Some Southern cooks keep their prized family recipes and cookbook under lock and key, but not Mary Martha Greene.
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Some Southern cooks keep their prized family recipes under lock and key, but not Mary Martha Greene. Why? She says few things can truly be kept secret in the South and recipes, like cheese biscuits, are meant to be shared. That's why she's the "Cheese Biscuit Queen."
So many stories could be written about Greene's Aunt Mimi's cheese biscuits—the countries they visited, the lies, half-truths, cheating, and conniving of small children (not to mention grown adults) to get them.
For Greene, making the biscuits and continuing to share Aunt Mimi's recipe keeps her love and the legacy alive. In The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All, and her new book The Cheese Biscuit Queen: Kiss My Aspic!, Greene, a South Carolinian and former lobbyist, pairs over eighty new and tried-and-true recipes for dishes like Greek Shrimp Scampi, Smoked Ham with Peach and Bourbon Glaze and Spicy Layer Cake with Old Bay Caramel Buttercream Frosting with stories from her corner of the South.
Her first book The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All opens with the famous cheese biscuit recipe, complete with family secrets, brimming with fabulous characters, antic-filled anecdotes, and recipes. In her second publication releasing February 2025, Queen Mary Martha exclaims, "Kiss My Aspic!". She tells the stories that some might wish were kept within the family, and shares recipes just as juicy and delicious as the best gossip.
With new ideas for the consummate entertainer, helpful tips for less experienced cooks, and stories to make even the grumpiest legislator laugh, The Cheese Biscuit Queen's cook books have a place in every kitchen.
Great food leads to great memories, and with Mary Martha Greene by your side, even everyday meals can become memorable occasions.
In The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All, Greene, a South Carolinian and former lobbyist, pairs more than one hundred tried-and-true recipes for dishes like country ham scones, Frogmore stew dip, shrimp and corn pie, and lemon pound cake with stories from her corner of the South.
The book opens with the famous cheese biscuit recipe, complete with family secrets, and the pages that follow brim with fabulous characters, antic-filled anecdotes, and recipes. With new ideas for the consummate entertainer, helpful tips for less experienced cooks, and stories to make even the grumpiest legislator laugh, The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All has a place in every kitchen.
Great food leads to great memories, and with Mary Martha Greene by your side, even everyday meals can become memorable occasions.
Mary Martha Greene is back and serving up generous portions of fabulous Southern cooking and lively storytelling in this sequel to her best-selling book The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All. In this new book, Queen Mary Martha exclaims, "kiss my aspic!," and invites readers into her world of Southern hospitality.
She tells the kinds of stories that some might wish were kept within the family, and shares recipes just as juicy and delicious as the best gossip. Greene's real-life characters sparkle with humor and Southern charm.
If you come for the stories, you will certainly stay for the food. Organized by course, recipes include Shrimp Remoulade Deviled Eggs, Pride of the Pee Dee Chicken Bog, Chocolate Pound Cake with Pecan Fudge Icing, and Chatham Artillery Punch. Charmingly illustrated with vintage photographs and complete with a foreword by Cassandra King, author of Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy.
The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! is the perfect addition to all kitchens celebrating food, family, friends, and Southern culture.
“The Cheese Biscuit Queen does it again! Kiss My Aspic is as warm and welcoming as
a surprise basket of treats and a front-porch visit with a neighbor. An irresistible mix of
cooking, stories, and Southern hospitality, Greene’s latest collection is pure joy.”
"Chef’s kiss! Storytelling and meals are a celebratory tradition in the south, and The
Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! is a most delightful tribute to southern comfort
food and culture. There’s something to savor on every page!"
"I’ve been trying to decide whether to cook and then read or read and then cook, because either way is tempting. Having eaten my way through an entire recipe of her cheese biscuits I can attest to the recipes. Just be careful you don’t get so engrossed in the stories you let something burn."
"Kiss My Aspic was like sitting at a table with Mary as we laugh over a meal and a glass of wine. I know this because I’ve done it. Thank you, Mary, for reminding us about the ways food brings together family, friends, and community. Not only are the tales of the folk she knew and the meals that she’s shared warm and inviting, but I am also almost tempted to go into my kitchen and mix up some biscuits myself! Almost -- but honestly, I know if I just wait a bit, Mary will show up with a batch fresh out of the oven the next time I’m in town."
"Mary Martha offers up a mouth-watering array of recipes worthy of serving to the
Almighty Himself, but she also observes, listens, and then shares the stories
associated with them. In this second volume from the Cheese Biscuit Queen, we
are treated to more of the same—recipes and stories—but with one additional
and valuable ingredient: Readers are invited to contemplate the importance of
both recipe and story in our own lives."
"The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All is far more than a cookbook. It is a lovely collection of food memories that embody the best in how we connect and communicate as humans, by sharing and telling stories. You’ll come for classic Southern recipes and stay for the tales."