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Possibly a little overkill on the biscuit variations

Still We Rise by Erika Council

December 7, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I live in the US South; I am aware that biscuits come in many styles and types, and that everyone’s granny had the best ever recipe.  A book about a bunch of different things you can do with biscuits makes sense. The one thing is though that there are about 60 pages of what’s nearly the exact same recipe, just switching out the fat (whole milk, sour cream, yogurt, duck fat, vegetable shortening, cream, lard, mayo). This section is basically repeating the recipe “2-ish cups […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food Tagged With: Baking, biscuits, Erika Council, Southern food, Still We Rise

CoffeeShopReader's CBR15 Review No:89 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food · Tags: Baking, biscuits, Erika Council, Southern food, Still We Rise ·
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The Genealogy of Southern Cooking

The Cooking Gene by Michael Twitty

February 23, 2023 by reginadelmar 2 Comments

This is a book that showcases my shortcomings as a reviewer. I really enjoyed listening to this book, but am struggling to write about it. It is a memoir, a history of southern cuisine and a book on genealogy. Twitty reads the book himself which works well because the book is a very personal journey. He describes himself as an “obsessive cook with compulsive genealogist tendencies who can point to a map of Africa, Europe, North America, and with it, the South, and guide you […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Featured, History Tagged With: #history, #memoir, CBR15Passport, Genealogy, Michael Twitty, Slavery, Southern food, The Cooking Gene

reginadelmar's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Featured, History · Tags: #history, #memoir, CBR15Passport, Genealogy, Michael Twitty, Slavery, Southern food, The Cooking Gene ·
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