Celebrate country cooking with over 100 quintessentially American recipes. Apple pie, hamburgers, fried chicken. Some foods just take us back home. They evoke the feel of summer evenings on the lawn playing baseball, winter gatherings around a roaring fire, spring picnics, and fall football games on campus. For most of us, good times and good food naturally go together, keeping families close and memories strong. The culinary melting pot that is American country cooking accommodates the great variety of tastes and cultures to be found here, creating a range of specialties that can be called favorites either regionally or across the country. This wonderful cookbook gathers together recipes that have helped define family fun, special occasions, and meals just-like-Mom-used-to-make for generations, including: Strawberry Shortcake Loaded Baked Potato Soup Apple-Smothered Pork Chops Beef Stew with Dumplings Country Corn Fritters Collard Greens and Bacon Hush Puppies Home-Fried Sausage Casserole Chocolate Chip Pancakes And more! With a flexi-bind format that stays open while you cook, Country Kitchen Cookbook provides excellent recipes for anyone who's a fan of bacon, cheese, buttermilk, savory casseroles, the sweetest pies, or anything deep fried. Perfect for hanging around at home or inviting guests for a late, light supper, there is a recipe for everything, from simple meals and snacks to elaborate four-course dinner party showstoppers.