Includes nearly 600 mouth-watering recipes: chicken gumbo, chestnut stuffing with truffles, cherry dumplings, southern style waffles, and scores of other dishes

This fascinating read gives us a glimpse of the cuisine of the plantations in the antebellum south, as told by Mr. Rufus Estes. Born into slavery in 1857, Estes

This isn't your ordinary bread book. From artisan bread making, to savory breakfasts and brunch (hello, ultimate cinnamon roll!), to decadent but simple dessert

"A former slave, Mrs Fisher came from Mobile, Alabama and began cooking for San Francisco society in the late 1870's"--Back cover.

This volume features more than 300 authentic recipes straight from the kitchens of Creole Louisiana.