Growing up in a large African-American family in a small town in Michigan, Patty Pinner spent her childhood helping the women of the house--the Queens of Soul Food--whip up the sweet treats that crowned family dinners, neighborhood gatherings, and church socials. In SWEETS, Patty shares her family's stories, maxims, and magical desserts, many named after family members like Cud'n Daisy, Aint Sug, and My My, her beloved grandmother. Part recipe book, part family history, this sweet-as-can-be cookbook is a heartfelt tribute to women who ruled the home and the kitchen with their wisdom, hearts, and cooking.

Absolutely Charming! (5.0)

This cookbook has taken the #1 spot in my cookbook collection. The selection of recipes is superb. I am a huge dessert person and this cookbook has a recipe for every sweet tooth in my mouth! The family photos and shared memories are the "icing on the cake." Great gift for loved ones!!

Great cookbook (4.0)

Shipped really really fast,the book was in good shape,very pleased with the book very informative,can not wait to try some of the recipes.

Fantastic Recipes and Entertaining Stories (5.0)

I absolutely love this book. I have made two of the recipes so far and they are wonderful! I have read the whole book and was enchanted by all of the stories; they add so much and give you a real feeling for the family and the ladies that made these recipes. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to bake or just loves to read family stories.

One of my very favorite desserts cookbooks! (5.0)

This book is my very favorite of all my cookbooks now! In fact, it's even just one of my very favorite books, period. But it's not just a collection of great, old fashioned, nostalgic, honest-to-god soul food dessert recipes; it's a beautiful history of a large Black family written by someone who loved each and every member. By the time I finished my first reading ( and yes, I've read it all the way through again even though I've only had it a short time ) and bookmarked the recipes I wanted to try, I felt like I really knew every single aunt and uncle, every "Cud'n" ( even the "Po" one! )in the author's family. Filled with lovely photographs, not just of delicious home cooked food, but of real people I grew to love as each page turned, as each chapter was finished, like a well written serial one hates to put down and dreads to end. Being of Native American heritage myself, I still began to feel like one of the African American family in the book and the memories seemed like my own!

I've only tried two of the book's recipes so far, one pound style cake and one sweet pie, and both turned out so darned good I couldn't believe I was the one who actually made something so mouth-watering and delectable! I'm excited to try many of the others and have recommended the book to several friends. If you are looking for a nice thick cookbook with some unique, yet old-timey type southern style dessert recipes with plain and easily found ingredients "done up" the right way, than this book is the one to buy! But if you're also interested in the rich history of a loving Black family, beautifully written, lovingly and painstakingly chronicled, then you can't go wrong with this story-book style recipe collection!

Sweets: Soul Food Desserts and Memories (5.0)

Love the book so much. Was very pleased with the company that sent it to me.