Country Kitchens Remembered: A Memoir with Favorite Family Recipes

I am an avid cookbook collector and also an avid reader, (and maybe a bit of a nostalgic). But Marilyn Kluger is by far my favorite cookbook "author." She has written here, and also in her book, The Wild Flavor, wonderful accounts of her life in the midwest - growing up in Country Kitchens, and raising her own children in Wild Flavor. Her accounts of gathering wild fruits actually sent me on a trip one September to the Ohio River valley in search of Paw Paws. The power of her narrative was that great! The recipes are also wonderful. I have found each one of them to be a treasure in their ability to bring back the flavors of my own childhood. Good home cooking and wonderful stories to boot! Happy reading and baking!

I read this 'recipe book' from cover to cover. I've tried a few of the recipes and they turned out great too! The story of the author's childhood centered around her mother's kitchen in a small farm in Indiana beginning in the mid-1930's is fascinating. Not a dull moment! This was a great addition to my library. It is not only a cookbook, but also a history book.