This week I'm talking with cookbook author Scotty Scott. His new cookbook, Fix Me a Plate: Traditional and New School Soul Food, is one of NPR's top 10 cookbooks for 2022 so far. We talk about the origins of soul food, how it is defined, and how it has evolved.
The meal plan that I walk you through in this episode is a back-to-school meal plan with some soul inspired by my conversation with Scotty. Fried Catfish is served over an easy Oven Polenta, which we use again later in the week as Polenta Cakes with Sautéed Shrimp. Head over to COOKtheSTORY.com/MealPlans to get the meal plan with links to recipes, and the printable grocery list that goes with it. This one is Meal Plan #98.