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Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible: The New Classic Guide to Delicious Dishes by Paula Deen and Melissa Clark
4.7/5
Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible, co-authored with New York Times food writer Melissa Clark and published by Simon & Schuster in October 2011, is a 480-page comprehensive guide to Southern cooking featuring more than 300 recipes. Critics described it as "an encyclopedic tour of Southern cuisine" and likened it to a Southern answer to The Joy of Cooking. This review assesses the book's content, organisation, and published critical reception — not a kitchen test.
Reviewed Aug 4, 2026
Dinner in an Instant: 75 Modern Recipes for Your Pressure Cooker, Multicooker by Melissa Clark
4.4/5
Melissa Clark's *Dinner in an Instant* delivers 75 all-new recipes designed to prove that pressure cooker, multicooker, and Instant Pot cooking need not mean trading flavor for convenience — a practical, well-organized cookbook from one of food journalism's most recognizable voices. This review assesses the book's content, structure, and published reception; it does not represent a kitchen test.
Reviewed May 24, 2026
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