Linda Skeens Blue Ribbon Kitchen - (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Become a blue ribbon winner like internet sensation Linda Skeens in your own kitchen!

"Who is Linda Skeens?" Appalachian grandmother Linda Skeens became an internet sensation in the summer of 2022 after taking home dozens of blue ribbons in canning, baking, and crafting at the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair. The world soon learned that Linda had been entering county fairs for decades, frequently taking home the highest honors. Her first-ever published collection of recipes and family stories, Blue Ribbon Kitchen: Recipes and Tips from America's Favorite County Fair Champion, answers the question that's been on everyone's mind.

In her new book, she shares over 100 of her prize-winning and family-favorite recipes along with helpful tips, unique crafts, cherished memories and uplifting poems from Linda. You'll find more than 30 of her prize-winning recipes in addition to more than 70 other family-favorite dishes. From canning and fudges to stews and casseroles, this cookbook features a lifetime of recipes collected and perfected by Linda Skeens. These recipes will inspire you to find comfort in your kitchen and may even help you win a blue ribbon or two at the next county fair.

Review Quotes

"Clear some space on your shelves! Linda Skeens, the Virginia grandmother who went viral for dominating her county fair's cooking competitions last summer, has released her first cookbook. The 74-year-old's legendary performance at last year's Virginia-Kentucky District Fair earned her 25 separate ribbons and catapulted her to Internet fame. Now Skeens is sharing her secrets in her very own cookbook....Skeens shares 30 of her prize-winning recipes like her Peach-Raspberry Jam, Jalapeño Salsa, Buttermilk Biscuits with Pumpkin Butter, Pineapple Zucchini Bread, Piña Colada Fudge, and more. She's also pulling back the curtain on 70 family favorites, including Slow Cooker Cabbage Rolls, Fried Catfish with Tartar Sauce, Cornbread Dressing, and Oven-Fried Green Tomatoes." - Southern Living

"Linda Skeens became a viral sensation for crushing her competition at county fairs. Now she's sharing down-home tips in a new cookbook. If Tom Brady's seven Super Bowl rings make him the greatest quarterback of all time, then what do Linda Skeens's fifteen hundred ribbons at the county fair make her? The G.O.A.T. of competitive baking, canning, and crafting, that's what." - Garden & Gun

"Linda Skeens won 25 ribbons at the Virginia-Kentucky district fair last summer. She's cataloged this impressive feat in a new book, "Blue Ribbon Kitchen." The cookbook details her award-winning recipes and offers some insight into her life in Appalachia." - NPR