african american cooking

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The Ebony cookbook

a date with a dish
1973
A reprint of a cookbook originally published in 1948 which features recipes gathered from African-American sources across the country, covering all courses from appetizers through desserts, with cooking tips and menu suggestions.

A taste of heritage

new African-American cuisine
1998
Collection of three hundred recipes that represent the flavors and techniques that are typical of contemporary African-American cooking.

A taste of freedom

a cookbook with recipes and remembrances from the Hampton Institute
2002
Traces the history of Virginia's Hampton Institute, one of the first schools established to educate newly freed slaves in the wake of the Civil War, and features recipes for regional foods reminiscent of those prepared at the school. Includes photographs and quotations.

The historical cookbook of the American Negro

2000
Contains historical facts, photos, personal anecdotes, and a variety of recipes that reflect the many cultural traditions of African-Americans.

Soul food

recipes and reflections from African-American churches
1998
Collection of more than 150 recipes from African-American churches across the country, with instructions for preparing breads, rice, beans, vegetables, fish, poultry, meats, and desserts.

Down-home wholesome

300 low-fat recipes from a new soul kitchen
1995
Contains 300 recipes that trim the fat, sugar, and salt from classic soul food dishes, each including a nutritional analysis, with chapters on kitchen basics, and herbal concoctions for body care, and anecdotes about the author's family of cooks.

Sweets

soul food desserts & memories
2006
Contains both a collection of over one hundred African American desserts passed down from one generation to another and several illustrated family photos from the 1950s and 1960s.

An African American cookbook

traditional and other favorite recipes
2002
Presents over four hundred recipes for traditional and other favorite African-American foods, covering main dishes, meats, vegetables, salads, breads, soups, sweets, cakes, snacks, and appetizers, and including historic anecdotes and sayings.

Addy's cook book, 1864

a peek at dining in the past with meals you can cook today
1994

Cooking

1997
Introduces the influence of African-based foods, cooking techniques, and traditions to American culinary history.

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