From Paula H. Deen, owner and proprietor of The Lady & Sons, one of the most frequently visited restaurants in Savannah, comes a collection of recipes for mouthwatering, down-home, Southern family favorites. John Berendt, author of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, " writes the Introduction.

In 1997 Paula Hiers Deen self-published Favorite Recipes of The Lady and Her Friends producing only 5,000 copies and selling them at her Savannah restaurant, The Lady & Son's. This collection of over 380 recipes from Paula's recipe box, with contributions from family and friends harkens back to a classic church cookbook in which neighbors share their best recipes. Included are treasured family recipes, quick and simple recipes, and many Southern classics.....

From the bestselling cookbook author and Food Network star comes an inspiring memoir with recipes. Paula Deen shares where she came from, how she transformed herself into a household name, and her exciting plans for the future.

A collection of 150 southern-style recipes emphasizes large-event cooking and shares ideas for a number of celebrations from christenings and bar mitzvahs to Super Bowl parties and Thanksgiving dinners.

Nothing is more important to Paula Deen than her family, and nothing makes that big family happier than sitting down to a meal together. In "Paula Deen's The Deen Family Cookbook," Paula and the Deens, Hiers, Groovers, and Orts share their recipes and memories. With more than 140 recipes and dozens of beautiful color photographs, there's something here for everyone.

The Food Network icon returns to her roots with the definitive--and delicious--guide to Southern cooking and hospitality. Every one of these 325 recipes is fundamental to Southern eating, and 80 percent of them are new to this book. It features 100 how-to illustrations throughout, complete with 16 pages of full-color photos.

Celebrity guests are put on the spot in the "Not My Job" segment of the NPR/Chicago Public Radio show Wait, wait-- don't tell me!, a news quiz show in which guests answer questions on a topic totally outside their area of expertise.