Ebook The Best Cook in the World Tales from My Momma Southern Table Rick Bragg 9781400032693 Books

Product details Paperback 560 pages Publisher Vintage; Reprint edition (April 2, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 1400032695

The Best Cook in the World Tales from My Momma Southern Table Rick Bragg 9781400032693 Books Reviews

• I dearly loved ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTIN’. I read it multiple times, reviewed it for every ladies and literary club in Maury County and listened to it on audible. But THE BEST COOK IN THE WORLD is on a whole other level. It is funny, it is sad, his mama Margaret is a total delight. I am enjoying this so much. I am rationing it for myself because I dont want it to end. A wonderful literary gift.
• A book of rich storytelling that lures the reader in with romantic descriptions of simple scenes and dishes that if written by a less skilled writer would be yawn inducing. The book is hard to put down but key is the reader’s willingness to meander lazily through paragraphs. So, probably not a good choice for the TLDR (to long didn’t read) crowd. The writing is captivating eliciting genuine emotions, effectively setting moods and settings along with sketching out recipes that are best not read while hungry.
  
  Serving as both a tribute to the southern culture and specifically the author’s mother, a wonderful cook, the result is a mesmerizing tale and a written record of some of her recipes. In his mother’s words these dishes are “Plain food seasoned well”. So while not fussy or fancy the recipes cover Southern basic dishes most of us are familiar with along with more exotic offerings all now safely preserved for future cooks.
  
  The recipes cover a wide range including Pecan Pie, Macaroni and Cheese (made with bacon), Sausage Gravy, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Pear Preserves, Turtle Soup, Blackberry Cobbler, Baked Possum and Sweet Potatoes, Ham and Redeye Gravy over Diced Tomatoes, Real Biscuits, Fried Chicken, etc. Although there are no photograph of the finished recipes there is a sprinkling of family pictures that adds texture and context. Expect to be entertained and well-fed.
• Rick has done his best book yet. All of them are wonderful, some parts heartbreaking. But with this one we get delicious recipes, true family tales, find out how it is to live from meal to meal, and from hand to mouth. But some of the best parts are when Rick is his own hilarious self, and had me laughing out loud. Good for the soul! But the most important thing I bring out of reading this book, is the love for his Mama he has..and doesn’t care who knows how much he loves and respects her. I loved it.
• I'm only about halfway through this book and I have one thing to say. I need to belong to this family.
• Absolutely Fantastic!! I love this cook book and we love everything RICK BRAGG writes. He is are very favorite and we adore his wonderful Mama that he writes about. What a Jewel she must be. Thank you for sharing this amazing cook book and all the stories with us, your readers and fans.
• First of all, I do appreciate Prime's return policy. I was so disappointed in this book. I am a huge fan of Rick Bragg's posts in Southern Living. However, this book was very different. Not so much a cookbook...but that's not why I returned it. I returned it because of the profanity. I finally quit reading it and just asked for a return. Thank you .
• I think Rick Bragg may be my ‘spirit animal’. He writes with love, therefore, one reads with love.
• Rick Bragg knows his craft like a well-loved song. His books come alive and even if there were no photographs, you would still see his people. In this one, your mind tastes the robust country food that sustained a family through hard times. If your ancestors were country folk like mine were, you will have moments of " I remember Granny..." all the way through. A greatly entertaining book.