Southern Lady

A Taste of Success

estaurant owner, successful entrepreneur, wife and mother, active community member—these titles can all be attributed to Birmingham, Alabama, native Ashley McMakin. Now, the mastermind behind Ashley Mac’s café can add cookbook author to that list. “I didn’t think I’d ever write a cookbook, but compiling my nearly 200 recipes and narrowing down which ones to include while telling my favorite stories was such, including crowd pleasers such as Greek Pasta Salad, Orange Peel Sour Cream Biscuits, and her signature Strawberry Cake.

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