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Book ReviewsCookin Up A Storm nd ED : The Life and Recipes of Annie Johnson |
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Book: Cookin Up A Storm nd ED : The Life and Recipes of Annie Johnson
Written by: Jane Lee Rankin |
Publisher: Grace Publishers
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5
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Cooking the old fashioned, southern way
Rating:
5 / 5
What a wonderful example of a good, old-fashioned southern country cookbook. You won't find recipes here that start with a cake mix or a loaf of frozen bread dough. Everything is made from scratch the old-fashioned way. The book starts with an introduction to the life of Annie Johnson, the southern black woman to whom this book is dedicated. Throughout the book are scattered various comments from her that help the reader to feel they know her as a cook and a person. If you want to know how to cook traditional southern fare from scratch the way grandma used to make, this is the book to have. No fancy recipe names, no quiche or anything like that, just buttermilk biscuits, yellow cornbread, fried apples, grits, navy beans, black-eyed peas, fried green tomatoes, sweet potato casserole, potato salad, barbecue ribs, chicken and dumplin's, fried catfish, stuffed green peppers, gingerbread, banana pudding, apple pie and many other traditional recipes. Cookin' Up a Storm, 2nd Edition is a very highly recommended cookbook.
Boring, Boring, and Boring
Rating:
1 / 5
These recipes are very basic. I do not recommend this book to anyone who knows how to boil water. For example, the recipe for Barbecue Pork is as follows... 3 pounds boneless pork shoulder, 1 cup plus 2 cups barbecue sauce (recipe for sauce on page 99).I think we all will agree that you don't have to purchase this book to be able to create this dish. The Blackberry Jam Cake is the only original or interesting recipe in the entire book. If your serious about cooking, let me suggest, "The Black Family Dinner Quilt Cookbook", which can be purchased on this site, and "Big Mama's Back In The Kitchen" by Charlene Johnson (not available on amazon.com). These books have some DELICIOUS and unusal recipes. I'll give a few of my favorites from each book. The following are from "The Black Family Dinner Quilt Cookbook"... Honey-Banana Dressing, Pork Roast Guadeloupe & Rice, Tangy Black Beans & Rice, Liberian Collard Greens, and Banana Oatmeal Cookies. Here a some recipes from "Big Mama's Back In The Kitchen"....Me-OH-MY-OH Crawfish Pie, Southern Jalapeno Hushpuppies, Saucy Pork and Beans, Cream Cheese Pancakes, and the Oven Fried Chicken sounds tame but is wild with flavor.
The most endearing cookbook you'll ever have
Rating:
5 / 5
I have a very extensive collection of cookbooks, they are a passion for me...But I must say that this cookbook impelled me to write a review, this cookbook stole my heart, it has the most endearing story behind it which I feel touches the very heart and soul of why and how this cookbook even came into existence in the first place. It is very warmly written, and has lots of fabulous recipes to be treasured for years to come...such as yellow cornbread, spoonbread, buttermilk pancakes, and biscuits, and corncakes, coffee cake, apple cake, chocolate pound cake, pineapple upsidedown cake, pie crust, apple pie, coconut cream pie, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, potato salad, barbeque pork, barbeque ribs, fried green tomatoes, coleslaw, split pea soup, stuffed green peppers, chili, meatloaf, baked beans, chicken and dumplin's, fried chicken and gravy, grits, oooh, to name just a few of the wonderful recipes in this book. It makes a perfect gift and truly a book to be treasured in your own collection. I highly recommend this cookbook to everyone!!!
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