MennoLink Books and Music

Whether you're in a hurry or have all afternoon to give, whether your child is new to cooking, or experienced with stirring and chopping, this collection has a recipe that suits your situation (How about "Green Noodles," "Very Chocolate Cherry Cake," "Bruschetta," or "Bibb 'n' Orange Salad"?).

Author Tammerie Spires is as full of good advice and good humor as she is in her other two books--A Guide to Happy Family Camping and A Guide to Happy Family Gardening.

Copyright 2000.

Copyright 2006 Good Books

Norma Jean's brother Horace got to worrying about this. He cooks too, but his repertoire isn't as vast as Norma Jean's. So he began bothering her about writing down how she makes her many dishes. "I didn't want Norma Jean's recipes, or our Mama's recipes, to be lost. We have kids coming. And other folks love to eat at my sister's table, too."

So the two of them got busy recording their treasured family recipes from the South. This collection of more than 250 dishes are their best ones. "This is food you will absolutely enjoy," says Horace. "Traditional, full of marvelous flavor, 'enhanced' with old- timeys!"

Norma Jean and Horace have put together the full line-up: Crawfish Bisque, Poblano Cream Soup, Wilted Spinach Salad, Smothered Pork Ribs, Zesty Broasted Chicken, Baked Catfish, Cajun Rich Jambalaya, Stuffed Cornbread, Five-Flavor pound cake, Margarita Pie, and on and one.

Copyright 2001.

The recipes are made from simple, luxurious ingredients such as creamy organic dairy products; rich, dark chocolate; and ripe, seasonal fruit. All are unbelievably delicious and surprisingly simple to make at home. You don't even have to have an ice cream maker.

Copyright 2005 Good Books.

Copyright 2007 Good Books

Here are easy-to-follow, from-scratch recipes for breads, soups, salads, vegetables, meats and main dishes, casseroles, pies, cakes, cookies, and desserts, as well as jams, jellies, and relishes, candies, beverages and snacks.