New Cookbook Available Celebrate Virginia. Features Recipes by Willard Scott, Senator John Warner, Susan Allen and Many More Famous Virginians.

Bits of history, treasured family recipes and little-known facts about Virginia are included in this new cookbook, Celebrate Virginia.

(PRWEB) August 9, 2003 -- As Virginia prepares to celebrate its 400th birthday in 2007, Norfolk, Virginias nationally-known Cake Lady," Rowena Fullinwider, has joined with two other authors, James A. Crutchfield and Winette Sparkman Jeffrey, to write a cookbook featuring the cuisine, hospitality and historical significance of Virginia. CELEBRATE VIRGINIA! (ISBN: 1-930604-96-3), published by Cool Springs Press, is now available for $19.99 in bookstores and online at http://www.rowenas.com .

CELEBRATE VIRGINIA! is sure to be a treasure for generations to come," says Fullinwider. In it readers will find bits of history, little-known facts, and delightful stories of Virginia. We gathered over 300 time-honored recipes from people all over Virginia, including Senator John Warners Crab Cakes, Susan Allens grandmothers cookies, and Willard Scotts Red Velvet Cake. Many of our Hampton Roads restaurants and residents have graciously supplied their favorite casseroles, cakes and company-pleasing recipes, too."

Some of the Virginians included in the new cookbook are Patty Hoover of the Painted Lady (Norfolk), Chad Martin of the Blue Hippo (Virginia Beach), Anita Driscoll of Anderson Home & Garden Showplace Café (Newport News), Sam Edwards of S. Wallace Edwards & Son (Surry), Nancy Thomas, Nancy Thomas Galleries (Yorktown), Patrick G. Duffeler of Williamsburg Winery (Williamsburg), Eloise Scooley (Chesapeake), and Bill Hennessey of the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk. All areas of Virginia are represented in delicious recipes by famous and not-so-famous Virginians.

CELEBRATE VIRGINIA! is a comprehensive collection of recipes, including appetizers, entrees, beverages, desserts, breads, salads, childrens recipes and more. There are fun, historical sayings, old-fashioned household hints for cooking and cleaning, photographs and sidebars detailing the history of the region.

Rowena Fullinwider is among Virginias most recognized small business leaders and culinary experts. She owns and operates Rowenas, Inc., a gourmet food company based in Norfolk. Rowenas wholesale line of products can be found in over 2,000 gourmet and gift shops and catalogs across the United States, and to a limited extent, in Canada and Europe.

The companys full-color retail mail order catalog is distributed to an ever-growing customer list throughout the world, and Rowenas has recently uploaded its entire catalog to the companys website, where customers can order these delicious goodies 24 hours every day. Her gourmet treats have been featured in Southern Living, Redbook, Bon Appetit and Gourmet, as well as on NBCs Today Show" and the Food Networks Food Finds". Fullinwider is also the author of two childrens adventure-story cookbooks.

Rowena Fullinwider and her husband both are third-generation Virginia military families, and she is active in many community and business organizations in Hampton Roads. Because of her many years as a small business advocate in the Commonwealth, she was honored by Governor George Allen, who named February 20, 1999 Rowena Fullinwider Day."

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