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Book Review of The WELCOME TABLE : African-American Heritage Cooking

The WELCOME TABLE : African-American Heritage Cooking
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The African-American way with food combines the improvisational techniques that gave the world jazz with the culinary tecniques and piquant tastes of the African continent. From Hoppin' John to creamy sweet potato pie, from Bennie Seed Wafers to the Gospel Bird, African-American cooking recalsl its history and speaks eloquently to the richness and diversity of black culture. In this book, the author presents African-American food at its finest: Over 200 recipes both traditional and contemporary, combined with historical detaila and personal interviews and illustrated with beautiful photographs.