Stand By Your Pan And Other Kitchen Puns

Diane Pfeifer dedicates “Stand by Your Pan Country Cookbook” (Strawberry Patch, Atlanta: 1994) to her husband and daughter “for enduring my endless puns,” and we soon know why; the former Nashville, Tenn., songwriter and backup singer is a positively giddy punstress, who has given every recipe in the book a name based on a C&W hit: e.g., “I Fall to Peaches,” “Have You Navy Bean Mellow?” “All My Eggs-es Live in Texas.” A number of names came to her before their recipes, and she even lists 70-odd she couldn’t think of a way to use (“Rind-Scone Cowboy” would seem to pose a challenge). However, the recipes aren’t necessarily as corny as they sound; “Oh Lonesome Brie” is a fettuccine salad with Brie, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, basil and garlic. In bookstores, or call (800) 875-7242.