I'm a cookbook fanatic! I have so many favorites. The scrapbook style, of the authors family history, are at the top of my favorites list. For instance the amazing Story by Cecilia Chang...a great read and recipe book for The Lunar New Year celebration. I love the details of her childhood. The cook's life and how her mother ran the house and did the family shopping. Things she learned from her mother...things even I follow in my culinary beliefs today...so many similarities. Such as eating lighter in the summer, but Cecilia's mother did it for cleansing, and staying away from MSG! The trama of war and how she and her sister were able to escape...covered in fleas but their family inheritance for the trip in tact. Then all that hardship prepared her for success here in the states. Everyone has a story! This story was close to home in many ways for me and I still refer to the lessons now and then. That smile on her face is so real and I've very thankful she wrote the book!
Happy New Year...May the Year of the Monkey Be a Very Happy One!
2/9/16
Black History Month: A. Fillmore's Cookbook
The featured book today is by A. Fillmore. This is a picture of Chef Fillmore. We'd love to have a peak inside his cookbook, but alas that would require a trip to TX. The Lone Star Cook Book and Meat Special (From the Slaughter Pen to the Dining Room Table). What a title, right? He created his dishes at the Hotel Lubbock, 1929. Click on his name in blue to be directed to the article. It talks about a librarian who is a collector of cookbooks and in her vast 1600 books she has Mr. Fillmore cookbook of culinary cuisine for butchering and serving fresh meat. His Great great grandaughter left a comment and says the family has a copy as well. I thought it was so neat she would leave a comment, unfortunately she didn't get a response...I'd respond in a heart beat.
You will be utterly surprised at what the Book is really about go here. I'm intrigued because, this is the year that I work on eating less meat...and fulfilling a desire to eat vegetarian at least work up to 85% This year. Below is an exert by A. Fillmore...
2/7/16
How to Make Candy Books: Hard Candy, Chocolate Candy and Non-Cook Candies
I love a book for beginners...no fuss, basic and fun! |
This is the book of which I found the inspiration for my Sweet Life Candy Hearts! Perfect for Holiday Candy and Confections. |
Black History Month: Harlem
How much do you want to Know? How far do you want to travel back...to understand a culture, in tiny spot in the world. Before The Settlers, Before Slavery Trades here in the US...There were millions of Natives living in Americas but for the sake of this post we're talking about Harlem, N.Y. Africans and Indians have a long intertwining relationship in this country. It is curious to me that Harlem became a mecca, in a future time where a whole culture of Native Tribes were forced to live and left to themselves until it was deemed...well, takable! This link Here takes you to the pages about Haarlem/Harlem and the history of How it came to be Harlem. Then We fast forward Jumper Style, to after World War I and Learn more about what the Renainnassance Period and who were some of the Key Players of the time.
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I didn't find this book on Good Reads. It exist because I have it! Maybe I'm off my search game today. Either way the Poetry of Walter Dean Myers pulls out all the feeling of a culture in the Middle of Manhattan. "Where a note is handed down from Marcus and Malcolm to a brother too bad and too cool to give his name." If you find this book Sit down and take a trip to Harlem. |
I can walk to the Apollo in 20 min. There is
more to the Apollo that meets the eye or ear.
go there and find out what I mean.
A Jackie Robinson park Resident... enjoying the scenery. |
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