Customer Reviews

The Black Family Reunion Cookbook: Recipes and Food Memories

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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.

I keep this book in my kitchen. I do so because I often use it for the biscuit recipe and also when I'm making out my food shopping list and I need ideas on what to cook. I also read this book while I'm in my kitchen "watching a pan". The stories in this book are most entertaining and help the time fly by. It's not the best soul food cookbook I've ever owned (that would be Patti Labelle's cookbook), but it is certainly in the top five. Especially for the new soul food cook, this book is a good investment.

my wife cooks using this cook book often. The banana pudding, the jumbalaya, and all sorts of barbecue dishes. I recommend it to all of you soul food lovers out there.

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

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!!

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.

I have had this cookbook for a few years now and I recommend to all my friends and family. I have even bought it as gifts too. I find the recipes to be very easy to follow and delicious. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking to learn to cook soul food or advanced cooks!

I've had this book for several years now and I it is one of my favorites. Since I started making the Macaroni and Cheese Deluxe, it is expected that I make it for every family gathering, which is great because it is so easy to make and so delicious!

The Black Family Reunion Cookbook is an excellent choice for a beginner or for the advanced cook. This book gives you the basic foundation for many traditional recepies but it allows you room to improvise. This book brings back many memories of my mom in the kitchen making all of the foods that I grew up on. This will be one of the items that will be handed down to my daughters.

Good book! Many of the recipes are excellent a few are too bare to try. Format is endearing quick comments from members on the importance of the recipe in celebrations and thier life momments.
The Black Walnut Poundcake recipe has never let me down-Try it you will LOVE it!.