Pecans

Kathleen Purvis is the author of Pecans and Bourbon in the Savor the South series as well as Distilling the South, a travel guide to Southern craft distilleries, all from UNC Press. A longtime journalist and the former food editor of the Charlotte Observer, she is currently a freelance writer in Charlotte. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Southern Living, Garden & Gun, Imbibe, and Our State.

A book for readers who can't get enough of pecans." - Library Journal "The food editor of the Charlotte Observer, Purvis follows a familiar format with 52 recipes, a chatty preface, and conversational notes about every dish. Who could not laugh out loud over [Purvis's] story of a consumer looking for pecan meats, insistent that just plain old pecans wouldn't do?" - Booklist "SAVOR THE SOUTH--designed to give Dixie's most time-honored ingredients their due." - Garden & Gun "[Pecans and Buttermilk] are clearly written and easy to follow. . . . Both books offer an enticing mix of recipes." - Baton RougeAdvocate "Make it Southern. [SAVOR THE SOUTH] explores and celebrates Southern ingredients and cooking." - Raleigh News & Observer "Recipes are well-written, easy to follow, and broken into nice, neat chapters. . . . Pack this little book in a box. . . and ship it to your favorite cook. You'll be a holiday hero." - Austin Chronicle "Versatile, grounded, homey, and elegant when necessary, Southern cooking is always appealing and appropriate. These books will get you started." - Appetite for Books "[A] paean to pecans. . . . yum." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution Best of 2012 "A joyful--and very tasty--tribute to the ubiquitous Southern nut." - Star Tribune "A joyful--and very tasty--tribute to the ubiquitous Southern nut." - Grand Forks Herald