Just imagine sitting down to a big ol' plate of Garlic Fried Chicken, Pork Loin And Gravy, Creamy Chicken And Biscuits, or a delicious Barbecued Chuck Roast.

How about home baked breads like Whipping Cream Biscuits, Molasses Oatmeal Bread, real Southern Cornbread, or a big plate of fresh, hot Cat Head Biscuits?

Let's not forget vegetables and side dishes such as Mamma's Young Peas And Potatoes In White Gravy, Fried Green Onions, Golden Baked Potatoes, Fried or Scalloped Corn,  Nine Day Slaw, and maybe even a big ol' pot of Potato Dumplings.

And now for dessert:

Oh my, the desserts!  If there's one thing that southern cooks excel at, it's incredible homemade desserts!  Do you remember the delicious cakes, pies, and cobblers that your mother and grandmother used to make?

Cakes like Nanny’s Homemade Chocolate Cake with real Chocolate Fudge Frosting, Grandma’s Spice Cake, a Coconut Black Walnut Cake, or an old fashioned Applesauce Cake.

And fresh baked pies and cobblers like Buttermilk, Chess, or an incredible Vinegar Pie.  Or maybe a Creamy Pumpkin Pie, Brown Sugar Pie, or any number of fresh fruit cobblers like Blackberry, Blueberry, or Strawberry.

Have you ever had Peach, Blueberry, or Strawberry Dumplings?  These are so good they will almost make a grown man cry.

Do you remember waking up to fresh, hot "Cat Head Biscuits" smothered in real Southern Chocolate Gravy?  This is a child's and chocolate lover's dream come true!



"Cat Head Biscuits" - 180 hand picked, family tried and tested, real southern recipes.  Everything from traditional meat and vegetable dishes to homemade desserts so good, they will almost make a grown man cry.

Not an expert cook?  No problem!  These are recipes for real food.  All of the recipes in this cookbook are simple to prepare using everyday ingredients that are readily available.

"Cat Head Biscuits" is more than just a cookbook.  Along with these wonderful real home cooked recipes it also contains humorous and entertaining glimpses into life growing up here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

Ever wondered what would happen when a bunch of jealous kids cut down their dad's prized cherry tree or the outcome of a young boy's attempt at making his own skis by nailing boards to his best pair of Sunday shoes? 


Just Take A Look At What's In This Great Cookbook

A Little About Carolina Mountain Cooking   “The Truth About The Cherry Tree”   “All Work And No Play In The 1920's” Meats And Main Dishes:   1.  Barbecued Chuck Roast   2.  Mountain Fried Rabbit   3.  Western North Carolina Style Barbecue Roast Chicken   4.  Garlic Fried Chicken   5.  Mom’s Pan Fried Fish   6.  Blue Ridge Mountain Pot Roast   7.  Southern Style Pork Roast   8.  Pork Loin And Gravy   9.  Old Timey Chicken “N’ Dumplings  10.  Church Social Meatloaf  11.  Aunt Beth’s Meatloaf  12.  Aunt Abby’s Chicken Patties  13.  Country Baked Chicken  14.  Country Fried Steak  15.  Company Pork Chops  16.  Beef Barbecue Cups  17.  Tomato Soup Meatloaf  18.  Mother’s Beef Stew  19.  Cabbage Rolls  20.  Layered Hamburger Pie  21.  Crockpot Apple Glazed Pork Roast  22.  Crockpot Au Gratin Potatoes and Ham  23.  Creamy Chicken And Biscuits  24.  Country Meatballs  25.  Catfish With Bacon And Horseradish Sauce  26.  Creamy Skillet Chicken  27.  Barbecued Spareribs  28.  Chicken Fried Steak And Gravy  29.  My Favorite Beef Stew  30.  Pineapple Baked Ham  31.  Salisbury Steak  32.  Bacon Potato Pie  33.  Ham Loaf  34.  Cornbread Pie  35.  Baked Trout with Fresh Herbs  36.  Salmon Cakes  37.  Beef and Cabbage Soup “Childhood Fun On The Riverbank” Fruits And Vegetables:  38.  Mama’s Young Peas And Potatoes In White Gravy  39.  Shuck Beans or Leather Britches (Dried Green Beans)  40.  “Kilt” Lettuce Salad  41.  Fried Green Onions  42.  Squash Fritters  43.  Country Fried Squash  44.  Bean Salad  45.  Homemade Baked Beans  46.  Nine Day Slaw  47.  Potato and Sausage Soup  48.  Bean and Bacon Soup  49.  Pinto Bean Soup  50.  Quick Corn Chowder  51.  Sour Cream And Chive Potato Soup  52.  Fried Cabbage  53.  Vinegar Coleslaw  54.  Potato Dumplings  55.  Scalloped Corn  56.  Fried Apples  57.  Spiced Rhubarb  58.  Apple Pudding  59.  Corn Pudding  60.  Green Tomato Pie  61.  Nanny’s Scalloped Broccoli  62.  Crockpot Baked Beans  63.  Broccoli Soufflé  64.  Squash Patties  65.  Cabbage With Mustard-Horseradish Sauce  66.  Baked Mashed Potatoes  67.  Split Pea Soup With Dumplings  68.  Golden Baked Potatoes  69.  Mustard Greens  70.  Okra Fritters  71.  Potato Pancakes  72.  Fried Grits  73.  Fried Corn  74.  Hobo Beans  75.  Southern Style Collard Greens  76.  Corn Fritters  77.  Fried Green Pepper Rings  78.  Black Eyed Pea Soup  79.  Tomato Cakes  80.  Wilted Dandelion Greens  81.  Ramps  82.  Ramps and Eggs  83.  Potatoes and Ramps “Just Where Do Eggs Come From?” Breads:  84.  Sweet Potato Cakes  85.  Johnny Cakes  86.  Gritted Bread  87.  Whipping Cream Biscuits  88.  Spoonbread  89.  Old-Time Dressing or Stuffing  90.  Cat Head Biscuits (as big as a cat’s head)

91.  Hushpuppies   92.  Mountain Corn Bread   93.  Rhubarb Pecan Bread   94.  Southern Style Hush Puppies   95.  Pearlie’s Potato Biscuits   96.  Apple Roll   97.  Orange Nut Bread   98.  Zucchini Bread   99.  Always Perfect Pan Rolls 100.  Refrigerator Bran Muffins 101.  Pumpkin Muffins 102.  Banana Bread 103.  Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins 104.  Rhubarb Muffins 105.  Molasses Oatmeal Bread 106.  Sweet Potato And Apple Muffins “Wooden Wheel Wagons And A Barn With No Nails” “Jams” And Gravies: 107.  Sausage Gravy 108.  Chocolate Gravy 109.  Old Fashioned Chicken Gravy 110.  Old Fashioned Tomato Gravy 111.  Mama’s Strawberry Jam “No Water Was Too Cold To Have Fun” Desserts: 112.  Sour Cream Apple Pie 113.  Buttermilk Pie 114.  Chess Pie 115.  Vinegar Pie 116.  Berry Dumplings 117.  Sweet Potato Pie 118.  Bottom’s Up Peach Cobbler 119.  Peach Dumplings 120.  Black Walnut Cookies 121.  Mom’s Cherry Pie 122.  Mom’s Sugar Cookies 123.  Black Mountain Buttermilk Pound Cake 124.  Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes 125.  North Carolina Date Cake 126.  Apple Topping For Ice Cream 127.  Nanny’s Homemade Chocolate Cake 128.  Micaville Pineapple Cake 129.  Strawberries In The Snow 130.  Creamy Pumpkin Pie 131.  Easy Strawberry Cake 132.  Homemade Banana Pudding 133.  Homemade Vanilla Wafers 134.  Peaches And Cream 135.  Strawberry Pudding 136.  Hummingbird Cake 137.  Grandma’s Spice Cake 138.  Banana Nut Oatmeal Cookies 139.  Fresh Apple Cobbler 140.  Coconut Cream Pie 141.  Peanut Butter And Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies 142.  Orange Drop Cookies 143.  Coconut Black Walnut Cake 144.  Pumpkin Raisin Cake 145.  Pumpkin Roll 146.  Blueberry Cheesecake Pie 147.  Date Balls 148.  Fudge & Caramel Lover’s Cake 149.  Caramel Apple Oat Bars 150.  French Vanilla Cake 151.  Blueberry Pound Cake 152.  Applesauce Cake 153.  Chocolate Cornmeal Cookies 154.  Cranberry Cheese Cake Bars 155.  Molasses Pie 156.  Applesauce Fruit Cake 157.  Baked Rice Pudding 158.  Caramel Custard Pie 159.  Mashed Potato Fudge 160.  Huckleberry Coffeecake 161.  Blackberry Pie 162.  Peach Upside Down Cake 163.  Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies 164.  Brown Sugar Pie 165.  Upside Down Apple Pecan Pie 166.  Kentucky Derby Pie 167.  Chocolate Bread Pudding 168.  Apple-Raspberry Crisp 169.  Blueberry Buckle 170.  Apple Turnovers 171.  Fried Apple Pies “Life Before Toy Stores” Casseroles: 172.  Dump Dish Dinner 173.  Burnsville Beef And Macaroni Skillet 174.  Rice And Sausage Casserole 175.  Crescent Roll Casserole 176.  Onion Casserole 177.  Ground Beef And Corn Casserole 178.  Chicken And Dressing Casserole 179.  Three Bean Casserole 180.  Mixed Vegetable Casserole “The Short End Of The Stick” My Favorite Recipes “To Ski Or Not To Ski”