When Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden came out in spring 1997, it took the gardening world by storm.
You didn't think she'd keep the rest of her strong opinions to herself, did you? Not on your life. She's back, with her other favorite hobby-cooking delicious meals. And she's just as "quotable" as ever: "If the hostess is all a-flutter like a butterfly caught in a net-then, as the Irish say, 'I wish I was to home and the party was to hell.'" Don't serve guests' dishes "you haven't made successfully two or three times-and quite lately." And after supper, "Leave the dishes on the table, blow out the candles, shut the door and serve finger desserts and coffee in another room...do not let your guests help you clean up!" In addition to advice, Mrs. Whaley has opened her personal scrapbook of receipts and selected one hundred of her favorites, including regional delectables like "Edisto Shrimp Pie," great dinner dishes like "Louisa Hagood's Ginger Chicken" and "Miss Em's Pork Tenderloin," old-fashioned breakfast breads like "Nan's Little Thin Corn Cakes," and true discoveries like "Dancing School Fudge." Just as he did in their first acclaimed, best-selling collaboration, novelist William Baldwin perfectly captures the octogenarian cadence: "Inviting people to break bread with me challenges my skills at cooking and fielding a congenial gathering of people. And I love a challenge."
ADVICE, OPINIONS
Lights On in the Kitchen
An Electric Stove
A Black Pot
A Pinopolis Breakfast
Meeting Ben
The Virginia Pancake Recipe Story
My Wedding
Table Manners
A Flat Rock Breakfast
Men in the Kitchen
The Corner Groceries
Poultry
Turtles, Terrapins, and Cooters
Three O'Clock Dinner
A Typical Southern Meal
Edisto Seafood
Ivy Leaves for a Wedding Cake
Dancing School Fudge
Myrtle Allen
Hoppin' John
Charleston Seafood
Restaurants
What Rosie Eats
Poaching an Egg for a Man
White Mountain Icing and the Vitiated Taste Buds
House Parties
A Serious Admonition That I'm Totally Positive About
Emily's Wedding
Pilaus
Breakfast and Brunch Dishes
Luncheon and Picnic Dishes
Cocktail Snacks and Condiments
Dinner Dishes, including 6 Recipes for Wild Fish and Game
Sweets, including Finger Desserts: Cakes, Pies, Icings, Sauces, and Fillings, and Other Confections
