Invaluable lessons, secrets, tips and tricks--as well as charming personal anecdotes--accompany recipes for such classics as the best fried chicken, beef Stroganoff, roasted spring leg of lamb, hamburger, the crispiest fried fish, chicken soup with dumplings, potato hash with bacon and melted onions, and superlative grilled cheese sandwiches, apple fritters, buttermilk biscuits, relishes and pickles, cherry pie--200 recipes in all.

The Modern Family star and his "Julie & Jesse" co-blogger present a debut cookbook inspired by the traditional foods of their Southwestern and Southern hometowns, offering adaptations for such classic favorites as hatch green chile mac and cheese and grilled chicken with Alabama white BBQ sauce.