Soul Satisfying Recipes
From B. Smith

When I met B. Smith at her restaurant at Union Station in Washington, DC, my first novel, Sisters and Lovers, had recently been published and her cookbook, B. Smith’s Entertaining and Cooking for Friends, had just come out. We exchanged books and signatures as well as pleasant chat over drinks at her restaurant bar. Little did I know that I would end up spending so much time with my nose buried in the pages of her cookbook.

More than ten years after that meeting, Barbara Smith’s cookbook is still one of my all-time favorites. The recipes are memorable and delicious yet fairly easy to prepare. That’s very important for someone like me, who generally wants to get in and out of the kitchen with as little fuss as possible. I don’t mind cooking, but I don’t want to spend hours preparing a good meal.

The recipe for Cajun Catfish Fingers has become a favorite in our home. I like that I can prepare it and let it marinade in the refrigerator and then come back and cook it later. I’ve prepared it with catfish fingers and fillets and it’s always scrumptious. Guests rave about it.

For more soul satisfying recipes prepared with style, check out B. Smith’s Entertaining and Cooking For Friends at Amazon.