Terrific cookbook with LOTS of recipes you will want to fix! Paula Deen writes the intro to this cookbook and I had to agree with her - 'don't trust skinny cooks' BUT after looking over Mrs. Joel's recipes, she's got some sure-fire winners! The cookbook is easy to follow and includes recipes for every fare you desire with simplicity being key, which I love. The ingredient lists are perfect and you have most things in the pantry or they are easy to find. The pictures of Katie Lee Joel throughout the book were a little too staged for my taste and don't really add to the cookbook but the recipes are grand.
Simple but satisfying!
I love this little book. The recipes are simple - short on ingredients for the most part but long on taste, in my opinion. I love the fact that it's a basic collection - for cooks like me who are just venturing into the kitchen, it's not an overwhelming read and the recipes are fairly easy to execute. I'm also a Paula Deen fan, being a Louisiana girl, so her endorsement certainly helps.
Some recipes I love: all three of the flat pies, lemon meringue squares, chicken pot pie and the pulled pork.
This book is also beautifully designed and well-written. Katie doesn't write any more than is necessary for both the anecdotes and the recipe steps. And I buy books for their graphic appeal as much as the content and this one is gorgeous - beautiful layout and photographs.
If you are looking for a simple collection to get you started in the kitchen, this is a great read. More advanced cooks will probably find it a little too basic.Simple, classic, delicious! I love this cookbook! The recipes are great for the every-day cook like myself. They are not overly complicated yet are delicious. My husband and I loved the meatloaf. I also loved the scallop corn chowder...yum! I really like how Katie writes a little intro for each recipe. She really captures the comfort factor by tying food to memory. Her southern roots and ideas on food make her feel very relatable to me. Food is associated with memories and feelings of home, and I feel like this cookbook really captures that. I will be anxiously awaiting her next book! Great job, Katie! Love it! Wasn't sure if she could really cook, but let me tell you...this book is gonna get used a lot! This is a must have for anyone who loves comfort food.Awesome Book This book is great. Tons of wonderful, delicious recipes. The meatloaf was so much fun making and it was so good. Can't wait to try more of Katie Lee's recipes. Lots of beautiful illustrated pictures and of course Katie Lee looks good on any picture. Thank you Katie Lee.
