great Southern classics: Smothered Chicken, Smoky Beef Brisket, Catfish Po'Boy, Buttermilk Biscuits, Creamy Cheese Grits, and Fluffy Lemon Pie Box. As a young model and actress living in New York and Los Angeles, Faith set about modifying her favorite dishes from home. What she came up with was healthful, calorie-conscious fare that didn't skimp on flavor. Cooking with Faith shares all of her innovative updates on the Southern classics, from Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken, Dilled Egg-White Salad, and Roasted Five Vegetable Soup with Turkey Meatballs to Sauteed Green Beans with Fresh Herbs, Faith's Lighter Cheese Grits Frittata, Cranberry Orange Slush, and Faith's Peach and Pecan Crumble. An inspired combination of the best of both worlds--the homespun recipes Faith grew up with along with lighter versions and modifications--Cooking with Faith includes 125 recipes, beautiful color and black-and-white photography, and many engaging anecdotes of Faith's Southern childhood.  (less)

is it limited, and it does not take away from the subject matter. And who is the subject, the beautiful woman, most who are either black or of african descent. However, ethnicity does not come over as being of prime concern. Many of the models are international, hailing from as far away from the States as Russia and Taiwan. The compiler of the collection, also the sole poet, appears to have crafted each poem for each individual model. This work is indeed a collobation between artists.  (less)