I cook from scratch and am always looking for more really good recipes. I didn't get a lot out of it. Many of the recipes call for things like canned soup and jello packets. I think I need to look for recipes from great grandmothers. :) There were some recipes that seemed worth a try, but they also were almost unanimously unhealthy. They're pretty much all white flour, fatty meat and white sugar. It made me a bit sad to see how many times grandma was said to have died of breast cancer or was no longer with us (or even the entry about how grandpa said she was trying to kill him as the doctor said he was so unhealthy), and I couldn't help but think that fewer biscuits with chocolate gravy for breakfast might have kept these wonderful ladies and their families around longer. Most of them are things that are fun to have as a treat but would not be wise to eat regularly, especially in our sedentary culture today.

There are some color photos, but not a lot. Folks with special dietary needs (vegans, gluten free, diabetic, paleo, etc.) are likely to find very few recipes they can use. Most of the recipes are very simple to follow, though, without a lot of ingredients. Vegetable dishes were few and far between, and generally had things like sugar added to them.

Most of the recipes were pretty standard and I generally have found better ones. The sweet tea recipes call for purchased tea bags, water and sugar (not even the tip about the pinch of baking soda keeping it clear), for example. I was a little unimpressed but I did enjoy the little stories about the grandmas before the entries.