Jaymes, At it? Cookbook collecting. Really like the Southern Cooking Bible, but there are a few kinda things that strike me as a little, er, gross, like some of her hot salads. It might just be a matter of terminology, though. Like if she called a hot macaroni salad a casserole... Being she IS Paula Deen, there are some great sweets, also sweet & salty combos, which I personally LOVE. If you can find it at the library, do so, read, then decide. Personally, I like it, and her pimento cheese, too! Oh, yeah, good dips...