
Good Lookin' Cookin'
A Year of Meals - a Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food [a Cookbook]
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · September 17, 2024
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A year of family recipes and holiday menus, served with sisterly warmth and a little fun.
- Themes
- Cooking and recipes, Family traditions, Hosting celebrations
- Genres
- Celebrity Cookbook Favorites, Southern Cooking, Hosting & Entertaining
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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.
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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’!
A Welcoming Table
A year of family recipes and holiday menus, served with sisterly warmth and a little fun.
Come here for
- Holiday menus and familiar American favorites, from ham biscuits to strawberry shortcake
Expect
- More than 80 recipes, family stories, and photos of Dolly and Rachel cooking
Where it sits
| Celebrity Cookbook Favorites | 48% |
|---|---|
| Hosting & Entertaining | 44% |
| Southern Cooking | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Southern Cooking
- Hosting & Entertaining
- Comfort Food
- Authors
- Dolly Parton, Rachel Parton George
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- September 17, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Cooking and recipes · Family traditions · Hosting celebrations
- Reading lane
- Southern Cooking