COOKBOOKS AUTHORED:
Victuals: An Appalachian Journey with Recipes (2016)
Clarkson PotterSorghum’s Savor (2015)
University Press of FloridaThe Woodford Reserve Cookbook, with Peggy Stevens, (2005)
Famous Recipe PressIn Praise of Tomatoes (2004)
Lark BooksButter Beans to Blackberries: Recipes from the Southern Garden (1999)
North Point PressThe Festive Table (1995)
North Point PressShuck Beans, Stack Cakes and Honest Fried Chicken (1991)
Atlantic Monthly Press
ADDITIONAL BOOKS AUTHORED:
Conversations with My Mother (2007)
Lark/AARPConversations with My Father (2007)
Lark/AARPCrafts for the Spirit (2003)
Lark Books
BOOKS EDITED:
The Complete Book of Retro Crafts, by Suzie Millions (2008)
Lark BooksMaking a Living in Crafts, by Donald Clark (2006)
Lark BooksCornbread Nation 3, Southern Foodways Alliance (2005)
University of North Carolina PressCrafting Personal Shrines, by Carol Owen (2004)
Lark BooksThe Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience (2004)
Lark BooksKnitting with Beads, by Jane Davis (2003)
Lark Books
BOOKS CONTRIBUTED TO:
Kentucky Christmas, by George Ella Lyon (2003)
University of Kentucky PressCornbread Nation 1, Southern Foodways Alliance (2002)
University of North Carolina PressThe Bill Monroe Reader, by Tom Ewing (2000)
University of Illinois PressA Gracious Plenty, by John T. Edge; Interview (1999)
G. P. Putnam’s SonsSavory Memories, L. Elisabeth Beattie, editor; Foreword and essay (1998)
The University Press of KentuckyWriting for a Reader, Robert M. Brown, editor; Essay (1987)
Little, Brown and CompanyContemporary College Reader, Joyce S. Steward, editor; Essay (1981)
Scott, Foresman and Company
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Editor-in-chief, co-founder
TheZenchilada.com
2009 to 2012Pre-Publication Editorial Consultant
University of Chicago Press, the University of Illinois Press, the University Press of Kentucky, the University of North Carolina Press, the University of Mississippi Press, the University of South Carolina Press, University of Ohio Press
2001 to PresentFreelance Writer
Numerous publications and organizations including Esquire, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Sunset, Cornucopia, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Reader’s Digest Books, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Historic Preservation, Rounder Records, and Warner Bros
1979 to PresentFreelance Editor
1999 to PresentEditor
Entrez! Newsletter of the International Association of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs
September 1999 to August 2001Editor
Louisville
May 1996 to October 1997Columnist
Louisville
*James Beard Award Finalist for Magazine Writing in 1993
May 1993 to May 1996Staff Features Writer
Courier-Journal // Louisville Times
*Pop music critic from 1985-1990
*Restaurant critic from 1990-1992
1982 to 1992