Little Old Lady Recipes: Comfort Food and Kitchen Table Wisdom [Hardcover]

Meg Favreau (Author), Michael E. Reali (Photographer)

Book Description

Release date: November 1, 2011

Celebrity chefs? Immersion blenders? Who needs ’em?!?

Little Old Lady Recipes honors the extraordinary women who create potluck dinners, church socials, and the best desserts you’ve ever tasted. Every page features their simple, no-frills recipes for pot roast, meat loaf, dumplings, corn bread, fried chicken, bundt cake, and other old-time favorites—along with gorgeous photography of the chefs and generous portions of kitchen table wisdom. (“Butter comes from a cow. Tell me where the heck margarine comes from, and then maybe I’ll eat it!”) So ditch the food processor, stop wasting money on overpriced organic frozen dinners, and start enjoying the classic dishes that our aunties and grandmothers have made for generations!

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About the Author

Meg Favreau is a writer, comedian, food enthusiast, and one-time eating-contest winner living in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared on sites including the Huffington Post, McSweeney’s, and the Smart Set, and she serves as senior editor of the frugal-living and personal-finance site Wise Bread. Meg dedicates this book to her grandmother, whose pie-making skills remain unrivaled, and her mother, who once said, “I want the dedication in your first book to be ‘To my mother, who always believed in me.’” (It’s true.)

Michael E. Reali is a fervent photographer, intermittent painter, incidental mosaicist, desultory traveler, casual gourmand, and practiced chef who once spent a night trapped on a mountainside in Greece with a bull. A native of Philadelphia, his work can be seen on murals throughout the city as well as in the book Old Man Drinks, an assignment that landed him much acclaim and a stint at Betty Ford. 

Mr. Reali possesses a degree in fine art as well as an extra bit of pancreas, making him a curiosity of modern medicine. All of Mr. Reali’s proceeds from this book will go to his favorite charity: The Feed Mike Reali Fund.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
What the Heck Happened to Food?
Breakfasts and Coffee Klatch
Soups, Salads, and Casseroles
Appetizers and Refreshments
Suppers and Side Dishes
Sweets and Treats
Selected Bibliography
Index of Recipes
About the Author and Photographer
Acknowledgments

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books (November 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594745188
• ISBN-13: 978-1594745188
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1 x 4.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Recipes from a Kinder, Gentler Time November 1, 2011

By Dee Long

Format:Hardcover

Just browsing through Little Old Lady Recipes brings a smile to your face if you grew up in the 40s, 50s or early 60s because you are likely to see some of your favorite dishes.No calorie counts or nutritional information in the pages here, just simple but satisfying recipes for a wide range of dishes that hail from a time when food was made with love and lots of lard.
We love the simplicity of this book, where most of the recipes have no more than 5 or 6 ingredients. How about eggs in a nest for breakfast or tuna salad sandwich with refrigerator pickles for lunch? Pot roast is among the many ultimate comfort food suppers offered here, along with a good array of classic sweets, including Lemon Meringue Pie, Molasses cookies and Homemade Ice Cream.Little Old Lady Recipes provides great inspiration for fixing those work-weary days when you wonder, what shall I cook and in the pages here you can find comforting food ideas that will remind you of a kinder, gentler time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars My wife loves this!!! December 11, 2011

By K Johnson

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book is amazing!Quirky maxims underneath the recipes submitted by each one of the authors.Original recipes without running to the store to grab a food item or a spice none of us has ever heard of.Brings me back to the days I spent time with my grandmother in the kitchen,including her maxims.This is one of the most cherished recipe books in our kitchen now.Thanks!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Grandma's Best! November 25, 2011

By CuteEverythingcom TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Hardcover

Have you ever wished that your grandma had left you a book filled with her favorite tried and tested recipes? Little Old Lady Recipes is like a family heirloom you never had. This little hard cover volume is full of wit and wisdom from ladies who have lived and learned. They have lots of sound (and fun) advice like, "To be bored is to be boring" and "When in doubt, take a covered dish." I also really enjoyed the pictures of the sweet ladies in their own kitchens cooking up a batch of love and goodness.

All of the recipes in Little Old Lady Recipes are time tested and solid and will possibly bring back some treasured memories. There are ideas for every time of the day, from Blueberry Muffins and Applesauce for breakfast to Pound Cake and Lemon Meringue Pie for dessert. Little Old Lady Recipes would be a wonderful gift to anyone young or old that appreciates good old home cooking!