The Black Family Reunion Cookbook: Recipes and Food Memories
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Manufacturer: Fireside
Publisher: Fireside
Author: National Council of Negro Women
The Black Family Reunion Cookbook: Recipes and Food Memories Description
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59296073
EAN: 9780671796297
ISBN: 0671796291
Label: Fireside
Manufacturer: Fireside
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 224
Publication Date: 1993-05-07
Publisher: Fireside
Studio: Fireside
Editorial Review of The Black Family Reunion Cookbook: Recipes and Food Memories
The Black Family Reunion Celebrations, organized by The National Council of Negro Women and held in seven cities across America every summer, celebrate and preserve the values, traditions, and strengths of the African-American family. Inspired by these festivals, The Black Family Reunion Cookbook contains more than 250 recipes from home kitchens across America, seasoned with warm memories and "homemade love."
Including personal reminiscences from celebrities such as Natalie Cole, Wilma Rudolph, Patti LaBelle, and Spetman College President Johnetta Cole, this unique collection reflects the local, national, and international heritage of the Black community. It offers dishes for every occasion and every taste, from African-inspired Mustard Greens with Peanut Sauce to down-home Family Famous Chicken and Dumplings, from a traditional gumbo to sophisticated Sweet Potato Smoked Turkey Bisque, and, in honor of the council's founder, Mary McLeod Bethune, her own recipe for her celebrated Sweet Potato Pie.
Customer Reviews of The Black Family Reunion Cookbook: Recipes and Food Memories
Review Summary: Not Soul Food, Not Real Food.
Review: What a disappointment!
I was expecting real food and soul food, and what I got was a book of recipes that women generally inflict on each other at pot-luck affairs.
In the history of the World no real food has ever been cooked or served for a pot-luck meal. What happens is the woman has to contribute something so she looks thru her cupboard for stuff no one in her family will eat. Like canned lima beans and pickled beets and anchovies. So she tosses everything into one pot, boils it, pours the goo into a casserole, and takes it to the pot-luck. The book oughta be called Pot Luck Recipes to Inflict On Your Work Associates.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: my favorite cookbook!!!!
Review: This is the best cookbook!!! I bought it for my mom and then ended up borrowing it so much I had to buy my own! The recipes are incredible!! I have not found a bad one yet. Mac & Cheese is amazing!!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: I love it, I love it, I love it
Review: The Black Family Reunion Cookbook came just in time for my own family reunion this past weekend - July 4, 2005. It's an excellent choice for newcomers or oldheads like myself. It takes you back to the good days when your mother was in the kitchen whipping up a delicious peach cobbler or some tasty macaroni and cheese. I just loved this! Every single recipe took me back to my youth. It was funny running across dishes that I had forgotten about. Whether you're African American or Hispanic, you will love this cookbook!! Highly recommended to the world of book lovers
Rolanda,
Nothing BUT Page Turners Book Club
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Yummy recipes
Review: I have had this book for over 10 years, and I'm white. I bought this book when I was dating a black (african american) guy and wanted to cook him the foods that he liked. I still refer to it from time to time, but the best recipe is the macaroni and cheese. I get so many compliments when I make it for family dinners and potlucks, and everyone asks me for the recipe.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Excellent low-cost recipes that don't take forever!!
Review: I've owned this book for over five years, and it is best cookbook I own. Recipes are well-tested, don't cost very much to make, use readily available ingredients, and many are simple enough to make for weeknight suppers. I recommend the chicken gumbo, the Carter Hill barbeque ribs, the eggplant casserole, the yam pork chop skillet, the Jamaican bannana cake, and the honey crunch pecan pie. I recommend this cookbook as a gift for college students because the recipes are easy and delicious.