The real thing.

    Nearly 300 mouth-watering recipes and hundreds of photographs are sure to spice up your backyard grub.

    She is an extremely talented painter and sculptress and has had several one-man shows in New York City and Paris. She has worked as an advertising art director for a number of American companies, has written and illustrated articles on cooking for such publications as McCall's, Glamour Magazine, and House Beautiful, and designed costumes for a motion picture. Mrs. Pepper, her husband (chief of Newsweek's Rome Bureau), and their two children live in a charming villa in Monte Mario, Italy.

    The Dillard House Cookbook and Mountain Guide, located in Dillard, Georgia, contains recipes for: Appetizers; Breakfast; Breads; Soups; Salads; Meats; Side Dishes; Cakes, Pies and Desserts; Barbecue; Traditional Mountain Foods; Jams, Jellies and Relishes.

    Loud, smoke-belching trains might have cut across the rough terrain, but harsh weather, rigid seats, and short breaks for bad food in the middle of nowhere showed the West was by no means won. Entrepreneur Fred Harvey had an eye for such problems and a nerve for the impossible. In 1876, he began establishing high-quality dining rooms along the Santa Fe Railroad, and his Harvey Houses helped change the entire picture of the American West. Recapture the spirit of the first western railway excursions with The Harvey House Cookbook. Its 200-plus vintage recipes, numerous period photos, and fascinating stories will take readers back to one of America's legendary experiences in the Old West.