Soul Food: Recipes and Reflections from African-American Churches

by Joyce White

Book Overview

When Joyce White moved to New York City from Alabama, she left small-town life behind and landed ajob as a food editor at a major women's magazine. Weekends, however, found her visiting churches in Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvestant, looking for a taste of home. Food has long been a part of the spiritual life of African-American churches, and what she found there, along with what she missed from home, was the comforting blend of cooking and fellowship...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060187166
• ISBN13: 9780060187163
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A great surprise in every recipe!

It would be impossible to single out one recipe in this book and say it's the best. They are all the best and they work well together. I must say, I never thought molasses would be a staple in my cupboard but it is. If you bought this book just for the neat meatloaf recipe, it would be worth it. These are tried and true recipes of the past, each one with its own unique story.

Consistently amazing

I am a cooking fanatic and a cookbook lover. This is a wonderful book just to flip through - the stories are amazing - and the recipes will exceed anyone's expectations!! My favorites so far are the Macaroni and Cheese and the Mean Greens. (They are my favorites because those are the only two that I have tried!) I made the Macaroni and Cheese last Thanksgiving and being one of the last dishes to the table I was surprised to see it as being one of the first to go!! My family asked why I didn't make more! And the Mean Greens have given me a name. (The only thing that I hate is that people keepe requesting them!) I left this cookbook over a friends house by accident and because I know I will have a fight on my hands tryig to get it back so, I just ordered another one so that he can have it! I also ordered Brown Sugar, the dessert version of the same cookbook. I can't wait!!!

Hmmm Hmmm Good!

Sister White, I love useing this cook book and I'm not crazy about cooking. I tried the Gulf Coast Gumbo and the Perfect Steamed Rice the day I borrowed this book from the libary, girl I orderd the book the same day. WONDERFUL! Can't go wrong. And I love the stories and the pictures. This is a wonderful gift for any body that loves to cook. And even for someone who doesn't but loves to eat.

A Great Book

What put this book up on the competition in my opinion, is the consistent and real world cooking advice that is embedded in the recipes. There are no lies in this book. I leaned on it very heavily this past Thanksgiving and my family raved about the food.

Excellent book with info about each recipe/contributor

I love this book. It is very warm, and contains recipes for delectable treats from African-American churches throughout the country. Each recipe is prefaced by a short introduction describing the recipe and contributor. It reminds me somewhat of _Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine_ (another book I love and highly recommend). This is a wonderful introduction to wonderful people and their best recipes. I can't imagine not loving this book.