11.08.2025.S12E45
“Seasoned in Appalachia”, Delicious Recipes that capture the Soul of the Mountains and Hollers by Jimmy Proffitt.
Today we are setting the table with a brand new cookbook. “Seasoned In Appalachia” Delicious Recipes that capture the Soul of the Mountains and Hollers by Jimmy Proffitt
Jimmy Proffitt is a Writer and Author and makes his home in Morristown Tennessee. He has written for Taste of the South, and Lodge Cast Iron and also quite often for Okra magazine. He has worked with The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge TN for 27 years starting as a server in the cafe and is now the Brand Strategist. He has a very popular blog with his storytelling, recipes, and pictures of his family and foods called “The Appalachian Tale” and his snow cream reel on instagram from 2024 went viral with over 36 million views! This book is composed 75-recipes of Appalachia staples and is written in such a way that these recipes feel approachable and we can all cook them. It includes recipes for Brown Butter Cornbread, Leather Britches, Appalachian Skillet Cornbread Dressing, how to cook a Country Ham, and how to make flaky biscuits like an expert.
Links:
The Appalachian Tale https://www.theappalachiantale.com/ Buy Jimmy's cookbook straight off of his blog "The Appalachian Tale', or an independent bookstore near you!
** Book signing and book discussion 11.11.2025, 6 p.m. at Union Avenue Books. Register at this link: Union Ave Books https://unionavebooks.com/
Coming up this Tuesday, on Veteran’s Day at 6 pm at Union Ave Books in downtown Knoxville, Jimmy will be holding a talk and book signing where I will be leading a discussion with Jimmy about his new cookbook these recipes and his inspirations.
Jimmy Proffit on his porch holding his “World Famous Carrot Cake”, and also pictured are Peanut Butter Fudge, and Mick’s Mom’s Brownies. All of these recipes are found in Jimmy’s new cookbook “Seasoned in Appalachia, Delicious Recipes that capture the Soul of the Mountains and Hollers “. Photo: Amy Campbell.
A spread from Jimmy’s book where he shares his “Grandmaw’s Refrigerator Rolls”. Food styling: Jimmy Proffitt. Photo: Abby Stewart, by permission of Quarto Publishing Group