appalachian cuisine recipes

Cheese Soufflé

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Cheese Soufflé, from THE FOXFIRE BOOK OF APPALACHIAN COOKERY, REVISED EDITION. Copyright © 2019 by the Foxfire Fund, Inc. Used by permission of the University of North Carolina Press. http://www.uncpress.org

From springhouse to smokehouse, from hearth to garden, Southern Appalachian food ways are celebrated afresh in this newly revised edition of The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery. First published in 1984—one of the wildly popular Foxfire books drawn from a wealth of material gathered by Foxfire students in Rabun Gap, Georgia—the volume combines hundreds of unpretentious, delectable recipes with the practical knowledge, wisdom, and riveting stories of those who have cooked this way for generations.

A tremendous resource for all interested in the region’s culinary culture, it is now reimagined with today’s heightened interest in cultural-specific cooking and food-lovers culture in mind. This edition features new documentation, photographs, and recipes drawn from Foxfire’s extensive archives while maintaining all the reminiscences and sharp humour of the amazing people originally interviewed.

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Chicken Stew with Saffron-Scented “Dumplins”

Chicken Stew with Saffron-Scented "Dumplins"

Photography by Lauren Angelucci McDuffie

Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest by Lauren McDuffie, writer of the award-winning food blog Harvest and Honey (and a Saveur Best Blog finalist for “Best New Voice”), captures the flavours and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains in this evocative cookbook.

Here are more than 70 recipes that use modern cooking techniques to transform traditional comfort food with a mountain sensibility into inspired meals and menus for anyone. (more…)