I met Martha Hall Foose when she came to cook strawberry cobbler with the Southern Foodways Alliance at our 2007 Alabama Studio Weekend. The cobbler was served on pie tins from the Mockingbird Bakery, topped with Martha’s homemade Buttermilk Ice Cream and is one of the best things I have ever put in my mouth. Ever.

Now, Martha shares her community, recipes and love for the good things in life with us all. I just received my copy of Screen Doors and Sweet Tea. It reads like a steamy southern, summer afternoon and makes me hungry for more.