Holiday Cooking with Talking Books
Enjoy a feast from Talking Book Services with our Holiday Cookbook Reading List.
The Best Cook in the World: Tales and Recipes from My Momma's Table
Pulitzer Prize winner and author of All Over but the Shoutin' (DB 46142) and Ava's Man (DB 53019) presents a food memoir and tribute to his mother, Margaret, who never owned a cookbook, but was an amazing cook. Includes family generational stories that pre-date the Civil War. Contains some strong language.
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Digital Book Number: DB091075
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks
A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden stories of Black Appalachians through powerful essays and forty comforting recipes from the Poet Laureate of Kentucky. Years ago, when O. Henry Prize-winning writer Crystal Wilkinson was baking a jam cake, she felt her late grandmother's presence. She soon realized that she was not the only cook in her kitchen. There were an abundance of ancestors stirring, measuring, and braising with her. These are her kitchen ghosts, five generations of Black women who arrived in her region of Appalachia and made a life, a legacy, and a cuisine. Part food memoir, part cookbook, 'Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts' weaves fiction with historical records, memories, and interviews to present a unique culinary portrait of Black Appalachians. Forty recipes rooted deep in the past yet full of contemporary flavor are brought to vivid life through stunning photography and beautiful illustrations. You'll find delicious favorites such as Corn Pudding, Chicken and Dumplings, Jam Cake, and Praisesong Biscuits woven into the narrative of Crystal's family, portraying the experience and history of Black Appalachians through their voice, spirit, and foodways. As the keeper of her family's stories and treasured dishes, Crystal shares her inheritance in 'Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts'. She found these stories woven into her apron pockets, floating inside the steam of hot mustard greens, and tucked into the sweet scent of clove and cinnamon in her kitchen. Crystal conjures up her ancestors every time she cooks, honoring the mothers who came before her, the land that housed generations of her family, and the untold heritage of Black Appalachia.
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Digital Book Number: DB122398
Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food
You're invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, family, and fun with the Parton family, as Dolly and her sister (and favorite cook) Rachel share their favorite recipes for Good Lookin' Cookin'
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Digital Book Number: DB127729
Edna Lewis: At the Table with an American Original
Collection of twenty essays examining the life and work of Edna Lewis, who is considered the mother of Southern cuisine due to her restaurants and cookbooks. Includes essays by Alice Waters, author of Coming to My Senses (DB 89129), and Michael W. Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene.
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Digital Book Number: DB091374
The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook
Novelist Sherryl Woods and chef Teddi Wohlford offer classic Southern recipes created to accompany Woods's Sweet Magnolia book series set in South Carolina. Character Dana Sue Sullivan, a cook, supplies gossip in addition to cocktails, appetizers, brunch, vegetables, main courses, and dessert. Also includes holiday favorites and low-calorie specialties.
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Digital Book Number: DB077632
The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life
Anecdotes and recipes from the author of The Prince of Tides (RC 25248). Traces his passion for eating and cooking to his southern upbringing and his time in France and Italy. Reminiscing about favorite places, teachers, and meals, Conroy intermixes suggestions for dozens of dishes using high-quality, fresh ingredients.
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Digital Book Number: DB067321
Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook
Collection of more than 250 recipes for Christmas treats from appetizers to main dishes, and from breads to desserts. Also includes holiday decorating tips, make-ahead ideas, food gifts to give, and new twists to standard recipes. 2006. Collection of more than 250 recipes for Christmas treats from appetizers to main dishes, and from breads to desserts. Also includes holiday decorating tips, make-ahead ideas, food gifts to give, and new twists to standard recipes. 2006.
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Digital Book Number: DB064150
Las Christmas: Escritores Latinos Recuerdan las Tradiciones Navideñas
Twenty-five writers representing various Latin American countries, but now living in the U.S., present fond and nostalgic memories of their Christmases past according to their ethnic and cultural customs. These stories are interspersed with favorite holiday recipes and traditional Christmas songs and poems. Spanish language. 1998. Twenty-five writers representing various Latin American countries, but now living in the U.S., present fond and nostalgic memories of their Christmases past according to their ethnic and cultural customs. These stories are interspersed with favorite holiday recipes and traditional Christmas songs and poems. Spanish language. 1998.
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Digital Book Number: DB046998
Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch
Food writer presents a collection of recipes based on the foods he grew up with as part of his Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, and draws on influences from his husband's Persian-Iraqi traditions. Categories include breakfast, appetizers and snacks, salads, vegetables, carbohydrates, soups and stews, mains, desserts, and drinks. Some strong language. 2021. Food writer presents a collection of recipes based on the foods he grew up with as part of his Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, and draws on influences from his husband's Persian-Iraqi traditions. Categories include breakfast, appetizers and snacks, salads, vegetables, carbohydrates, soups and stews, mains, desserts, and drinks. Some strong language. 2021.
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Digital Book Number: DB106242
Debbie Macomber’s Christmas Cookbook
"We call her the "Official Storyteller of Christmas"-but Debbie Macomber is more than that. She's someone who loves the holiday and all its traditions. Now she shares more than one hundred of her favorite recipes to help you enjoy this most joyous of seasons. You'll also find easy-to-follow instructions for crafts, decorations and gift wrapping-everything you need to create a beautiful and festive holiday. What makes this cookbook unique is Debbie's personal memories and observations. Join her as she reminisces about traditions past and present, and discover the craft ideas she herself uses. As she says, "The holidays are about being with others. They're about celebrating and sustaining our personal community of family and friends." In this beautifully illustrated book, she shows you how to serve a memorable meal, whether it's a sit-down Christmas dinner for a crowd, entertaining a group of friends at an open house or tea, or spending time with your children or grandchildren baking cookies and making gifts." -- Provided by publisher. "We call her the "Official Storyteller of Christmas"-but Debbie Macomber is more than that. She's someone who loves the holiday and all its traditions. Now she shares more than one hundred of her favorite recipes to help you enjoy this most joyous of seasons. You'll also find easy-to-follow instructions for crafts, decorations and gift wrapping-everything you need to create a beautiful and festive holiday. What makes this cookbook unique is Debbie's personal memories and observations. Join her as she reminisces about traditions past and present, and discover the craft ideas she herself uses. As she says, "The holidays are about being with others. They're about celebrating and sustaining our personal community of family and friends." In this beautifully illustrated book, she shows you how to serve a memorable meal, whether it's a sit-down Christmas dinner for a crowd, entertaining a group of friends at an open house or tea, or spending time with your children or grandchildren baking cookies and making gifts." -- Provided by publisher.
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Digital Book Number: DB114666
Beatrice Ojakanga’s Great Holiday Baking Book
Offers 250 recipes for savory and sweet baked treats to make holidays more memorable. While many of the recipes are for Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are also some for Labor Day, April Fools' Day, and other celebrations, some obscure. Includes historical backgrounds for the various observances. Offers 250 recipes for savory and sweet baked treats to make holidays more memorable. While many of the recipes are for Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are also some for Labor Day, April Fools' Day, and other celebrations, some obscure. Includes historical backgrounds for the various observances.
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Digital Book Number: DB042591
Kwanzaa an African-American Celebration of Culture and Cooking
Kwanzaa is a week-long (December 26-January 1) African-American celebration of the "first fruits." The author has compiled a sourcebook for the observance. Included are selections from historical works, folklore, and biographies that illustrate the "Nguzo Saba" (seven principles of Kwanzaa,) interspersed with a host of recipes from the African diaspora. Kwanzaa is a week-long (December 26-January 1) African-American celebration of the "first fruits." The author has compiled a sourcebook for the observance. Included are selections from historical works, folklore, and biographies that illustrate the "Nguzo Saba" (seven principles of Kwanzaa,) interspersed with a host of recipes from the African diaspora.
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Digital Book Number: DB034528