8Florida Hometown Cookbook dishes up a double-helping of local tried-and-true recipes and fun-filled facts about hometowns all-over The Sunshine State. From the Southern hometown cooking in North Florida to the fresh seafood served on South Florida's white sand beaches, Florida is rich with recipes handed down through the generations.

Kent Whitaker and Sheila Simmons bring you hundreds of easy-to-follow recipes for traditional Florida favorites like Beer-Battered Shark Bites, Key Limeƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"Chili Shrimp, Caribbean Chicken, Key West Banana Pancakes, and many, many more. From Lemon Crumb Squares to Sunshine Sweet Potatoes, Orange Cream Cake to Zucchini & Corn Casserole, Buffalo Shrimp to Guava Cobbler, there's something for everyone to love.

For those that confess to reading their cookbooks like novels, you'll enjoy interesting food facts and stories about fun food festivals around the state, from Fort Pierce's Sandy Shoes Seafood Festival to the Central Florida Peanut Festival in Williston and the Clewiston Sugar Festival to Plant City's Florida Strawberry Festival.

Florida cooking is fun, brightly seasoned, and always tasty. Florida Hometown Cookbook preserves The Sunshine State's most cherished dishes... deliciously.