Book Description
The Art of American Indian Cooking is a sensuous journey of color, scent, and flavor through five North American regions. Using the bounty in ingredients available - such as avocados, sweet or Idaho potatoes, pineapples, pumpkins, wild game, and seafood, the American Indian first combined these gifts of the earth into what many of us now consider to be traditional American cooking. Offering such delicacies as Zuni green chili stew and roast pheasant stuffed with grapes and nuts, plus simple favorites such as baked acorn squash with honey and Chippewa wild rice, The Art of American Indian Cooking presents some of the best-loved dishes our continent has to impart. Adapted for modern kitchens, these recipes are as inspired today as they were at their inception, reflecting the terrain, climate, and culture from which they emerged.


From the Back Cover
The Art of American Indian Cooking is a sensuous journey of color, scent, and flavor through five North American regions. Using the bounty in ingredients available - such as avocados, sweet or Idaho potatoes, pineapples, pumpkins, wild game, and seafood, the American Indian first combined these gifts of the earth into what many of us now consider to be traditional American cooking. Offering such delicacies as Zuni green chili stew and roast pheasant stuffed with grapes and nuts, plus simple favorites such as baked acorn squash with honey and Chippewa wild rice, The Art of American Indian Cooking presents some of the best-loved dishes our continent has to impart. Adapted for modern kitchens, these recipes are as inspired today as they were at their inception, reflecting the terrain, climate, and culture from which they emerged. (5 1/2 X 8 1/4, 216 pages, illustrations)



About the Author
Yeffe Kimbal, an Oklahoma Osage, was a noted artist and consultant on Native American affairs for Life, The New Yorker, and other magazines. Jean Anderson is the co-author of The New Doubleday Cookbook and author of The American Century Cookbook.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Art of American Indian Cooking is a sensuous journey of color, scent, and flavor through five North American regions. Using the bounty in ingredients available - such as avocados, sweet or Idaho potatoes, pineapples, pumpkins, wild game, and seafood, the American Indian first combined these gifts of the earth into what many of us now consider to be traditional American cooking. Offering such delicacies as Zuni green chili stew and roast pheasant stuffed with grapes and nuts, plus simple favorites such as baked acorn squash with honey and Chippewa wild rice, The Art of American Indian Cooking presents some of the best-loved dishes our continent has to impart. Adapted for modern kitchens, these recipes are as inspired today as they were at their inception, reflecting the terrain, climate, and culture from which they emerged.

SYNOPSIS

Here are over 150 delicious, authentic, and traditional dishes from five North American regions.

From delicacies such as Zuni green chili stew and roast pheasant stuffed with grapes and nuts to simple favorites including baked acorn squash with honey and Chippewa wild rice, The Art of American Indian Cooking is a sensual journey of color, scent, and flavor across the regions of North America. Using the ingredients available to them—such as avocados, sweet or Idaho potatoes, pineapples, tomatoes, and pumpkins, the North American Indian first combined these gifts of the earth into what many of us now consider traditional American cooking.