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<p>Tammy Wynette, the "First Lady of Country<br>Music," collected some 279 recipes for her favorite down-home foods<br>including such flavorful dishes as Mississippi-Style Stuffed Bell Pepper, <br>Cornmeal-Fried Potatoes, Pineapple-Banana Pudding, and Sour Cream Pound Cake.</p><p>Tammy chose a unique selection of Southern dishes sure to please hearty<br>appetites everywhere. Even more enticing than the dishes are the personal<br>anecdotes and history revealed with many of the recipes. She loved the simple<br>goodness of home cooking, and once declared that her favorite food was a hot<br>dog-she would have chosen that over a steak any day!<br>Winner of two Grammy Awards and very popular musician, Tammy Wynette never<br>lost touch with her roots. Growing up on a farm in Mississippi, she developed a<br>natural love for fresh vegetables, savory meats, and homemade breads. To stay<br>out of the cotton fields, she learned to cook as a child, and her fondest<br>memories were of her mother and grandmother in the kitchen with the smell of<br>fried apple pie wafting through the house.<br>Fans of country music and country cooking alike will love The Tammy<br>Wynette Southern Cookbook, a lasting memory of the beloved singer. She<br>died in 1998.</p>