plain by Vivian Howard, star of PBS's
A Chef's Life
and
Somewhere South
.
This new classic of American country cooking proves that the food of Deep Run, North Carolina—Vivian's home—is as rich as any culinary tradition in the world. Organized by ingredient with dishes suited to every skill level, from beginners to confident cooks,
Deep Run Roots
features time-honored simple preparations alongside extraordinary meals from her acclaimed restaurant Chef and the Farmer. Home cooks will find photographs for every single recipe, alongside a storytelling voice that "will keep your soul fed for weeks" (
Garden and Gun
).
In 2006, Vivian opened Chef and the Farmer and put the nearby town of Kinston on the culinary map. But in a town paralyzed by recession, she couldn't hop on every new culinary trend. Instead, she focused on rural development: If you grew it, she'd buy it. Inundated by local sweet potatoes, blueberries, shrimp, pork, and beans, Vivian learned to cook the way generations of Southerners before her had, relying on resourcefulness, creativity, and the traditional ways of preserving food.
is the result of years of effort to discover the riches of Eastern North Carolina. Like
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook
,
The Art of Simple Food
, and
The Taste of Country Cooking
before it, this is landmark work of American food writing.
Recipes include family favorites like
Blueberry BBQ Chicken
Creamed Collard-Stuffed Potatoes
Fried Yams with Five-Spice Maple Bacon Candy
Chicken and Rice
Country-Style Pork Ribs in Red Curry-Braised Watermelon
And show-stopping desserts like
Warm Banana Pudding
Peaches and Cream Cake
Pecan-Chewy Pie
You'll also find 200 more quick breakfasts, weeknight dinners, holiday centerpieces, seasonal preserves, and traditional preparations for all kinds of cooks.