10,000 Years of Indigenous Cooking in the Arid Landscapes of North America
For over 10,000 years, earth ovens (semi-subterranean, layered arrangements of heated rocks, packing material, and food stuffs capped by earth) have played important economic and social roles for Indigenous peoples living across the arid landscapes of North America. From hunter-gatherers to formative horticulturalists, sedentary farmers, and ......
Heaven on the Half Shell offers a thoroughly researched and richly illustrated history of the Pacific Northwest's beloved bivalve, the oyster. Starting with the earliest evidence of sea gardens and clam beds from 11,500 years ago, this book covers the history of oyster cultivation through contemporary aquaculture in coastal Washington, Oregon, ......
Why We Love Them, How to Make Them, and Where to Find Them from Maine to Virginia
One of the East Coast's more beloved and affectionately derided food is the clam cake or clam fritter. Fans clamor for these clam-studded savory beignets that are served as an appetizer to a possibly even more calorie-filled fried fish dinner or paired with a chowder for a "light" lunch. Clam cakes and fritters--despite their bad nutrition, ......
From its designation in 1926 to the rise of the interstates nearly sixty years later, Route 66 was, in John Steinbeck's words, America's Mother Road, carrying countless travelers the 2,400 miles between Chicago and Los Angeles. Whoever they were-adventurous motorists or Dustbowl migrants, troops on military transports or passengers on buses, ......
The Best Flavors of Markets, Beaches, and Roadside Stands from Mexico to Argentina
From tamales to tacos, food on a stick to ceviches, and empanadas to desserts, Sandra A. Gutierrez's Latin American Street Food takes cooks on a tasting tour of the most popular and delicious culinary finds of twenty Latin American countries, including Mexico, Cuba, Peru, and Brazil, translating them into 150 easy recipes for the home kitchen. ......
More than 90 Delicious Recipes for Picnics, Potlucks, and Pack Lunches
From refreshing beverages to packable stews and casseroles perfect for feeding the crowd on branding days to cast-iron recipes perfect for a pack trip into the mountains, Cowgirls in the Great Outdoors includes all the recipes that the modern cowgirl needs to keep her crew fed and her family happy on the trail or around the campfire. As with the ......
Savoring Flavors and Stories from the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Nestled between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, and stretching from Hampton Roads to Assateague Island, Virginia's Eastern Shore is a distinctly southern place with an exceptionally southern taste. In this inviting narrative, Bernard L. Herman welcomes readers into the communities, stories, and flavors that season a land where the ......
From the yaks which graze at altitudes so high that vegetables cannot grow, and the paradise of Shangri-La; through the flower markets of Kunming, the dramatic tea terraces of Pu-er, and forest floors covered with wild mushrooms; to the tropical south where market stalls brim with brilliant red chillies and shimmering purple eggplants. Yunnan, an ......
Soul food has played a critical role in preserving Black history, community, and culinary genius. It is also a response to--and marker of--centuries of food injustice. Given the harm that our food production system inflicts upon Black people, what should soul food look like today? Christopher Carter's answer to that question merges a history of ......
