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Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food [A Cookbook]: A Year of Meals: A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 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’!
Right now this cookbook is pulling double duty as adorable decor in my kitchen, but I’m so excited to start trying the recipes soon! The cover is gorgeous and fun—perfect for display—and the inside is full of cozy, family-style meals that look delicious. If you love Dolly or Southern comfort food, this one’s a must-have!
Long story short, this is great book, Dolly fan or not. If you love delicious food and sharing it with loved ones, this book will inspire you to invite them over.It's full of southern cooking. That means butter, bacon, sugar and a cast iron skillet. The recipes read like your aunt let you in on the family secret recipe. The recipes do not reinvent the wheel. They are straight forward, easy to follow and you can tell by the ingredient list, delicious.If you are a home cook with an affinity for butter and shortening you probably already have your own version of many of the recipes. These include busicits, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, meat loaf, black eyed peas, banana pudding and coleslaw.Where this book shines is in the way it highlights that the occasion isn't special so much as the people you share it with make it so. The food brings the people together. The book gives you the menu for the event from start to finish all preplanned for you.The ingredients primarily are items you already have and kitchen staples. Some recipes have special cuts of meat but none of the ingredients are things you've never heard of. Many of the ingredients are repeated through the recipes so you'll never end up with some weird random ingredient you'll only use once.You'll probably want a cast iron skillet but for the most part the rest of the specialty items are optional or can be substituted for things you already have. You don't need an electric/stand mixer but it sure does make it easier. Same with a food processor. You probably already a 9×13 baking dish, a 9×9 baking dish, a Roasting pan, a bundt pan, and a Dutch oven.This book utilizes other equipment like a deep fryer, grill, electric skillet, Mellon baller, jello mold of a brain, muffin pan, spring mold pan, kitchen twine and mentions the use of a slow cooker.I think most items have more than once use in the book so if you were to pick up say a bundt pan you'd have more than one recipe that uses it.This book was very thoughtfully put together and makes me want to make my own to share with my own family. Some recipes have fully made from scratch recipes and some have a few store bought short cuts, just like we all do in our regular cooking.This really is a book for people who love food and love cooking. I really like it. Read it from cover to cover. The simple ingredients and instructions let me know exactly what they will taste like and the pictures don't show anything that wasn't mentioned in the recipes. Very much what you see it what you get.The book is organized by month and in the back it is broken down by category. It can easily be reference through the index.This may not be for you if already make southern basics and have for years like Dolly and her sister. You probably won't find anything new or innovative. It's real food for real people and if you already make that, this may seem like a waste.So far I've made a salad and an appetizer with things I already had in my house. Both were very good.Edit: I have sense made, busicits, chicken and dumplings, and the strawberry short cake. All big hits with my family and friends. The real stand out has been the "Sloppy Dogs." Dolly and Rachel certainly are not the first people to put sloppy joe meat on hot dogs but it never crossed my mind. I have made it 3 times since getting the book and I suspect I will be making it many more times.I also made the pumpkin pie last night and despite my best efforts pie is not something I have ever made well. This is my first successful pie. I used the pie crust recipe in the book as well and it is honestly really, really good. I suspect in the course of a year or so I will have made the majority of the recipes or variations my family will enjoy.
Gift for my daughter. She is 18 and loves Dolly Parton. She has made a few things from the cookbook already
If you like real Southern home cooking, this cookbook is for you. It has some really cute stories, and beautiful color pictures. Even if you do not like Dolly's music, get it for the delicious recipes. You learn a lot about her sister and how very close the Parton family is. A lot of the recipes are old family recipes that Dolly grew up eating. If you want to try Southern food or not, I am sure you can find a recipe that will get you taste buds tingling.
I love this little cook book. Big Dolly fan so I was super excited to get. My family and I have loved everything we have tried so far.
Purchased for my SIL for Christmas and she loves it!
Very Southern - love the old & new recipes you cannot go wrong with this cookbook your taste buds will thank you!! 10/10
Cute designs, but extremely basic recipes.
Cute
Got this because my 8yo daughter loves dolly and it was worth every penny.
Love this book! Bought it for my mother in law and definitely gonna snag me one too!
Will make a good Christmas present next year
I bought 2 for a round of Favorite Things and they both came in looking brand new and beautiful!
The recipes in this book are a lot more complicated than I thought they would be. And after looking at the pictures of Dolly and her sister I find it hard to believe that they actually eat these recipes considering they're very high calorie. I did enjoy reading the stories and notes they wrote In the book.
What a perfect Mother's Day gift. This book is beautiful, interesting and I can't wait to try so many of the recipes. It's hard not to love Dolly and this makes it even easier. His sister, Rachel, is beautiful and talented as well and reading their stories just makes for a pleasant time.
Hard to read and heavy. But great recipes!!!!
This book is ok if you don't know how to cook. But since I do it's really not too helpful. 🙂
We love Dolly.The book is good. Not a lot of recipes that I haven't seen before, but for someone who doesn't have over 300 cookbooks, this will be great.
I enjoyed the pictures of Dolly and her sister in their cute seasonal outfits. As far as the food and recipes, I grew up in Oklahoma and southern food. That is exactly what I see in the recipes. Lots of bacon and bacon grease, and calories. While I doubt I will make any of these recipes, it was fun to read the book and think about my southern heritage.
While I love Dolly, and would have bought the book anyway, some of the “recipes” are very basic. Baked potato? Check. Green Beer? (Add food coloring to beer) Check. A lot of the recipes, could have been found with a simple google search. I tried the au gratin potatoes and I could tell before baking the sauce was missing some serious flavor, so I had to add some additional spices. I would say it’s a good beginner cookbook or for a fan looking to add to their collection.
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Right now this cookbook is pulling double duty as adorable decor in my kitchen, but I’m so excited to start trying the recipes soon! The cover is gorgeous and fun—perfect for display—and the inside is full of cozy, family-style meals that look delicious. If you love Dolly or Southern comfort food, this one’s a must-have!
Long story short, this is great book, Dolly fan or not. If you love delicious food and sharing it with loved ones, this book will inspire you to invite them over.It's full of southern cooking. That means butter, bacon, sugar and a cast iron skillet. The recipes read like your aunt let you in on the family secret recipe. The recipes do not reinvent the wheel. They are straight forward, easy to follow and you can tell by the ingredient list, delicious.If you are a home cook with an affinity for butter and shortening you probably already have your own version of many of the recipes. These include busicits, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, meat loaf, black eyed peas, banana pudding and coleslaw.Where this book shines is in the way it highlights that the occasion isn't special so much as the people you share it with make it so. The food brings the people together. The book gives you the menu for the event from start to finish all preplanned for you.The ingredients primarily are items you already have and kitchen staples. Some recipes have special cuts of meat but none of the ingredients are things you've never heard of. Many of the ingredients are repeated through the recipes so you'll never end up with some weird random ingredient you'll only use once.You'll probably want a cast iron skillet but for the most part the rest of the specialty items are optional or can be substituted for things you already have. You don't need an electric/stand mixer but it sure does make it easier. Same with a food processor. You probably already a 9×13 baking dish, a 9×9 baking dish, a Roasting pan, a bundt pan, and a Dutch oven.This book utilizes other equipment like a deep fryer, grill, electric skillet, Mellon baller, jello mold of a brain, muffin pan, spring mold pan, kitchen twine and mentions the use of a slow cooker.I think most items have more than once use in the book so if you were to pick up say a bundt pan you'd have more than one recipe that uses it.This book was very thoughtfully put together and makes me want to make my own to share with my own family. Some recipes have fully made from scratch recipes and some have a few store bought short cuts, just like we all do in our regular cooking.This really is a book for people who love food and love cooking. I really like it. Read it from cover to cover. The simple ingredients and instructions let me know exactly what they will taste like and the pictures don't show anything that wasn't mentioned in the recipes. Very much what you see it what you get.The book is organized by month and in the back it is broken down by category. It can easily be reference through the index.This may not be for you if already make southern basics and have for years like Dolly and her sister. You probably won't find anything new or innovative. It's real food for real people and if you already make that, this may seem like a waste.So far I've made a salad and an appetizer with things I already had in my house. Both were very good.Edit: I have sense made, busicits, chicken and dumplings, and the strawberry short cake. All big hits with my family and friends. The real stand out has been the "Sloppy Dogs." Dolly and Rachel certainly are not the first people to put sloppy joe meat on hot dogs but it never crossed my mind. I have made it 3 times since getting the book and I suspect I will be making it many more times.I also made the pumpkin pie last night and despite my best efforts pie is not something I have ever made well. This is my first successful pie. I used the pie crust recipe in the book as well and it is honestly really, really good. I suspect in the course of a year or so I will have made the majority of the recipes or variations my family will enjoy.
Gift for my daughter. She is 18 and loves Dolly Parton. She has made a few things from the cookbook already
If you like real Southern home cooking, this cookbook is for you. It has some really cute stories, and beautiful color pictures. Even if you do not like Dolly's music, get it for the delicious recipes. You learn a lot about her sister and how very close the Parton family is. A lot of the recipes are old family recipes that Dolly grew up eating. If you want to try Southern food or not, I am sure you can find a recipe that will get you taste buds tingling.
I love this little cook book. Big Dolly fan so I was super excited to get. My family and I have loved everything we have tried so far.
Purchased for my SIL for Christmas and she loves it!
Very Southern - love the old & new recipes you cannot go wrong with this cookbook your taste buds will thank you!! 10/10
Cute designs, but extremely basic recipes.
Cute
Got this because my 8yo daughter loves dolly and it was worth every penny.
Love this book! Bought it for my mother in law and definitely gonna snag me one too!
Will make a good Christmas present next year
I bought 2 for a round of Favorite Things and they both came in looking brand new and beautiful!
The recipes in this book are a lot more complicated than I thought they would be. And after looking at the pictures of Dolly and her sister I find it hard to believe that they actually eat these recipes considering they're very high calorie. I did enjoy reading the stories and notes they wrote In the book.
What a perfect Mother's Day gift. This book is beautiful, interesting and I can't wait to try so many of the recipes. It's hard not to love Dolly and this makes it even easier. His sister, Rachel, is beautiful and talented as well and reading their stories just makes for a pleasant time.
Hard to read and heavy. But great recipes!!!!
This book is ok if you don't know how to cook. But since I do it's really not too helpful. 🙂
We love Dolly.The book is good. Not a lot of recipes that I haven't seen before, but for someone who doesn't have over 300 cookbooks, this will be great.
I enjoyed the pictures of Dolly and her sister in their cute seasonal outfits. As far as the food and recipes, I grew up in Oklahoma and southern food. That is exactly what I see in the recipes. Lots of bacon and bacon grease, and calories. While I doubt I will make any of these recipes, it was fun to read the book and think about my southern heritage.
While I love Dolly, and would have bought the book anyway, some of the “recipes” are very basic. Baked potato? Check. Green Beer? (Add food coloring to beer) Check. A lot of the recipes, could have been found with a simple google search. I tried the au gratin potatoes and I could tell before baking the sauce was missing some serious flavor, so I had to add some additional spices. I would say it’s a good beginner cookbook or for a fan looking to add to their collection.
