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A Kwanzaa keepsake and cookbook celebrating the holiday with family, community, and traditions

"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 biograp...

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Main Author: Harris, Jessica B.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2024.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Kwanzaa cooking.
African American cooking.
Kwanzaa.
Holiday cooking.
African Americans > Social life and customs.
Cookbooks.
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Summary:"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. Some of the menus include: -Umoja (Unity), featuring dishes of multinational origin such as Seasoned Olives, Mechoui-Style Leg of Lamb with cumin, mint, and chili, and a classic Caribbean rum punch, and reminds readers of the union of all peoples of African descent. -Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), composed of dishes from the African continent including Sweet Potato Fritters, Grilled Pepper Salad, and Piment Aimee, a hot sauce from one of the author's friends. -Kuumba (Creativity) is a healing supper and communal meal that opens the gates of remembrance through food. The repast is centered around a heritage recipe and includes others for Pickled Black-Eyed Peas, a fish dish from the the Ivory Coast, Spicy Cranberry Chutney, and a killer pecan pie with molasses whipped cream"--
Item Description:"Previously published as A Kwanzaa Keepsake: Celebrating the Holiday with New Traditions and Feasts"--Title page.
Includes index.
Physical Description:xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781668035863
Author Notes:Dr. Jessica B. Harris is the author of twelve cookbooks documenting the foods and foodways of the African Diaspora. She has lectured and written widely in the United States and abroad and has received Iife-time achievement awards from the Southern Foodways Alliance and the James Beard Foundation. In 2021, she was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the world. Her book High on the Hog is the basis for the Netflix series of the same name, which has won a Peabody Award and two NAACP Image Awards, Harris is professor emeritus at Queens College, CUNY, where she taught for five decades. She divides her time between New York, Martha's Vineyard, and New Orleans.

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