A truly American original, Cookin' Up A Storm is a unique cookbook with quotable comments about life and food. Author Jane Lee Rankin pays a loving tribute to her friend, Annie Johnson, the African American woman who helped raise her. Through this touching story we witness a special relationship that brings new life to timeless, Southern recipes.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Life in the South is mouth-waterin' good!,
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This review is from: Cookin' Up a Storm: The Life and Recipes of Annie Johnson (Hardcover)
Jane Lee Rankin has written a touching tribute of her life-long friend, Annie, and given us a trea- sury of Southern cooking and life in Kentucky in the good old days. Each recipe is lovingly recreated right from Annie's kitchen. The food is so good, it'll make you "want to slap your mama." Page after page, you'll find mouth watering, delicious, old-fashioned Southern cooking -- comfort food at its absolute best. No fat-free, diet-conscious recipes, these. And best of all, the recipes are easy as pie to follow and practically "idiot proof." The icing on the cake is the narrative of Annie's life in the old South, her memories of a time gone by. This is a fabulous holiday gift for every mother, sister, aunt, male chef on your list. Grab up your copies now before everyone else discovers this book!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A Great Cookbook of Recipes & Relationships,
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This review is from: Cookin' Up a Storm: The Life and Recipes of Annie Johnson (Hardcover)
Cookin' Up a Storm is a wonderful story of the relationship of a young girl with her family's cook/nanny. Intertwined in the story are Annie's "southern style" recipes that she developed over the years. Not only a great cookbook of wonderful mouth-watering recipes, but a real story of the emotional bond developed between these two people. I have purchased 12 copies for gifts, and everyone I have given it to has loved it!
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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In Search of the Lost Domestic,
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This review is from: Cookin' Up a Storm: The Life and Recipes of Annie Johnson (Hardcover)
Women like Annie have been largely forgotten in our culture now. For most, if their work in life was to have any dignity, they had to provide it as a living example. I also grew up with one of these women. It was a symbiotic relationship between them and our families. The authors have done a great job documenting this work; I enjoyed Annie's parts and wished she had said more! Of course, the traditional recipes of our South are always a pleasure to read, and to cook. A beautiful book, beautifully bound, perfect for a gift.
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