Thursday, September 19, 2024

Cooking With The Colberts

 Stephen Colbert is khown for his  sharp comic observations and great humility.Now he and his wife Evie McGee Colbert are going to be khown for their Southern cooking thanks to a new cookbook Does Tjis Taste Funny?

Mattie Kahn , an award winning writer wrote about the 7uudynamic couple in todays New York Times Thursday section.It should have been in yesterday's New York Times Food section. There would have definitely been a tasty recipe to try. Both come from Charleston South Carolina where seafood and Southern go hand in hand.From an infamous fight over using a metal spoon instead of a wooden one to cooking and baking her mothers dishes the Colberts offer the perfect blend of marriage and mealsCeladon Books fitst approached Mr. Colbert to write a book by hijself.He only jumped on boa4d when his wife was included,.

Theirs is an interest b im background. MSs McGe Colberts mother cooked often and left her daughter a plethora of recipes .They're in the book save for the Jello salads.Mr Colberts moth we,  widowed after her husband and two children were killed tragically in a plane crash  had to be frugal in ord we to feed her remaining children. Twice a month she would stock up on discount bread.She was adventurous according to his sister Elizabeth. One n8ght 8t would be German food the next French.The cookbook is mostly Southern with cheddar biscuit s and shrimp and gritsDesserts are big along with cocktails. Reviews on Amazon have mostly been five star.


If you love comedy and cooking this book is for you.The McGee Colberts provide excellent recipes to try. Its a must have cookbook.