Check It Out -- "Off the Eaten Path"

If you are receiving this for a second time, I apologize.  Blogger has some issues this week and removed all posts posted after 7:30 am on Wed May 11.  They didn't re-post this one, just left it in edit mode, so I just wanted to make sure it was posted for posterity's sake and future reference -- thanks, K2

Okay gang, here's something fun, a great new cookbook I had a chance to check out, Off the Eaten Path: Favorite Southern Dives and 150 Recipes That Made Them Famous.  It's like taking a tummy road trip through the South.

The book is divided by state, alphabetically (my kind of people), and features include not only recipes but write-ups and informational tidbits about the area and the restaurants whose recipes are included.  The coolest thing though, they provide GPS coordinates along with the address so you can easily find these little tucked away gems.  And there are lots of pretty pretty images in the book. (I like pretty pictures.)

And the recipes?!?!  Dad has Post-It'd a number of yummers to try out like Jalapeno Hush Puppies from Okie Dokies Smokehouse (Swannanoa, NC), Crab and Shrimp Cakes from Whitey's Fish Camp (Orange Park, FL), and Tipsy Chicken from Carpenter Street Saloon (St. Michael's, MD) while Mom's sweet tooth bookmarked the Sunday Apple Fritters from Lucille's Roadhouse (Weatherford, OK) and Mississippi Mud Pie from The Castle at Dunleith Plantation (Natchez, MS).  Almost too many to choose from, but I think you'll like the Pecan Chicken in Woodford Reserve Maple Cream Sauce from Lynn's Paradise Cafe (Louisville, KY) that I'll be featuring on Sunday.  Mmm, mmm good!

So if y'all like Southern food and enjoy a good read, then I think you'll want to add this to your kitchen book collection.


Off the Eaten Path
by Morgan Murphy (he's a travel writer!)
foreword by Fannie Flagg (Fried Green Tomatoes, anyone?)
Southern Living, Time Home Entertainment Inc., 2011
$21.95 US