Little Old Lady Recipes: Comfort Food and Kitchen Table Wisdom

By Meg Favreau and Michael E. Reali

Celebrity chefs? Immersion blenders? Who needs ’em?!?

This charmingly unique comfort food cookbook is chock-full of delicious home cooked recipes, hilarious advice and vintage images

Meet the extraordinary women who create potluck dinners, church socials, and the best desserts you’ve ever tasted. Every page features their simple, no-frills recipes along with gorgeous photography of the chefs and generous portions of kitchen table wisdom. (“Butter comes from a cow. Tell me where the heck margarine comes from, and then maybe I’ll eat it!”)
These satisfying and nostalgic recipes include:

• pot roast
• meat loaf
• dumplings
• corn bread
• fried chicken
• bundt cake and other old-time favorites

So ditch the food processor, stop wasting money on overpriced organic frozen dinners, and start enjoying the classic dishes that our aunties and grandmothers have made for generations!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Nov 26, 2013
• ISBN: 9781594747021

Reviews for Little Old Lady Recipes

[mountie9_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Good Stuff Delightful to read through, wise and oh so funny Good variety of recipes Easy to make recipes with ingredients you usually always have Pictures are a nice and quirky added touch Great comfort food recipes - simple and filling Tons of quick to make recipes - perfect for last minute dinners Recipes don't use expensive hard to find ingredients Good basic recipes for Sugar Cookies, Pie-crust and Icing - these are basics that everyone should know how to make (or have a husband who makes the pie-crust because stunning Librarian wife sucks at it)The Not So Good Stuff Recipes don't give enough directions and often have missing steps (Maybe a companion book on basic cooking techniques would be good) Lot of recipes using lard which in my opinion does nothing for most recipesFavorite RecipesPrune Bread - Seriously it tastes good and simple to make (Trust me add a few choc chips & your kids will mow it down)Chili Con Carne - Easy to make, healthy and heartyBread Pudding - my favorite DessertGreat little tips and words of wisdom like the following throughout the book“Always wear clean underwear in case you are in a car accident.” – Mary,housewife, 72“ Smile pretty in case an available man is looking.” –Frieda,secretary,87“There isn’t much a good cake won’t fix.” – Carmeline, librarian, 85Who Should/Shouldn't Read Fun for everyone except the most jaded chef Perfect present for a first time homeowner3.5 Dewey'sI received this from Random House in Exchange for an Honest Review