NEW COOKBOOK ALERT! MARTIE DUNCAN'S SWEET HOME ALABAMA: DESTINATIONS & DISHES WORTH THE TRIP

Alabama restaurant recipes. Alabama destinations and places to visit. My latest book is in stores now: Martie Duncan’s Sweet Home Alabama: Destinations & Dishes Worth The Trip features 90 favorite restaurant recipes plus 200 destinations with beautiful photography.

Some of my favorite famous chef friends sent me a quote for the book: Justin Warner, Michael Symon, Anne Burrell, and Michele Ragussis.

TO ORDER DIRECTLY: Martie@MartieDuncan.com

The books are $34.95 each plus shipping.

RETAIL LOCATIONS

Please call before you go to make certain they have inventory. Some retailers will allow you to reserve a book or pay in advance.

TO ORDER A SIGNED COPY: martie@martieduncan.com

ALEXANDER CITY

Grain & Leaf

The Local at 41 Main

ANNISTON/OXFORD

Garfrerick’s Cafe

ATHENS

Athens Florist & Gifts (signed copies delivered 7/23/24)

ATTALLA

Hector’s Kitchen

AUBURN

The Depot

The Hound

Wrapsody

BIRMINGHAM

Alabama Goods Homewood

Bromberg's Mountain Brook

General Neighborhood Cafe and General Store Forest Park next to Shoppe Garden

Tracy Barrett Interiors at Greystone Marketplace

Little Professor Bookshop Homewood/Pepper Place Market

Wrapsody @ Hoover, Trussville & Hoover

Stone Hollow Farmstand at Pepper Place

Bookmarked Books, Paperie & Accessories Trussville

Smith’s Variety/ Crestline Village

Homewood Gourmet

Traditions by Emily at Trussville Antique Mall

Norton’s Florist/ Southside

Annabelle’s/Vestavia Hills Apothecary

Baker Lamps & Linens / Inverness

The Anvil Pub / Lee Branch

Yo Mama’s Restaurant

Gus Mayer at The Summit

COLUMBIANA

The Farm Company

DAPHNE

Southwood Kitchen

DECATUR

Let's Do Lunch

DOTHAN

The River Nile Cafe

FAIRHOPE/POINT CLEAR

Grand Hotel Oak & Azalea Gift Shop

Sunset Pointe at Fly Creek Marina

The Garage Studio

Page and Palette

Fairhope Juice Company

The Hope Farm

Warehouse Bakery

FAYETTE

The Charming Cottage

FLORENCE

Fox Hill at English Village

Odette

Jack’s Place Bistro

Marriott Shoals Resort & Spa

Ray's at the Bank

FOLEY

Wolf Bay Lodge

FORT DEPOSIT

Priester’s Pecans (right off I-65)

GADSDEN

The Alabama Gift Company

The Rail Public House

Mater’s Pizza & Pasta

HARTSELLE

Freight House

HOOVER

Alabama Goods

Wrapsody

HUNTSVILLE

Cotton Row Restaurant

Harrison Brothers Hardware

The Poppy & Parliament

KP & Company Interiors

IRONDALE

Irondale Cafe

LEEDS

Barber Motorsports Gift Shop

Rusty’s BBQ

MADISON

Wrapsody

MARGARET

Margaret Pharmacy & Gifts

MONTGOMERY

Alabama Tourism Gift Shop (Commerce Building)

Southern Homes & Gardens

Rosemont Gardens

Al’s Flowers & Gifts

MUSCLE SHOALS

Champy’s Fried Chicken

ORANGE BEACH

BuzzCatz Coffee and Sweets

Voyagers at Perdido Beach Resort

The Gulf (Gift Shop)

PRATTVILLE

Everything Alabama

TRUSSVILLE

Wrapsody

Traditions by Emily

Bookmarked Paperie & Accessories

RECIPE: THANKSGIVING LEFTOVER TURKEY NOODLE SOUP

I like the Thanksgiving leftovers just about as much as I like the dinner… A turkey sandwich made with a layer of cornbread dressing and cranberry sauce is my #1 leftover favorite but next on the list would be homemade turkey noodle soup. The lemon really gives it that rich flavor you sometimes lack in a homemade chicken soup and a little bit of jarred chicken base does make all the difference. This is just as good with leftover or rotisserie chicken. If you plan to freeze the soup for later, freeze it without the noodles and add them upon reheating.

HOMEMADE THANKSGIVING LEFTOVER TURKEY NOODLE SOUP

Makes 6-8 servings, depending on portion size

INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large yellow onion, diced

3 large carrots, sliced 1/2 inch thick

5 stalks celery, sliced 1/2 inch thick

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram

2 bay leaves

3 quarts chicken broth, I used homemade but okay use your favorite store brand

1 tablespoon chicken base

3 cups leftover roasted turkey or chicken, chopped into chunks

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

3-4 cups wide noodles, uncooked (I like the No Yolks Extra Wide)

 DIRECTIONS:

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Cook 3-4 minutes or until slightly softened. Add the salt, pepper, thyme, and marjoram. Stir to mix together. Add the broth and the chicken base plus the bay leaves. Stir to combine and turn up the heat to high. Bring to a simmer and skim off any foam that develops. Add the noodles. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until the noodles are cooked. Add the roast turkey or chicken and heat through. Add the lemon juice. Check the seasoning before serving.

RECIPE: SOUTHERN SNOWBALL COOKIES

SOUTHERN SNOWBALL TEA COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup Confectioners sugar, plus extra for dusting

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg *optional

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

Additional powdered sugar for dusting

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and 1/2 cup of powdered sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.

Stir in the vanilla extract.

In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, nutmeg, and salt. Gradually blend this into the butter mixture. Fold in the pecans, making sure they are distributed throughout the dough.

Roll the dough into one-inch balls and place each ball on the baking sheet with space between each one.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottom of the cookies are lightly golden; the tops will be pale. Cool slightly. While the cookies are still warm, roll each cookie in the Confectioners sugar. Place on a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Before serving, dust again with Confectioners sugar.