Martha Stewart Talks With Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George on Her Podcast

Sisters Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George are embracing their interior Martha with the launch of their new cookbook, Good Lookin’ Cookin’—a group of cherished recipes and vacation internet hosting suggestions. Dolly and Rachel lately sat down with Martha throughout an episode of The Martha Stewart Podcast to debate their co-authored e book, share recollections of the members of the family who impressed it, and—in fact—dish on their glam secrets and techniques.

Largely impressed by their childhood rising up on a farm exterior of Nashville, Tennessee, Good Lookin’ Cookin’ includes a collection of humble recipes that may make you’re feeling like a member of the Parton household. Together with their 10 siblings, Dolly and Rachel had been raised on a 40-acre farm the place they discovered to take advantage of cows, have a tendency to numerous crops, increase chickens, and may vegatables and fruits. “We might develop every part we wanted,” Rachel tells Martha.

The e book additionally pays homage to their late mom, Avie Lee Owens, who was a gifted singer and prepare dinner. “Our mom was an important prepare dinner, she might make something style good,” Rachel says. Certainly one of their mom’s specialties was cornbread—and the cookbook includes a recipe impressed by her. “What is the secret of fine cornbread?” Martha asks. “I feel it is an iron skillet,” Rachel says. “I feel the skillet must be actually sizzling whenever you put the batter in and your oven must be actually sizzling.”

Good Lookin’ Cookin’ options about 82 recipes together with suggestions from Dolly and Rachel for internet hosting occasions all yr lengthy, together with twelve multi-course menus of their most cherished recipes for New Yr’s Day, Easter, Mom’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and extra. The e book even options recipes from a few of their family members, together with a piece for Rachel’s husband’s well-known ribs.

Past meals, Martha additionally chatted with Dolly and Rachel about their magnificence secrets and techniques. “What’s your glam routine? What do you do to maintain so completely stunning?” Martha asks. Dolly attributes her magnificence to good lighting, good make-up, and naturally, all the time having her hair accomplished. “You need to look your greatest, all people does,” Dolly says.

Martha concluded her dialog with the Parton sisters by discussing their notable influence on immediately’s youth. “Each of you might be wonderful function fashions, and I feel to proceed to be a task mannequin to the youthful generations is so terribly necessary,” Martha says.