Recovering our ancestors' gardens : indigenous recipes and guide to diet and fitness / Devon A. Mihesuah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mihesuah, Devon A., 1957- author.

Series:

At table series

At table

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian cooking.

Indians of North America--Food.

Indians of North America.

Genre:

Cookbooks.

Physical Description:

xviii, 350 pages : illustrations color ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Other Title:

Indigenous recipes and guide to diet and fitness

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Featuring an array of tempting traditional Native recipes and no-nonsense practical advice about health and fitness, "Recovering Our Ancestors' Gardens" draws on the rich indigenous heritages of this continent to offer a helpful guide to a healthier life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Traditional Diets and Activities

Case Study 1 The Five Tribes

2. The State of Indigenous Health

Case Study 2 Changing Diets and Health in Indian Territory

3. Challenges to Recovering Health

Case Study 3 Frybread

4. What Are You Ingesting?

5. Calories, Exercise, and Recovering Fitness

6. Changing What We Eat

7. Importance of Backyard Gardens

Curriculum Guide

Recipes

Appetizers

Guacamole Dip

Lima Bean Hummus

Summer Salsa

Salads, soups, and stews

Dandelion Salad

Poke Salat

Vegetable, Turkey, and Game Stocks

Butternut Squash Soup

Dakota Waskuya (Dakota Dried Sweet Corn Soup)

Gazpacho

Elk Stew

Choctaw Stew

Osage Strip Meat Soup (Ta-ni)

Posole

Main Dishes

Meat and Vegetable Kabobs

Venison Steaks

Good for Your Heart Fried Moose Meat

Venison Burgers

Salmon

Venison Meatloaf

Osage Pounded Meat (Ta-pshe)

Corn Crust Pizza

Enchiladas

Vegetables and side dishes

Pumpkins

Tepary Bean-Prickly Pear Casserole

Comanche Ata-Rwasa

Baked New Potatoes

Vegetable Saute

Sweet Potatoes

Mamaw Helton's Creamed Corn

Osage Yonkopin (Tse'-wa-the), Water Chinkapin Roots and Seeds

Chahta Tanfula

Pashofa

Pinto Beans

Avocados

Prickly Pear Paddles

Grilled Corn on the Cob

Luiseno Weewish

Wild Onions

Zucchini Canoes

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Poblano Peppers Stuffed with Wild Rice, Cranberries, or Vegetables

Mashed Potatoes with Corn Gravy

Grits

Spaghetti Squash

breads

Banaha

Osage Persimmon Cakes (Wah-zha'-zhe wa-dsiu'-e gta-in'-ge)

Corn, Bean, and Turkey Bread

Blue Corn Pancakes

Drinks And Desserts

Abuske

Pawpaw Sorbet

Grape Dumplings

No Wheat, Butter, Eggs, or Sugar Cookies

Mamaw Helton's Stewed Fruit

Wojapi

Cranberry Pie with Cornmeal Crust

Preserving Food

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Pemmican.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-340) and index.

ISBN:

9780803245259

0803245254

OCLC:

1150925126

Publisher Number:

99986784716