Dinner at Miss Lady's: Memories and Recipes from a Southern Childhood

by Luann Landon

Book Overview

Back when people spent their whole lives in one place, life was all about family and family rituals. It was about the whole clan gathering at dinnertime over meals to be remembered forever. Luann Landon's cookbook/memoir transports us to that world of formal midday dinners, closely guarded recipes, and competitive cooks. Dinner at Miss Lady's takes us back there through the memories, meals, and recipes of one Southern family. Landon recreates the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565122275
• ISBN13: 9781565122277
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A Nice Stroll Down Memory Lane

This is a lovely little book that makes you long for days gone by. I am an avid cookbook collector and currently intrigued with evertything Southern from the food to the mannerisms to the hospitality, so naturally this book appealed to me. After reading a breif excerpt about Miss Lady in "Southern Living" magazine, I ordered the book immedeately. The only dissapointment was the breifness of the book, I finished it in one afternoon. That could be because Ms. Landon had wonderful characters to write about and she is an enchanting storyteller. Her recollections of her upscale Southern upbringing are as priceless as the recipies that Henretta passed on. I have tried several of them; the Grapefruit Salad with Roquefort Dressing and the Creamed Spinach and Artichoke Hearts are both especially good. The recipies are fine, however, Ms. Landon's graceful prose is what makes this book a worthwhile read.

I Didn't Want it to End!

Ms. Landon's book is wonderful. I am a Georgian who likesto write, read and cook. This book inspired me and brought back memories and stories from my now-deceased granny! I read it in one day and I hated to see it end. I hope Ms. Landon writes another, and another. It's a keepsake and i can't wait to recreate these recipes. I plan to give it to some of my friends for Christmas,

The deep South is a foreign country steeped in butterfat.

I loved this book because it brought the more recent past into focus. Ms. Evan's characters aren't drawn from the era of Gone With The Wind, but are tempered by the echoes of similar cultural standards. There is virtue in propriety, and she manages to evoke a nostalgia for the same. The recipes are wonderful, but will give the Yankees cardiac arrest!

I want to read more about Ms. Landon's life & her family

This was a book that placed you in that time & space of the old South. The Tennessee jam cake is a recipe that my family has been looking for, for over 40 years since my grandmother passed away without leaving the recipe. I want to read more books by Ms. Landon, and hopefully, she has written more about her family's experiences.

A wonderful read!

Anyone who's ever returned "home" to the South for a visit will appreciate this book. A nicely crafted book, you can smell the food and hear the people talking. Very enjoyable.