ISBN:
0520262573
,
9780520262577
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 281 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
California studies in food and culture ; 29
Parallel Title:
Print version Breaking Bread : Recipes and Stories from Immigrant Kitchens
DDC:
394.1/20973
Keywords:
Food habits
;
International cooking
;
Immigrants Anecdotes
Abstract:
Through stories of hand-rolled pasta and homemade chutney, local markets and backyard gardens, and wild mushrooms and foraged grape leaves-this book recounts in loving detail the memories, recipes, and culinary traditions of people who have come to the United States from around the world. Chef and teacher Lynne Anderson has gone into immigrant kitchens and discovered the power of food to recall a lost world for those who have left much behind. The enticing, easy-to-prepare recipes feature specialties like Greek dolmades, Filipino adobo, Brazilian peixada, and Sudanese mulukhiyah. Together with
Description / Table of Contents:
Breaking Bread; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; SCOOPING THE MEMORIES; IT'S LIKE A CONTINUUM; ADD A PLACE AT THE TABLE; FORAGING TOGETHER BUT ALONE; A SAVAGE LOVES HIS OWN SHORE; SWAPPING FOOD ON SUNDAYS; LIVING THE CULTURE EVERY DAY; EATING ALONE; QUIETIN AMERICA; REMEMBERING WHERE YOU STARTED; EATING THE FLAG; A HAPPY STRADDLER; THIS IS AMERICA?; MORE RELAXED BUT A LITTLE TIRED; BRINGING GOOD THINGS WITH FOOD; KEEPING THE CONNECTION FLOWING; FOOD, THE GREAT ICEBREAKER; MAN IN THE KITCHEN; PART OF YOU GOES INTO THE COOKING; TEACHING BOTH WAYS; PRESERVING HOME.
Description / Table of Contents:
Less conservative nowit's okay to be different; cooking every day; why not teach them to cook?
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
