Throughout the next couple months, I plan on trying out some of the recipes in the Mitford cookbook and sharing them with you. For those of you who are not familiar with the Mitford novels, they are about an Episcopal minister living in the small quaint southern village of Mitford, North Carolina. There are many colorful characters, and the recipes come from all these fictional folk. Please visit Jan Karon's website at http://www.mitfordbooks.com/ for information about the series, the cookbook, and where to order them. I highly recommend these books.
If you'd like to get started with the series the first book is called At Home in Mitford. This is the amazon.com review of the book:
Father Tim, a cherished small-town rector, is the steadfast soldier in this beloved slice of life story set in an American village where the grass is still green, the pickets are still white, and the air still smells sweet. The rector's forthright secretary, Emma Garret, worries about her employer, as she sees past his Christian cheerfulness into his aching loneliness. Slowly but surely, the empty places in Father Tim's heart do get filled. First with a gangly stray dog, later with a seemingly stray boy, and finally with the realization that he is stumbling into love with his independent and Christian-wise next-door neighbor. Much more than a gentle love story, this is a homespun tale about a town of endearing characters-- including a mysterious jewel thief--who are as quirky and popular as those of Mayberry, R.F.D. --Gail Hudson --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
The recipes are homestyle, southern, and from scratch! I will not be following the order of the series, but will pick recipes based on what I think sounds good for the week. First up is Puny's Chicken and Dumplings.
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