Sugar Pie and Jelly Roll: Sweets From A Southern Kitchen

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Summary: Sweet Dreams...
Review: I can't wait for the book to arrive in my mailbox. I'm giving this book 5 stars simply because I couldn't get enough of the author Robbin Gourley's first book CAKEWALK (which is sadly out of print). And I know that I could trust Gourley's recipes since I tried every cake recipe in her first book and I was never disappointed. Every cake came out a gem. Every December 1st, I bake her Christmas Fruitcake (with candied cherries, Southern black walnuts, pecans, & coconut) to give away to my families and friends all over the country. I'm truly looking forward to adding more of her Southern secrets in SUGAR PIE & JELLY ROLL to my recipe box (just in time for Christmas). Robbin Gourley, if you're reading this, please accept my thanks for bringing love back in my kitchen and most of all, for sharing your family heirloom recipes with the rest of us.

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Summary: a great looking book
Review: I've only tried one of the recipes so far and it was good, but the additional value of the book is the way it looks, the illustrations are really charming and the design, flawless. It would make a prefect gift.

Rating:
Summary: a great looking book
Review: I've only tried one of the recipes so far and it was good, but the additional value of the book is the way it looks, the illustrations are really charming and the design, flawless. It would make a prefect gift.

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Summary: Who needs an entree? Go straight to dessert.
Review: The desserts in this charming book are simple to make, gorgeous to look at, and scrumptious to eat. Ms. Gourley's childhood years on a North Carolina farm are remembered with an embracing warmth, and lovingly filled out with old recipes from family and friends. If that isn't enough, her art is as mouth-watering as her desserts, especially the divider sections of the book. Each section opens with a double-page spread watercolor of fruit ripening on trees, and the deftness of her brushwork is almost oriental, but with an added American exhuberance. I guess you can tell I loved this book. I bought one copy for myself, several more to give as gifts, and I'm certain that anyone who buys or receives this book will be delighted. And they will soon be in the kitchen, making magic.

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Summary: True southern sweets
Review: You cannot grow up in the south without being called "sweetie pie", "honey" or "sweet pea" or any derivitive thereof. Sweetie Pie and Jelly Roll combines this time honored tradition with a cookbook of favorite southern sweets. Interspersed between the recipes are memories of southern life. I think my favorite cook books are those that combine good food with good storytelling. The recipes cover candies, crumbles, pies (Peace Pie is a favorite), cakes, desserts, puddings (real cooked puddings...yummy) and sauces. You cannot pass up trying Christmas Orange Cake, Shoofly Pie, and Peannut Brittle ...all very easy and wonderful to eat. The watercolor illustrations enhance a very delightful book.

Rating:
Summary: True southern sweets
Review: You cannot grow up in the south without being called "sweetie pie", "honey" or "sweet pea" or any derivitive thereof. Sweetie Pie and Jelly Roll combines this time honored tradition with a cookbook of favorite southern sweets. Interspersed between the recipes are memories of southern life. I think my favorite cook books are those that combine good food with good storytelling. The recipes cover candies, crumbles, pies (Peace Pie is a favorite), cakes, desserts, puddings (real cooked puddings...yummy) and sauces. You cannot pass up trying Christmas Orange Cake, Shoofly Pie, and Peannut Brittle ...all very easy and wonderful to eat. The watercolor illustrations enhance a very delightful book.