The New Southern Basics: Traditional Southern Food for Today Review

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(More customer reviews)This is one of the freshest and loveliest books on Southern cooking to appear in years. Martha Stamps approaches the food with the authority of the professional cook that she is, but she does so gently, with grace and a refreshing sweetness, and without intimidating the reader with her credintials. Writing in clear, down to earth prose with an unapologetic love for her subject, she never preaches. You feel as if you are sitting on Stamps's porch shelling peas while she talks about what we might have for supper.
This book belongs in the library of anyone who is interested in Southern cooking, or American regional cooking, or just good cooking period.
Damon Lee Fowler (author, Classical Southern Cooking).

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Southern cooking used to be an expression of art and love, according to Martha Stamps, but sometime in the middle of the twentieth century an "abomination of honest Southern cooking" took place.As women joined the work force in ever-increasing numbers, their lives became so full that eating became an inconvenience and cooking a chore."Casserole Cuisine"-just add Velveeta and a can of cream of mushroom soup-pushed aside the traditional hearty, gutsy cuisine of the South.Today homemakers are looking to get back in touch with the foods of character that previous generations took for granted.The cuisine in The New Southern Basics performs that role, reaching back to a generation that took the time to do things right and re-creating the basic southern foods in ways that accommodate the tastes and nutritional concerns of our own time.The author exalts the use of fresh ingredients and cooking from scratch, noting that this is more than a matter of style; it tastes better and is much more valuable nutritionally and economically."I have always loved the innate rythms of the kitchen," writes the author."In shelling peas, cleaning greens, and kneading dough, a heartbeat is reflected in the slow dance of the seasons.I believe that our generation, especially in these hectic times, can find comfort in these natural rythms and cycles."

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