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You''re invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, as Dolly and her sister (and favorite cook) Rachel share beloved, crowd-pleasing recipes and family stories. ''Hey, good lookin''-what ya got cookin''?'' This is what Dolly Parton sings to her sister Rachel Parton George whenever she walks into her kitchen. It''s what you do when a love for good music and good food runs in the family. In Good Lookin'' Cookin'' Dolly and Rachel share tips for hosting events all year long, including twelve multi-course menus of cherished recipes for New Year''s Day, Easter, Mother''s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more. You''ll learn how much butter or whipped cream goes into a ''Dolly Dollop,'' what condiment is almost always on the table at Parton family meals, and what special dish Rachel makes at Dolly''s request every year for her birthday. Recipes include American classics such as Country Ham and Biscuits, Barbecue Spare Ribs, Family Favorite Meatloaf, Slaw of Many Colors, Watermelon Fruit Salad, Mac and Cheese , and Strawberry Shortcake. Filled with more than 80 delicious dishes as well as photographs of Dolly and Rachel cooking and hosting all year long, Good Lookin'' Cookin'' is a treasured cookbook that will make you feel like part of the Parton family. With their trademark warmth and sisterly love, Dolly and Rachel remind you that cooking doesn''t need to be serious-it should be fun! And always good lookin''!
About the author
Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered female singer-songwriter of all time. She has garnered eleven Grammy Awards and fifty-five nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 2022, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is the author of multiple bestselling books, including
Songteller; Run, Rose, Run (with James Patterson);
Behind the Seams; and
Good Lookin' Cookin'. To date, Parton has donated over 270 million books to children around the world with her Imagination Library.
Tom Roland is the editor of the
Billboard Country Update and founder of the country music database RolandNote. He's authored two books,
The Billboard Book of #1 Country Hits and
Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio, and has written for
The Tennessean,
The Hollywood Reporter,
The Orange County Register, and Westwood One, winning the CMA Media Achievement Award in 2018.
