In the South, a conversation among home cooks can be just about as illuminating as any culinary education. Luckily for Stacey Little, home cooks run in the family.

Whether it's fried chicken or pimento cheese, fruit salad or meatloaf, everybody's family does it a little differently. The Southern Bite Cookbook is a celebration of those traditions and recipes every Southern family is proud to own.

It's the salads and sandwiches that's mandatory for every family reunion and the hearty soups that are comforting after a long day. It's the Sunday Dinner that graces the Easter table every year.

If you're lucky enough to hail from the South, you'll no doubt find some familiar favorites from your own family recipe archives, along with a whole slew of surprises from southern families a lot like yours.

In The Southern Bite Cookbook, Little shares some of his favorite, delicious dishes including:

• Pecan Chicken Salad
• Glazed Ham
• Turnip Green Dip
• Chicken Corn Chowder
• Cornbread Salad

No matter what's cooking, Little's goal is the same: to revel in the culinary tradition all Southerners share.

The Southern Bite Cookbook has all of the best recipes that brings people together and the meals our families will cherish for generations to come.