gluten-free and tastes lighter and silkier than any sweet potato pie I have ever had. It is inspired by a recipe from one of my mother’s beloved cookbooks, published in 1995, called "Dori Sanders Country Cooking" by Dori Sanders. I have made some changes to it over the years and created a shortcut for the homemade orange and nutmeg infused crust that makes this pie even more special. (This sweet potato pie gets a bright lift from citrus zest, as well as fresh juice. The filling is)
Bibi Hutchings, a lifelong Southerner, lives along a quiet coastal Alabama bay with her cat, Zulu, and husband, Tom. She writes about the magical way food evokes memories, instantly bringing you back to the people, places and experiences of your life. Her stories take you all around the South and are accompanied with tried-and-true recipes that are destined to become a part of your memory-making as you share them with your friends and family.
I understand why mom loved this cookbook so much. Not only does Ms. Sanders fill it with her own tried and true family recipes, but she also includes anecdotes about growing up on and working the family farm in Filbert, South Carolina. One of the recurring themes connecting many of her stories is how we tell our family histories through our cooking.
What we make, how we serve, the foods we love — it all provides insight into who we are, where we are from and who our people were.
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