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In 1866, Malinda Russell self-published A Domestic Cookbook: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen. The book holds the distinction of being the first known, cookbook published by an African American, and the first book to offer culinary advice by an African-American woman ( The House Servant’s Directory by Robert Roberts and Never Let People Be Kept Waiting, a hotel management textbook by Tunis G. Campbell, precede it). But it’s remarkable for other reasons, too. Russell published it as a free woman living in Paw Paw, Michigan, as a fundraising effort to retu...

11 Cookbooks by Black Authors You Should Add to Your Bookshelf One of the best ways to appreciate the culture and history of Black people is through its food, be that Southern or soul. Here are cookbooks that tell the story—along with links to many independent booksellers. Every editorial product is independently selected, though we may be compensated or receive an affiliate commission if you buy something through our links. 1 In The Rise, Marcus Samuelsson gathers food, culture and history to highlight the diverse deliciousness of Black cooking. This is his tribute to chefs, activists a...

Getty Images When I was a child, my mother taught me how to cook by demonstration. Most times she just wanted me to wash the dishes, but even with my back turned and my arms elbow deep in warm, soapy water, she explained everything she was doing to prepare my favorite feast, be it gumbo during the holidays, rice and gravy on a Sunday, or any of her mid-week meals, like red beans and rice or jambalaya, for which I had a special affinity. As I got older she allowed me to help more by seasoning the food, chopping the vegetables, and telling me why she did what she did in the kitchen. But it wasn...

If You Want Delicious African Cuisine Visit This Digital Library! Published January 24th, 2021 - 08:58 GMT (Shutterstock) Highlights After reading several pages and having a book-to-buy-list that was lengthening by the minute, I decided to search for and catalogue as many as I could A new digital library has brought together almost 200 recipes and history books dating 1828 to celebrate various cuisines from the African diaspora.  Whether that's the story of Jambalaya from New Orleans, Jollof rice from Senegal, or Haiti’s Joumou soup, Feast Afrique's  archive aims to highlight and ...

"This book broadens the African American food story," Toni Tipton-Martin writes in the introduction her award-winning book, “ Jubilee .” "It celebrates the enslaved and the free, the working class, the middle class, and the elite.