From The Big House To Your House has two hundred easy to prepare and tasty recipes for meals, snacks and desserts. Written by six women imprisoned in Texas, the recipes can be made from basic items a prisoner can purchase from their commissary, or people on the outside can purchase from a convenience or grocery store. Also included are many cost saving tips. This book is the result of the women's cooking experiences while confined at the Mountain View Unit, a woman's prison in Gatesville, Texas. They met and bonded in the G-3 dorm housing only prisoners with a sentence in excess of 50 years. While there isn't much freedom to be found when incarcerated, using items from the commissary to cook what they wanted offered them a wonderful avenue for creativity and enjoyment. The recipes in this book are the result of their culinary adventures. They hope these recipes will ignite your taste buds as well as spark your imagination to explore unlimited creations of your own. You are encouraged to make substitutions to your individual tastes and/or availability of ingredients. The women hope you will find enjoyment in the recipes they have created to find a home-felt comfort during unfortunate times. Happy Cooking! Barbara, Celeste, Ceyma, Louanne, Tina, and Trenda The women are generously donating all profits from sales of their book to The Justice Institute and its work on behalf of wrongly convicted men and women.
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From The Big House To Your House was written by six women imprisoned at the Mountain View Unit, a woman's prison in Gatesville, Texas. They met and bonded in the G-3 dorm housing only prisoners with a sentence in excess of 50 years. The six women are Ceyma Bina, Tina Cornelius, Barbara Holder, Celeste Johnson, Trenda Kemmerer, and Louanne Larson.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Joe Cross
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A lot of the recipes are very imaginative, and fun to make. I've enjoyed many that I would never have thought of making on my own. These are simple, easy to make and very tasty! I like trying new things, and have been amazed at how good most of these recipes are. I enjoyed knowing these were created by folks with limited resources, and unlimited ingenuity. I am currently working my way through the entire book, one recipe at a time and have shared several with some of my friends. Well worth the money. I'm glad these ladies took the time to create and share these imaginative recipes. Simply amazing!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By dan
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I have loved every page. These women are the McGivers of prison cooking. I loved the food and was inspired by the can-do attitude of the ladies involved with this project. It seems that they are able to do more with the limits that they have upon them, than many of us on the outside will ever do with all of our freedoms. I bought one for myself and gave one to my daughter-in-law. She loved it.
By satisfied
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This cookbook has many good recipes if you are limited to only the ingredients that can be bought from prison commissary. It makes good use of items you would not necessarily think would go together; i.e. both Oriental Rice and Tangy & Crunchy Tuna Salad use peach drink mix and taste very good. My main complaint is the comments made between recipes that are mostly negative. They may be true at your prison or maybe at another, but why does a person need to know the negative aspects when it may not apply to you and if it does, you live it. This book came within the estimated time and was in great condition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Awsome Book!!!
This is a great book, not just for the recipes but for all the information it has written into it between the recipes. Read more
Published 5 months ago by turk
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating
I think these recipes sound good, look good, and will taste good, too. Great for the college student who is just learning to cook, or anyone who needs a quick meal with a few... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Carolyn R. Patton
1.0 out of 5 stars
MMMM...prison food!
Well, let me think for a second. I can either cook something with fresh vegtables and real meat. Or I can go to a restaurant, anyone I choose to go to at anytime I want. Read more
Published 15 months ago by shmrcksean
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simple recipes for anyone, college students will love/ Important facts...
Simple recipes anyone can follow
Quick and easy
Many items you have at hand
Busy mothers, College students will love, especially those that live on a tight... Read more
Quick and easy
Many items you have at hand
Busy mothers, College students will love, especially those that live on a tight... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mrs.Fleming
1.0 out of 5 stars
Big House = Big Flop
Overly expensive for the amount of information. Recipes are interesting, but hardly practical for non-inmates. Read more
Published on May 16, 2011 by Wil McMilan
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