FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS to sweet (and occasionally butter-filled) success, beloved Southern chef and TV personality Paula Deen is laying it all out there in her latest cookbook, Love and Best Dishes, which shares never-before-seen recipes, heirloom family photos, and valuable life lessons straight from her heart.
Nowadays, it’s rare to come across a Southerner who isn’t familiar with Paula Deen. Born and raised in Albany, Georgia, she captured the hearts of many Americans through her down-home cooking at her restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, her years-long TV stint on Food Network, her other 19 best-selling cookbooks, and her namesake publication and our sister magazine, . No matter how you discovered Paula, between her charming drawl and her
