Good Old Days in the Kitchen

by Ken Tate

Back in the Good Old Days life revolved around the kitchen table- not the television. There we brought the fresh vegetables from the garden for cleaning and canning. There we folded hands and gave thanks for the good things the Lord had provided. There we shared bread and time with one another. This look back into the kitchen of yesteryear is sure to warm you just like the old wood cook stove.

Genres: Cookbooks

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Architect, author and abstract painter, Ken Tate received his Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University in 1975. Since that time, he has designed more than 70 houses in 16 states: California, Florida, Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Tennessee to name a few, and on the prestigious island of Nassau in the Bahamas. Tate's illustrious architectural work has been published in countless magazines such as: Architectural Digest, Luxe, Veranda, Milieu, Robb Report, Forbes, Southern Accents, and The Classicist. Combining cutting edge graphic design sensitivity and exquisite photography, Images Publishing published the first four monographs of Ken's work. The first book, The New Classicists: Ken Tate Architect Selected Houses, Volume 1, established him as one of the first architect's to have a monograph of their work, igniting a trend in the industry that has become the standard. As an abstract expressionist, he has been featured in countless galleries and magazines, and has been commissioned to paint over 60 mixed media portraits. His work is in private and corporate collections across America and Canada.

Ken has always enjoyed writing since penning his groundbreaking thesis Architecture In Search of a Soul at Auburn University. Recently, he has teamed up with his son, Duke Tate, who is the author of 12 books to write The Alchemy of Architecture: Memories and Insights from Ken Tate, which was selected by The Times Literary Supplement as a 2020 Book of the Year. It has also been featured in Modern Luxury's Palm Beach Magazine, Mississippi Magazine's Heritage & Culture section, The Clarion Ledger newspaper and the mass circulated Arab News under The What We Are Reading Today section. Selected as a Great on Kindle book, it is a #1 Amazon Bestseller in the Architectural category. Ken and his son Duke have a new work of fiction titled The Architect to be released in 2021.

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit too sugar-laced nostalgic, but still an entertaining and insightful read from my own dusty bookshelves.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! A second cousin recommended it, and it took us both back to our grandmothers’ youth. Short stories or essays collected around two themes, food and kitchens.