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Edie lives near Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband Mark Aldridge, an educator. Her only son, Linc Hand, a working actor, lives in Los Angeles, California.
Books by Edie Hand ABC's of Selling With Etiquette (2010) All Cooked Up A Christmas Ride (with Jeffery Addison, 2009) Cooking Cajun and Creole with Miss Edie and The Colonel A Country Music Christmas Emergency Preparedness Handbooks Food, Family, & Friends Cookbook Series The Last Christmas Ride (with Jeffery Addison, 2008) Precious Family Memories of Elvis Recipes for Life The Soldier's Ride (with Jeffery Addison, 2009) Women of True Grit (with Tina Savas, 2010)
Links Visit Edie Hand's Web sites at www.ediehand.com and www.ediehandfoundation.org.
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Edie Hand is one of those remarkable people who brighten up a room as soon as she walks in. Her philosophy for living life with gusto can be seen in everything she does from her work as an acclaimed celebrity chef, author, philanthropist, speaker, and businesswoman. Edie learned about the simple joys of family, life, and helping others from her modest childhood growing up in the rural south. She is a cousin to the late Elvis Presley and also the cousin of 2007 Nashville Star-winner, Angela Hacker. She has authored and co-authored and assisted in the development of over 20 books. Her books range from inspirational cookbooks to novellas. Edie has starred in national commercials and daytime television soaps. She has hosted numerous national radio and television shows and has been the CEO of Hand 'N Hand Advertising, Inc. since 1976. Edie is actively involved with American Women of Radio and Television, National Speakers Association, National Association of Women Business Owners, and has worked to benefit the Children's Hospital of Alabama, Children's Miracle Network, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Camp Smile-A-Mile, and Country Music Hall of Fame Foundation. She is a graduate of the University of North Alabama.