It’s a great base by itself, and then it’s fun to just start adding other toppings to it.” “It describes my personality - I’m a little bit twisted - and it describes what I do, which is a twist on soul food,” says award-winning Atlanta chef Deborah VanTrece of the meaning behind the title of her first book, The Twisted Soul Cookbook. Description Infused with creativity, originality, and warm wit, The Twisted Soul Cookbook celebrates Chef Deborah VanTreces singular, well-traveled vision.

“I add all kinds of things,” says VanTrece “But something about that deviled egg salad takes it to another level. She doesn’t stop with her amped-up egg salad: fried shrimp, oysters, crawfish or catfish, and fried green tomatoes are all great additions to a po-boy.

Chef Deborah VanTrece's 'twisted' cooking feeds the soul.

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