tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post1621220723546305199..comments2024-03-25T08:06:20.334-07:00Comments on Coastal Horizons... <i>books, beaches, and backroad adventures</i>: Consuming PassionsLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-50096954645228486102007-11-01T12:40:00.000-07:002007-11-01T12:40:00.000-07:00Maggie - I'll bet she's quite entertaining at a bo...Maggie - I'll bet she's quite entertaining at a book signing. Maybe I'll give one of her books a try on audio. Thanks!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-51965908101421070092007-10-28T10:57:00.000-07:002007-10-28T10:57:00.000-07:00I missed this post b/c I always skim over cookbook...I missed this post b/c I always skim over cookbook memiors. I don't cook, but I just noticed the author. Michael Lee West lives in Lebanon, TN and my mother has enjoyed her many book signings. She has quite a sense of humor; although, it may not translate into her writing. I've read two of her books: <I>American Pie</I> and <I>She Flew the Coop</I>. Thanks, Les!maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-85565729200519946552007-09-27T20:43:00.000-07:002007-09-27T20:43:00.000-07:00Yesterday at the drive-thru at Wendy's, I was atte...Yesterday at the drive-thru at Wendy's, I was attempting to order some iced tea. The guy on the speaker kept saying "You want Hi-C?"<BR/>I finally had to spell it!<BR/><BR/>And Nan, we <I>do</I> take our iced tea very seriously. It's got to be a big glass with lots of ice for the tea to be really cold. If it's not huge, what's the point? :)janet in ft worthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075018508112203423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-82416896482094772322007-09-25T10:33:00.000-07:002007-09-25T10:33:00.000-07:00Janet in Ft. Worth is right - When I say it out l...Janet in Ft. Worth is right - When I say it out loud it sounds the same both ways. So who would know? It could be one of those things that has changed over time just because no one can tell from the pronunciation. And speaking of Texas (sort of) we went to a restaurant in South Texas once, and were served, just as a matter of course, the HUGEST iced tea ever. They take it very seriously down there.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-77692117965025265192007-09-24T22:48:00.000-07:002007-09-24T22:48:00.000-07:00Well, really, most places you'd be served iced tea...Well, really, most places you'd be served iced tea, no one would bother to enunciate the <I>pause</I> between the two words, so that D and T just run right together, don't they?janet in ft worthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075018508112203423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-74960268321676980592007-09-23T18:20:00.000-07:002007-09-23T18:20:00.000-07:00Nancy - So, do you like grits? Fried okra? I don't...Nancy - So, do you like grits? Fried okra? I don't think I'd be a big fan of Southern cooking either. Fried food is ok every now and then but not on a daily basis. I knew a family that kept a jar of bacon grease on the stove. They fried everything. Blech.<BR/><BR/>Nat - I wish you lived closer so I could bake those treats for you. After a summer of vacations and over-indulgences, we are really not in any shape (pun intended!) to eat treats. At least not for a while. Maybe once we each lose 5 lbs., I'll bake these for me & Rod. Oh, wait! He doesn't like gingerbread, so I doubt he'll like either of these. May just have to make them for my co-workers. I'm sure they won't complain.<BR/><BR/>Funny how nobody's ever corrected me on the "ice/iced" tea thing!<BR/><BR/>Nan - Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the review. I think you'd like the book, although the second half really does seem more like a cookbook with little commentaries than a memoir/essay with recipes sprinkled here and there. Let me know what you think! I still want to read Laurie Colwin!!<BR/><BR/>Janet - I think you'd like this book. Too funny that your niece in Oregon recently made her first batch of fried green tomatoes. I, too, made my first batch (not the recipe from this book, though) while in Oregon a couple of weeks ago! They weren't very good, though. Turned out pretty mushy.<BR/><BR/>Hey, it's not my fault about the ice/iced tea mix-up. Nobody's every corrected me! ;)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for heading to Kiss the Cook. I've got your name in the hat!<BR/><BR/>Byebee - I'm reading another foodie memoir that far surpasses this one. Stay tuned for my upcoming review. It'll make your mouth water!<BR/><BR/>Joy - You would've thought my former-English-Teacher-Magazine-Editor husband would've caught on to my misunderstanding of the word. Sheesh!<BR/><BR/>Booklogged - Aw, thank you. I've had a lot of fun with the cooking blog. Need to try some new recipes and get them posted, though. I've been slacking a bit! I'll keep you posted on the gingersnaps.<BR/><BR/>Lotus - Such a sacrifice, but I'll do it for you. Even if I gain weight in the process. ;) Mooch away!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-42055048631349417672007-09-23T07:48:00.000-07:002007-09-23T07:48:00.000-07:00I'm anxious to try Mimi's Buttermilk Biscuits, Fri...<I> I'm anxious to try Mimi's Buttermilk Biscuits, Fried Green Tomatoes, Arny Jean's Red Beans and Rice, Mama's Shrimp Alfredo, Cousin Lula's Sweet Potato Soufflé, Fall Spice Cake, Brabham Family Chocolate Sheet Cake, Better Than Sex Cake, and Georgia Gingersnaps </I><BR/><BR/>I'm anxious that you try all those fabulous recipes, too, Les! I'll just mooch them off you if you enjoy them! :)Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-91374167154213418332007-09-22T12:04:00.000-07:002007-09-22T12:04:00.000-07:00I love your cooking blog. You make such delectabl...I love your cooking blog. You make such delectable food. Makes my mouth water when I see the pictures.<BR/><BR/>Don't include me in the drawing, though. I already own so many cookbooks. I'm trying to simplify so I'm going to be getting rid of some. The gingersnaps sound irresistible. Let us know how they turn out.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-69007284998593300152007-09-22T05:52:00.000-07:002007-09-22T05:52:00.000-07:00Cute admission on the iced tea misconception. :)Cute admission on the iced tea misconception. :)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832231139076878401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-89269082080158556512007-09-22T00:54:00.000-07:002007-09-22T00:54:00.000-07:00I've got a weakness for the foodie memoir/cookbook...I've got a weakness for the foodie memoir/cookbook. Another for the wishlist. Thanks, Les!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-66316098626740422772007-09-21T21:29:00.000-07:002007-09-21T21:29:00.000-07:00It's been ages since I read a good cooking memoir ...It's been ages since I read a good cooking memoir and almost as long since I read anything by a southern author, but both are reads that I generally enjoy greatly. <BR/><BR/>And just an hour ago I was talking to my niece in Portland, OR (formerly of Dallas and New Orleans). Among the many things we discussed were cast iron skillets, fried green tomatoes (she fried her first just a couple of days ago) and the making of remoulade (is there a good recipe for that in your book?).<BR/><BR/>I'm still shaking my head over "ice tea." Really, Les!<BR/><BR/>Now I'm headed to Kiss the Cook to comment...I want to read that book, however you've rated it!janet in ft worthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075018508112203423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-65899367322748011412007-09-21T08:13:00.000-07:002007-09-21T08:13:00.000-07:00I loved that review! I won't go leave a comment o...I loved that review! I won't go leave a comment on the food blog because I own the book! Actually, I think I gave it to my daughter ages ago, and somehow it has made its way back to me. Although you didn't give it such high marks, reading your writeup makes me really want to read it. Isn't that funny! It sounds much like the Mrs Appleyard books and the Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking and At Grandmother's Table and the Evelyn Birkby books; stories interspersed with recipes. This is one of my favorite "genres." Actually, probably they should all be shelved with my cookbooks. Anyhow, great review!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-89213354009327948892007-09-21T04:49:00.000-07:002007-09-21T04:49:00.000-07:00Yum! I'd love to be in your kitchen while you're ...Yum! I'd love to be in your kitchen while you're making the spice cake and the gingersnaps!<BR/>And LOL about the 'ice'! I'm always telling my students it's 'iceD' but I'm not sure they believe me! :Ptanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-13262671801795394902007-09-20T20:23:00.000-07:002007-09-20T20:23:00.000-07:00Southern food isn't exactly lo-cal.Hahahaha. No k...<I>Southern food isn't exactly lo-cal.</I><BR/><BR/>Hahahaha. No kidding. When I was working in the bookstore, a woman who had just been diagnosed diabetic came in looking for diabetic cookbooks. She was in tears. "I fry everything," she told me. "And, I've just been told I can't eat fried food. I have no idea how to cook without frying!" I hardly touch Southern food because I don't like anything fried; but, man . . . they can cook, down here. I've never tasted potato salad I could term "sinful", anywhere else. She's right about that.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.com