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A review by debz57a52
Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking: A Cookbook by Toni Tipton-Martin
4.0
I picked up this cookbook as part of my local library's cookbook book club, and I'm so glad I did! The amount of research and writing that was put into this book - both the historical information shared for sections and individual recipes, and the comparison and testing of multiple recipes for the same thing, arriving at a hybrid to include in the book - is jaw-dropping. I have never seen a cookbook for which the care for each individual recipe is so obvious.
I've only tried about five of the recipes so far, but I've read through the entire thing, and I have about a dozen more to try this week and weekend, with more to do before our meeting at the end of the month. I never expected to have a "historical cookbook," particularly one that does not reflect my own race and ethnic identity, but this is awesome cooking, and an excellent way to learn more about a group of chef who have been overlooked for centuries. If the recipes I try in the future are as easy and tasty as the ones I've made so far (benne wafers, sweet potato biscuits with ham, hot water cornbread, layered salad, quick cinnamon rolls), I will be returning this cookbook to the library and purchasing my own. I'm honestly looking forward to it!
I've only tried about five of the recipes so far, but I've read through the entire thing, and I have about a dozen more to try this week and weekend, with more to do before our meeting at the end of the month. I never expected to have a "historical cookbook," particularly one that does not reflect my own race and ethnic identity, but this is awesome cooking, and an excellent way to learn more about a group of chef who have been overlooked for centuries. If the recipes I try in the future are as easy and tasty as the ones I've made so far (benne wafers, sweet potato biscuits with ham, hot water cornbread, layered salad, quick cinnamon rolls), I will be returning this cookbook to the library and purchasing my own. I'm honestly looking forward to it!