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Seed to plate, soil to sky : modern plant-based recipes using Native American ingredients

Frank, Lois Ellen

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The foundational ingredients (corn, beans, squash, chiles, tomatoes, potatoes, vanilla and cacao) of Native American cooking were unknown in other parts of the world until around 1491 to 1493. Using those ingredients, the authors present modern, luscious plant-based recipes along with "a necessary discussion of food sovereignty and sustainability."

 

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  • Read review by: Sheryn Morris

    Lois Ellen Frank is the Chef and owner of Red Mesa Cuisine, where she cooks and works with Chef Walter Whitewater. In this book she highlights basic indigenous foods: corn, beans, squash, chiles, tomatoes, potatoes, vanilla and cacao as starting points for scrumptious modern recipes. She refers to these ingredients...

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