Crystal Wilkinson
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Never has a cookbook title gripped me so quickly, heart and soul.
Part ancestral recipes, part poetic storytelling, Wilkinson honors the deep ties between food-ways and family and the lesser-known history of Black Appalachians.
These forty recipes are a trove of generations-old kitchen knowledge ranging from blackberry vices to no-nonsense cornbread to chicken n' dumplings. I'm coveting this book in honor of Black Appalachians who gave heart,... (read more)
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