Customer Reviews

The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor

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I got this cookbook for my birthday in January (I had it in my Amazon wish list) but I didn't cook out of it until I went to visit family in Naples, FL. Made the Shrimp Creole with fresh Gulf shrimp over corn grits and the green beans with orange segments. Dynamite. Very fresh, very "healthy" style with B I G flavor, and especially good with Southeast ingredients. While here I got a chance to read the cookbook section on vegetables and side dishes and I found lots of things that will work for me on the South Beach Diet. I'm going to search out their first cookbook as well.

This is "Southern Cooking" with all the GOOD parts - the fresh seafood and vegetables in particular - without the overhead of huge amounts of fat and sugar. Don't let the "Southern" let you evoke Paula Deen's definition of Southern cooking and put you off...

I made the pork tenderloin with maderia and fig gravy for dinner and discovered a new masterpiece for my receipe repretoire! This is a fabulously flavorful dish that is easy to prepare and cooks to perfection. I am looking forward to the sweet potato and okra fritters as my next experience! There are many great and simple receipes in this book and I do highly recommend it!

I bought this book for my boyfriend's dad for Christmas, and had the pleasure of sampling two of the recipes: Oyster soup and collards with poblanos and chorizo. The recipes were simple, fast and absolutely delicious. He also had rave reviews about the simple roasted chicken.

The thing that caught my eye about this book were the beautiful pictures and the simplicity of the recipes. I like the lifestyle that the book promotes---it's that easy, laid-back, southern attitude that brings simple ingredients together to create something that explodes with flavor in your mouth and makes you say: "Why didn't I think of doing it that way?"

I hope to sample many more of the recipes, and look forward to seeing future cookbooks by the Lee brothers.

I am a northerner with little experience with true southern cooking. I bought this cookbook after checking it out from the library and flagging at least half a dozen recipes to try. Everything I've made has been terrific, with unusual combinations of ingredients and clear instructions. Favorites have been the pork chops with mushroom chutney, buttermilk pudding cakes, roasted zucchini with pecans and lemon, and soybean and tomato salad with buttermilk dressing. I suppose some of these might be considered south-inspired rather than truly southern, but I think the Lee brothers are pretty up-front about their approach. Bottom line is it's become a mainstay in my kitchen and has introduced me to some ingredients (collard greens, buttermilk) that I hadn't used often before.

I bought the book after watching a Bobby Flay throw down with the Lee brothers. I was intrigued by the simplicity of the cooking and the taste that it produced. Great book, easy to follow. I consider it a Southern "Light" cooking style as all of the recipes produced heart healthy food compared to ore traditional Southern cooking.

I'm a huge fan of the first book and this is even better. The recipes are southern, simple and absolutely delicious! I have also enjoyed the seafood dishes, especially pan-seared scallops with butterbean mash. Impress your family and friends with one of the many wonderful recipes.

Just as the title states,knockout dishes with down-home flavor! This is my new "GO TO" cookbook.They have made the recipes easy to follow and prepare.I made the Skirt Steak with parsley sauce , Skillet Green Beans with Orange and Pimento-cheese Potato Gratin... and my guest could not get enough. The best was yet to come. While the table was being cleared....I started to whip up another gem from this FANTASTIC cook book, Buttermilk Pudding Cakes with Sugared Raspberries; I actually made it complete before we had finished clearing the table! Hot out of the oven these "cakes" are melt in your mouth GREAT! All these dishes are easy to prepare and make you look forward to the next cooking adventure made possible by The Lee Bros!

This book is great. It had me excited about cooking southern food before I'd even hit the introduction. The idea of simple and fresh southern makes it a perfect showcase for busy people looking to cook great and interesting food while keeping it healthy at the same time. I haven't cooked every recipe in this book yet, but I can see myself cooking nearly everything - which is a pretty good testament to any cookbook.

Simple Fresh solves a big problem in my kitchen- a deep love of southern flavor and the need to lighten up on the day to day. Sure, collards soaked in lard and pulled pork sandwiches are great, but only once in a while. Catfish croutons, now that's something I can eat and enjoy any day of the week. Thanks guys!

I bought this book for my husband, as he had been wanting it for quite some time. So far we both love the cookbook. The recipes we have tried truly are simple and fresh, and delicious! The book is also fun to read and provides many helpful cooking tips. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys southern food but is looking for a healthy twist.