THE "SOULFUL GOURMET" IS A HEALTHIER COLLECTION OF TRADITIONAL SOUL FOOD (AND CAJUN) RECIPES & MORE FOR "EVERYDAY COOKING - WITH EVERDAY FOOD ITEMS - FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE" USING POULTRY, SEAFOOD AND VEGETABLES - NO RED MEAT OR PORK, AND ALSO PROMOTES THE USE OF WHOLE WHEAT PRODUCTS AND REDUCED FAT SUBSTITUTES. RECIPES ARE SHARED THROUGH THE AUTHOR'S MEMORY OF GROWING UP SURROUNDED BY A FAMILY OF SOUTHERN COOKS WHO CARRY THEIR SOUTHERN WAYS AND LOVE OF SOUTHERN COOKING TO THE BIG CITY, AND HOW HEALTH ISSUES LATER REQUIRE HER TO COOK SMARTER. THE BOOK IS TOUCHING, FUNNY, PACKED WITH PREPARED DISHES AND FAMILY PHOTOS WHICH ARE CERTAIN TO MAKE YOUR MOUTH WATER AND YOUR HEART SMILE!