Customer Reviews

Down-Home Wholesome: 300 Low-Fat Recipes from a New Soul Kitchen

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I borrowed this book from the library and after finding at least 20 recipes I wanted to copy (and I was only through a third of it!) I bought this book. Ms. Carter has developed wonderful, homey recipes. You can practically smell her cooking as you read along! Her stories are delightful as well. I recommend this book as a true tribute to Soul Food at its best! Without losing any of the taste, she has succeeded in creating low fat meals that anyone would love! Bravo!

I cook often, for big dinners and small ones, and I'm always on the lookout for new tastes and flavors. That's exactly why I loved this book so much! I mean, Soul Food that was light, elegant and tasted like fine French cooking--and was easy to prepare besides? I've devoured Down Home Wholesome, cooking at least half of the recipes within it--scrumptious! Plus, I really loved the warm way the author has with talking about her family, her reminiscences of her experiences with these foods, and her filling in the blanks on how the slave diet contributed to the length and breadth of the American palate. TRY THIS BOOK - YOU WON'T REGRET IT

I love cookbooks that speak to the reader as this one did. It was a virtual tour of the author's kitchen

This is an excellent culinary memoir; the recipes are updated, defatted, and most importantly, delicious! 300 recipes in all--regional, family favorites--a new twist on early American soul.

You don't have to be African American to enjoy this eclectic collection of wholefood recipes. The dishes are healthy, simple, and mostly inexpensive to make. It's good high-fiber low-fat comfort food, and there is a good selection of vegetarian dishes, but at the same time it's not the usual fare. If cucumbers in peppered vinegar, corn pudding, black eyed peas, skillet cornbread, cod cakes, pepper relish, and lemon brandy peaches are the kind of foods that whet your appetite, you should enjoy this book. I've had it for a while and just bought a second copy for a friend. The recipes also contain helpful nutritional information.

I have this book in my personal cooking library and have given it as a gift multiple times to others who enjoy southern cooking but want to keep the flavors while practicing healthy eating. The herbs and spices are not overwhelming, and the breakdown of nutrients helps to plan a varied and tasty menu for even a covered-dish dinner for our LARGE family of seven children and eighteen grandchildren.