357 pages & 500 recipes. A celebration of good food, love of family, and honored traditions continues with this new edition. Combining trusted favorites from her original cookbook with new dishes that have received the hardy approval of family and friends. This volume of recipes and recollections come to you well tested and highly recommended. In additon to the easy and delicious recipes, Evva talks about her memories of growing up on her family farm in North Carolina. Her cookbook is filled with photographs and stories. There are memories of wheat thrashings, corn shuckings, hog killings, and egg gatherings. She talks about hoeing, picking endless rows of strawberries, and canning. There are tales of sausage making, church suppers and big family reunions. Evva still resides on that farm and maintains a garden that provides the ingredients for many of her recipes. She calls her style of cooking "Country Gourmet" because she tries to use as many fresh ingredients as possible. However, don't be afraid of the term "gourmet" These recipes are not only delicious but easy.