Watermelon and Red Birds
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Nicole A. Taylor
The very first cookbook to celebrate Juneteenth, from food writer and cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor—who draws on her decade of experiences observing the holiday.On June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and issued General Order Number 3, informing the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. A year later, in 1866, Black Texans congregated with music, dance, and BBQs—Juneteenth celebrations. All-day cook-outs with artful salads, bounteous dessert spreads, and raised glasses of “red drink” are essential to Juneteenth gatherings. In Watermelon and Red Birds, Nicole puts jubilation on the main stage. As a master storyteller and cook, she bridges the traditional African-American table and 21st-century flavors in stories and recipes. Nicole synthesizes all the places we’ve been, all the people we have come from, all the people we have become, and all the culinary ideas we have embraced. Watermelon and Red Birds contains over 75 recipes, including drinks like Afro Egg Cream and Marigold Gin Sour, dishes like Beef Ribs with Fermented Harissa Sauce, Peach Jam and Molasses Glazed Chicken Thighs, Southern-ish Potato Salad and Cantaloupe and Feta Salad, and desserts like Roasted Nectarine Sundae, and Radish and Ginger Pound Cake. Taylor also provides a resource to guide readers to BIPOC-owned hot sauces, jams, spice, and waffle mixes companies and lists fun gadgets to make your Juneteenth special. These recipes and essays will inspire parties to salute one of the most important American holidays, and moments to savor joy all year round.
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Author
Nicole A. Taylor
Pages
288
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2022-05-31
ISBN
1982176229 9781982176228
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"<img src="https://tanyasreading.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/watermelon.png?w=827"/><br/>Book Stats <br/>Stars: 3 Stars<br/>Start Date: 09/03/23<br/>Ending Date: 09/04/23<br/>Genre: Cookbook<br/>Form: Hardback<br/>Page Count: 288<br/>Publishing Date:05/31/22<br/><br/><a href="https://tanyasreading.wordpress.com/2023/09/04/watermelon-and-red-birds-a-cookbook-for-juneteenth-and-black-celebrations-by-nicole-a-taylor/">You can read it on my blog!</a><br/><br/>Thank you to Simon & Schuster at their Simon Books Buddy Program for the free book for exchange for an honest review.<br/><br/>You can also read it on Good Reads!<br/><br/>This is a decent cookbook to celebrate Juneteeth and the Black Culture in America. It has a brief introduction about Juneteeth and what it means to the black culture. Since Juneteeth is considered the official day the slaves were freed from Slavery and have been celebrated as such in the black community for years. It just recently became a Federal Holiday in 2021.<br/><br/>It has a session for different brands that you get seasons ,drinks,and food to support Black and people of color business you want to try any of the recipes.<br/><br/>The book has color pictures of the food but I wish to have pictures for every food in here so you can see how they look. One thing I would probably try is the funnel cake since it does good. I would like to try the chicken burgers which also look delicious.<br/><br/>Although it really wasn't what I expected to be for a cookbook about Juneteenth and Black Culture with the recipes, there are some I would like to try like I mentioned previously. I really just requested this book for my mom because not only does she like to cook but she likes to collect cookbooks. So I'm going to give this book to her. Overall it is a decent collection of recipes if you want to get a little taste of the Black Culture on Juneteeth but not all of it.<br/><br/><img src="https://tanyasreading.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/tanya-banner-2.png?w=827"/>"
Tanya Tate