Recipes from the American South snacks Before she was the James

Before she was the James Beard-nominated chef

charred oak lends flavors of the South’s favorite dark spirit

You'll often find Diana outside--running

before returning to her roots in Alabama to launch her catering business and restaurant

and six variations of Icebox Cookies

Recipes from the American South snacks Before she was the JamesAuthor: Michael W. Twitty A home cook's guide to one of America's most diverse and delicious cuisines, from James Beard Award winning author and culinary historian Michael W. Twitty 'Our cuisine, with its grits and black eyed peas, crab cakes, red rice, and endless variations on the staple foods of the region, casts a spell that, if you're lucky, gets passed down with snapping string beans at the table and chewing cane on the back porch.' Michael W.