When asked if she sings in the kitchen, says it’s a “silly” question. “That’s just part of it,” Parton tells TODAY.com.
“I remember mama used to sing all the time when she was cooking, and she was always singing anyway, so we just kind of picked that up.” The country legend says the entire Parton family — including — grew up loving to sing and still harmonize over the stove to this day. A favorite is the 1951 hit, “ ,” a classic country song by Hank Williams.
“We would sing, ‘hey, good lookin’, what you got cookin’?” Parton says. “How about cooking something up with me?” On Sept. 17, the 10-time Grammy winner and her sister Rachel Parton George are celebrating the release of their joint cookbook, “Good Lookin’ Cookin’: A Year of Meals.
” Titled after their mealtime duets, the book will feature more than 80 recipes including country ham and biscuits, barbecue spare ribs, Slaw of Many Colors ( ) and more, and will share tips for hosting holiday events and making memories like they have. The sisters say food was a big part of their upbringing — some of their most fond memories are set around the dinner table. In fact, some of the recipes they grew up on have landed in the cookbook.
“We usually would have chicken and dumplings, or we would have fried chicken,” Parton George tells TODAY.com of their childhood meals in East Tennessee. “That was always the thing that everyone loved in the family, that’s what I remember.
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