FRANKLIN LIVING JULY-AUGUST 2024

Bountiful gardens have you in the mood to get in the kitchen? Grab a mouthwatering cookbook to inspire your culinary journey. Northwest Shoals Community College library director Lori Skinner has these titles to recommend:

“Still We Rise: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit”

By Erika Council

Erika Council’s tribute to the biscuit, “Still We Rise: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit,” contains over 70 unique sweet and savory recipes for biscuits, spreads and sandwiches. This Epicurious and Garden and Gun Best Cookbook of the Year explores Black excellence, resilience and heritage in the American South. Be sure to pick this one up to check out her decadent recipe for Cinnamon Sugar and Pecan Biscuits.

“Treasure of Southern Baking”

By Cheryl Day

Tie on an apron and grab Cheryl Day’s “Treasure of Southern Baking” and whip up something delicious! Named a Best Cookbook by Eater, Food & Wine, Southern Living, Epicurious, Bon Appetit, Garden & Gun, Taste of Home and more, this book by one of the South’s most beloved bakers contains over 200 tried-and-true recipes for biscuits, fritters, muffins, scones, cookies, cakes, and pies.

“Garden to Table Cookbook: A Guide to Preserving and Cooking What You Grow”

By Kayla Butts

Maximize your garden’s bounty with Kayla Butts’ “Garden to Table Cookbook: A Guide to Preserving and Cooking What You Grow.” Use your homegrown produce in over 100 seasonal recipes for canning, jams, mains, desserts and more. This fantastic guide to utilizing garden produce includes recipes as well as sections on freezing, drying and canning garden produce.

“Hot Little Suppers: Simple Recipes to Feed Family and Friends”

By Carrie Morey

A fun cookbook full of recipes that are sure to be family favorites is “Hot Little Suppers: Simple Recipes to Feed Family and Friends” by Carrie Morey. Structured by seasons, this cookbook contains over 100 recipes and tips to involve kids in the kitchen, variations to meet dietary restrictions and tips for how to adapt to serve large crowds. This one is a must for busy families looking to add a little variety to their meal routines.

Lori Skinner is the head librarian for Northwest Shoals Community College. She can be contacted at 256-331-6288 or lori.skinner@nwscc.edu. NW-SCC Libraries are open to the public and look forward to serving your library needs. The library now has an app, Librista, available on android and Apple devices.