Books – Food – African-American
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African American Foodways by Anne L. Bower
Ranging from seventeenth-century West African fare to contemporary fusion dishes using soul food ingredients, the essays in this book provide an introduction to many aspects of African American foodways and an antidote to popular misconceptions about soul food. Examining the combination of African, Caribbean, and South American traditions, the volume’s contributors offer lively insights from history, literature, sociology, anthropology, and African American studies to demonstrate how food’s material and symbolic values have contributed to African Americans’ identity for centuries. Individual chapters examine how African foodways survived the passage into slavery, cultural meanings associated with African American foodways, and the contents
Paperback, 200 pp, $40.95. Buy
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Cooking the Gullah Way, Morning, Noon, and Night by Sallie-Ann Robinson
Sallie Ann Robinson was born and reared on Daufuskie Island, one of the South Carolina Sea Islands well known for their Gullah culture. Although technology and development were slow in coming to Daufuskie, the island is now changing rapidly. With this book, Robinson highlights some of her favorite memories and delicious recipes from life on Daufuskie, where the islanders traditionally ate what they grew in the soil, caught in the river, and hunted in the woods. The unique food traditions of Gullah culture contain a blend of African, European, and Native American influences. Reflecting the rhythm of a day in the kitchen, from breakfast to dinner (and anywhere in between), this cookbook collects seventy-five recipes for easy-to-prepare, robus
Paperback, 160 pp, $25.95. Buy
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Harlem Really Cooks by Sandra Lawrence
Classic soul food recipes are honored, but with new spices, new flavors, and simpler techniques. Harlem Really Cooks combines art, history, photographs, personal anecdotes, and nostalgia. It presents a portrait of the new Harlem, as seen through the eyes of a life-long resident and expert home cook
Paperback, 192 pp, $23.95. Buy
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Delilah’s Everyday Soul by Delilah Winder and Jennifer Lindner McGlinn
In this book, chef Delilah Winder shares some of the southern-inspired recipes that have helped earn her the devotion of many, including Oprah Winfrey and Patti LaBelle. Delilah’s Everyday Soul contains more than 100 recipes, including traditional soul-food favourites like fried chicken, macaroni cheese and strawberry lemonade. It also features modern renditions of the fare, plus alternative ingredients for those who want to try healthier versions. The recipes are arranged by occasion, and accented with special memories, tips and suggestions for preparing and serving.
, 192 pp, $41.95. Buy
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An African American Cookbook; Living the Experience by Phoebe Bailey
A cookbook rich in history and rich in easy to prepare recipes
Paperback, 224 pp, $27.95. Buy
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