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Black American Cooking February 2025 |
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The way home : a celebration of sea Islands food and family with over 100 recipes
by Kardea Brown
Celebrating the Gullah/Geechee culinary traditions of her family and sharing family anecdotes, memories and helpful tips, the breakout star of Food Network's top-rated show Delicious Miss Brown presents dishes combining West African herbs, spices and grains with traditional Southern cooking to nourish you, body and soul.
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Sunday best : cooking up the weekend spirit every day
by Adrienne Cheatham
A Top Chef finalist and founder of a popular pop-up series, SundayBest, shows how to cook your“Sunday best” any day of the week with 100 recipes that help show how everyday moments should be appreciated, celebrated and made special for those you love.
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A date with a dish : classic African-American recipes
by Freda De Knight
"An outstanding feast of distinctively American culinary genius, this comprehensive collection of authentic African-American recipes was assembled by a well-known cooking columnist for Ebony magazine. Filled with the aroma of childhood memories, it will help modern cooks re-create hundreds of classic dishes for every meal of the day, from chicken and oyster gumbo to sweet potato pudding."
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Edna Lewis : at the table with an American original
by Sara B. Franklin
"Edna Lewis (1916-2006) wrote some of America's most resonant, evocative, and significant cookbooks ever, including the now classic The Taste of Country Cooking. Lewis cooked and wrote first as a means to explore her memories of childhood on a farm in Freetown, Virginia, a community originally founded by freed black families. Later, she wrote to commemorate and document the seasonal richness of southern foodways."
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Ghetto Gastro Black Power kitchen
by Jon Gray
A Bronx-based creative and culinary collective that promotes black excellence through recipes, art and words combine immersive and uplifting storytelling with 75 plant-based recipes including Strong Back Stew, Red Velvet Cake, Triboro Tres Leches and Chopped Stease.
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Black girl baking : wholesome recipes inspired by a soulful upbringing
by Jerrelle Guy
The creator of Chocolate For Basil—a vegetarian blog that has been featured on Vogue.com, Food52 and in the Boston Globe—shares her story through recipes for soul-inspired baked goods, including Honey Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread, Bruleed Buttermilk Pie, Sea Salt Butterscotch Tart, Papaya Pastries, Sweet Potato Pie, Cajun Flatbread and more.
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Carla Hall's soul food : everyday and celebration
by Carla Hall
Presents a collection of recipes inspired by traditional African American cooking, including flaky buttermilk biscuits, grilled okra with spiced sprinkle, black-eyed pea salad with hot sauce vinaigrette, and oxtail stew with brown sauce.
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High on the hog : a culinary journey from Africa to America
by Jessica B. Harris
The author of The Africa Cookbook presents a history of the African Diaspora on two continents, tracing the evolution of culturally representative foods ranging from chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul.
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A Kwanzaa keepsake and cookbook : celebrating the holiday with family, community, and traditions
by Jessica B. Harris
"Now with a new introduction by award-winning writer and iconic culinary historian Jessica B. Harris, a foreword by chef and television personality Carla Hall, revised recipes and stories, and a fresh new package, A Kwanzaa Keepsake offers proverbs, ceremonies, family projects, inspirational biographies, blessings, and of course, wonderful recipes. Structured around the seven days of Kwanzaa and the virtues each day represents, Harris shares a themed feast for each night, designed to reflect the principle of the day."
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Notes from a young Black chef / : A Memoir Adapted for Young Adults
by Kwame Onwuachi
Adapted for younger readers, an uplifting memoir by the James Beard Award-winning executive chef at Kith/Kin in Washington, D.C. includes coverage of his Bronx childhood, his training in acclaimed restaurants and the racial barriers that challenged his career.
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The rise : black cooks and the soul of American food
by Marcus Samuelsson
Celebrates the culinary contributions of black chefs and cooks to American cuisine including recipes such as chilled corn and tomato soup, saffron tapioca pudding, and steak frites with plantain chips and green vinaigrette.
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Afro-vegan : farm-fresh African, Caribbean & Southern flavors remixed
by Bryant Terry
The rising star chef, food activist and author of The Inspired Vegan remixes foods of the African diaspora to outline creative but comprehensive vegan recipes for such options as Corn Maque Choux-Stuffed Jamaican Patties, Groundnut Stew and Crispy Teff-Grit Cakes.
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Black food : stories, art & recipes from across the African diaspora
by Bryant Terry
A James Beard Award-winning chef, educator and author presents a joyful celebration of Black culture by interweaving food, experiences and community through poetry, essays and recipes including Crispy Cassava Skillet Cakes,, Meatballs with Egusi and Squash and Jerk Chicken Ramen.
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Jubilee : recipes from two centuries of African American cooking
by Toni Tipton-Martin
Drawing from historical texts and rare African-American cookbooks, a collection of 125 recipes takes readers into the world of African-American cuisine made by enslaved master chefs, free caterers and black entrepreneurs and culinary stars that goes far beyond soul food.
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Koshersoul : the faith and food journey of an African American Jew
by Michael Twitty
In this thought-provoking and profound book, the James Beard award-winning author of The Cooking Gene explores the creation of African-Jewish cooking through memory, identity and food, offering a rich background for inventive recipes and the people who create them.
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