Best of the Best North Carolina Cookbook

From the majestic peaks of the Smokey Mountains through its historic heartland to the lovely shorelines of Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout, forty-eight of the leading cookbooks from the Tar Heel State have contributed a delicious variety of recipes to create this remarkable collection.

These favorite recipes from cooks all over North Carolina bring you delicious diversity with plenty of local "flavor."

Included in the more than 400 recipes are such delightful dishes as Muddle (Fish Stew, page 42), Downeast Clam Bake (page 193), Lobster-Stuffed Tenderloin of Beef (page 118), Corn and Cheese Chowder (page 41), Tanglewood Manor House Restaurant's Tar Heel Pie (page 239), and Homemade Irish Cream (page 15). These are certain to become your favorites, too.

Editors: Gwen McKee/Barbara Moseley

Plastic Comb: 288 pages