by Joyce White 1998

All of the recipes in this book came from church people. they came from those unsung women and men, too, who work long and unpaid hours on church kitchen committees, cooking with heart and soul. They came from church sisters who during anniversary celebrations, homecomings and revivials carry their best culinary creations to the church. They came from those legions of busy black women and men who after a long work week pitch in and help prepare meals at the church for the homeless and needy; from families who depend on the church as their primary social network, and from pastors who cook.