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For nearly twenty-five years, Mildred Council - better known by her nickname, Mama Dip - has nourished thousands of hungry folks in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her restaurant, Mama Dips Kitchen, is a much-loved community institution that has gained loyal fans and customers from all walks of life, from New York Times food writer Craig Claiborne to former Tar Heel basketball player Michael Jordan. The book features more than 250 recipes for such favorites as old-fashioned chicken pie, country-style pork chops, sweet potatoes, fresh corn casserole, poundcake, and banana pudding. Chapters cover breads and breakfast dishes; poultry, fish, and seafood; beef, pork, and lamb; vegetables and salads; and desserts, beverages, and party dishes.--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved For more than twenty-five years, Mildred Council-better known by her nickname, Mama Dip-has nourished thousands of hungry folks at her legendary restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Mama Dips Kitchen is a much-loved community institution that has gained loyal fans from all walks of life, from New York Times food writer Craig Claiborne to former Tar Heel basketball player Michael Jordan. In this popular cookbook, Mama Dip offers more than 250 traditional southern recipes-from country fried chicken to pecan pie-and charming recollections about her life in food. Mildred Council has been featured on ABCs Good Morning America, the Food Networks Cooking Live, CBNs The 700 Club, and on QVC. Mildred Council presents more than 260 recipes from her Chapel Hill restaurant, Mama Dip�s Kitchen, one of N.C.s most popular spots for comfort food, southern style (or downhome Southern food). She also shares the secrets of her famous �dump� cooking and offers a graceful essay about her lifelong adventures with food. For nearly twenty-five years, Mildred CouncilAnd#151;better known by her nickname, Mama DipAnd#151;has nourished thousands of hungry folks in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her restaurant, Mama Dips Kitchen, is a much-loved community institution that has gained loyal fans and customers from all walks of life, fromNew York Timesfood writer Craig Claiborne to former Tar Heel basketball player Michael Jordan. Mama Dips Kitchenshowcases the same down-home, wholesome, everyday Southern cooking for which its namesake restaurant is celebrated. The book features more than 250 recipes for such favorites as old-fashioned chicken pie, country-style pork chops, sweet potatoes, fresh corn casserole, poundcake, and banana pudding. Chapters cover breads and breakfast dishes; poultry, fish, and seafood; beef, pork, and lamb; vegetables and salads; and desserts, beverages, and party dishes. The book opens with a charming introductory essay, a savory reflection on a life in cooking that also reveals the story behind Councils nickname. It is both a graceful reminiscence of a country childhood and the inspiring story of a woman determined to make her own way in the larger world. This book features more than 250 traditional recipes from the owner of the much-loved Chapel Hill, North Carolina restaurant by the same name. CONTENTS Acknowledgments Grace Introduction: A Life of Cooking, 1938-1999 1. Breads and Breakfast Dishes 2. Poultry, Fish, and Seafood 3. Beef, Pork, and Lamb 4. Vegetables and Salads 5. Desserts, Beverages, and Party Dishes Index As seen on the Food Networks Cooking Live and on Good Morning America. Chapel Hills Mama Dip shares her life in food and 263 treasured recipes from her legendary restaurant. Warm and wonderful.--Jean Anderson.