Author(s): Phoebe Bailey
Publisher: Good Books
Publication Date: 2002-08
Pages: 224
Review: I had the opportunity to review this book while I was visiting a relative. I was very impressed with the contents. I have found this book to very resourceful to me in preparation of Soul Food. I would highly recommend it for reference use in the kitchen.I love this book. My daughter brought it home from her school library. I loved it so much that I had to buy a copy to keep. I have made several of the recipes, and all I can say is YUM!!!!This book is my favorite cookbook, and I have at least 50 of them. The recipes are wonderfully delicious, and my teenage daughters and I love to try different ones together. The ingredients are things you would normally have around the house, unlike some cookbooks where you have to buy stuff that you will never use again. You will use this cookbook more than your other ones. It’s great!! I purchased this book and I have to agree with the others that it is a very good cookbook for flavorful homestyle meals. I particularly enjoy baking which was the primary reason I purchased the book. I HIGHLY reccomend everyone try the “Best Yet” Pound Cake recipe… OMG!!!!!! I am asked to bake these often. I have also tried other recipes in this cookbook, some GREAT… some were so-so, but definitely worth the money to invest for your household and family. This is my most consistent in terms of taste of the 5 cookbooks I own. All the recipes I have tried so far have been GOOD and those who have eaten them have given them rave reviews. Some of the recipes aren’t completely written, for example, one says, “Cook for 45-60 minutes.” and it is not clear whether this means in the oven, in the frying pan, and at what temperature. There are enough of similar kinds of recipes though to figure these errors out.
For those who never learned how to cook like grandma or moms, this is the book to learn. You can also substitute ingredients, such as nonfat milk for whole milk, to make the food a bit healthier. You can also substitute smoked turkey for hamhocks and salt pork. However, sometimes you have to splurge and go for those to get that old school taste. 
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