For the new cook
Approachable classics and dependable recipes to build confidence.
380recipes
Autographed edition
Discover the joy of Southern cooking.
Create happy mealtime memories with more than 380 treasured recipes for family suppers, Sunday dinners, luncheons, teas, and celebrations.
Price$24.95
EditionAutographed
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01More than 380 recipes
02Signed by Aletia
03Available worldwide
04A thoughtful gift
A delicious journey
The South, one table at a time.
Travel from Texas to the rice fields of Louisiana, through the coastal Carolinas, and home again to Georgia. Every chapter is rooted in the people, places, and traditions that make Southern food worth sharing.
You will find crisp fried chicken, tender biscuits, banana pudding, Georgia peaches, Vidalia onions, pecan pie, and the welcoming menus that turn everyday meals into lasting memories.
This is a keepsake cookbook for new cooks, seasoned hosts, and anyone who believes the best gatherings begin in the kitchen.
A Calhoun, Georgia landmark
Where the cookbook story began.
Before Deliciously Southern reached family kitchens, many of its most remembered dishes were part of the story of B.J.'s Restaurant, a favorite Calhoun gathering place. Aletia preserved that restaurant legacy alongside treasured family recipes so the welcome people remembered could live on at tables everywhere.
Favorites from B.J.'s Restaurant
Three signatures worth remembering.
01B.J.'s Signature Fried Chicken Tenders
02B.J.'s Signature Carrot Cake
03B.J.'s Signature Peanut Butter Pie
Chattanooga Times Free Press · September 25, 2011
Read the original featureBrowse inside
Eight chapters. Endless reasons to gather.
Open a chapter to preview a small sample of the recipes and menus inside the book.
01Appetizers and Beverages+
- Georgia Sugared Pecans
- Southern Sweet Tea
- Hot Cheese Canapés
- Fresh Peach Punch
- Cheese Straws
- Smoked Salmon Pâté
02Soups and Salads+
- BJ's Vegetable Beef Soup
- She-Crab Soup
- BJ's Signature Chicken Salad
- Southern Potato Salad
- Nanny O's Cornbread Salad
- Grape Salad
03Main Courses+
- Shrimp and Grits
- Southern Fried Chicken
- Mama's Sunday Pot Roast
- Old South Barbecue Ribs
- Chicken 'N' Dumplins'
- Brunswick Stew
04Vegetables and Side Dishes+
- BJ's Sweet Potato Crunch
- Baked Southern Grits
- Baked Macaroni and Cheese
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Fresh Creamed Corn
- Hoppin' John
05Breads+
- Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
- Southern-Style Buttermilk Cornbread
- Sweet Potato Biscuits
- Zach's Banana Bread
- Hush Puppies
- Grandmother's Buttermilk Pancakes
06Sauces, Dressings, and Preserves+
- Old South Barbecue Sauce
- Sawmill Gravy
- Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
- Green Tomato Chow-Chow
- Pepper Jelly
- Peach and Pineapple Jam
07Desserts+
- Southern Pecan Pie
- Georgia Peach Cobbler
- Southern Banana Pudding
- Coca-Cola Cake
- Southern Buttermilk Pie
- Mississippi Mud Cake
08Menus+
- Sunday Dinner
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- Bridal Tea
- Backyard Barbecue
- Game Night
Made for sharing
A little Southern hospitality, wrapped up.
For the family historian
Time-honored recipes and stories worth passing down.
For the gracious host
Menus for gatherings, holidays, teas, and Sunday suppers.
From their kitchens
Loved by Southern cooks.
Wonderful home cooking, with the recipes I grew up with and so many more to discover.
A cookbook filled with BJ's recipes should be a must for Southern cooks.
Aletia has put together the perfect cookbook for sharing great Southern food with family and friends.
The details
Good to know.
- What edition is this?
- The copy offered here is the autographed edition.
- How many recipes are included?
- More than 380 recipes, plus menus for entertaining.
- What is the book size?
- Approximately 7.2 by 9.2 inches and 20 ounces.
- Where does checkout happen?
- Aletia's existing store handles purchase and fulfillment.
From Aletia's kitchen to yours
Bring Southern joy to your table.
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