For Pap and Granny, my parents, who taught me to love the foodways of the Appalachian Mountains.

—Tipper Pressley

In fond memory of three of the finest cooks I have ever known—my paternal grandmother, Minnie Price Casada; my mother, Anna Lou Moore Casada; and my late wife, Ann Fox Casada. Collectively, they were my culinary compass as well as the providers of the vast majority of the finest meals I have ever eaten.

—Jim Casada