An African American Cookbook : Living the Experience
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An African American Cookbook: Traditional and Other Favorite Recipes is a wonderful collection of traditional recipes and food memories, as well as contemporary favorite foods. All of the dishes celebrate lusty African American eating; the traditional foods reflect the ingenious, resourceful, and imaginative Africans who made them. Included are Pastor's Famous Ribs, Shortbread, Cracklin' Cornbread, Okra Gumbo, Smoked Turkey and Black-Eyed Peas, New Orleans Red Beans and Rice, Cabbage with Collard Greens, Peach Cobbler, and Sweet Potato Pudding. Coupled with these old-time dishes are today's favorite recipes- Yogurt and Chives Biscuits, Braided Easter Bread, Pecan Cake, Five-Flavor Pound Cake, Primavera Pizza, Shrimp Bake, Roast Turkey with Oyster Cornbread Stuffing, Cajun Cassoulet, and Minestrone with Tortellini. Woven among the 400 recipes are rich historical anecdotes and sayings. They were discovered or lived by this cookbook's contributors, many of whose ancestors participated in the Underground Railroad or lived nearby where it was active. Presented in an easy-to-use format for cooks of all traditions, this is a cookbook rich in history and rich in easy-to-prepare, wonderfully tasty food. Author Phoebe Bailey's congregation in historic Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a station on the Underground Railroad. Today they, and their own Harambee Historical Services (meaning pulling together to build in Swahili), offer Underground Railroad re-enactments and a buffet of traditional African American food to their many visitors. This cookbook celebrates those historic activities, when this church fed and then helped to spirit enslaved Africans to safety.
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An African American Cookbook: Traditional and Other Favorite Recipes is a bountiful collection of favorite foods and the memories that go with them. All of the dishes celebrate hearty African American eating; the traditional foods reflect the ingenious, resourceful, and imaginative Africans who made them. Woven among the 400 recipes are rich historic anecdotes and sayings. They were discovered or lived by the cookbook's contributors, many of whose ancestors participated in the Underground Railroad, or lived nearby where it was active. A cookbook rich in history and rich in easy-to-prepare, wonderfully tasty food! Remembering the Underground Railroad . . . Author Phoebe Bailey's congregation in historic Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has a long history with Underground Railroad activity. Today they offer Underground Railroad reenactments and a buffet of traditional African American food to their many visitors. This cookbook celebrates those historic events, when this church fed and then helped to spirit enslaved Africans to safety.
An African American Cookbook : Living the Experience
An African American Cookbook: Living the Experience,Phoebe Bailey,Good Books,1561483524,African American cookery,African Americans,American cooking,Cooking,Cooking / Wine,Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor,Regional & Ethnic - African American,Regional & Ethnic - General,Social life and customs,Cooking / Breakfast
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