July New Release - From the Family Kitchen

Title: From the Family Kitchen

             

Subtitle: Discover Your Food Heritage 

and Preserve Favorite Recipes

Author/s: Gena Philibert Ortega

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9781440318276

Format:  Hardback, 208 pages

Dimensions: 232mm x 178mm

Publisher: North Light Books

Aust. Release Date:  July 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

From the Family Table teaches readers how to discover, interpret and preserve their families' recipes and food-related traditions. The book is divided into three parts. In part one, readers explore the social history of food and how it is tied to the land, economic conditions and cultural traditions. They learn how to research family recipes and food traditions and how to find regional, historic substitutions if their family lacks recorded traditions. In part two, readers travel back to their ancestors' time with vintage recipes and cooking, entertaining and homemaking advice from historic cookbooks. Historic Conversion charts and definitions help readers understand terms, measurements and ingredients used in their ancestors' recipes. Readers can record their own family recipes and food traditions in part three, which is a recipe journal with spaces for readers to insert full recipes, photos and memories of their favourite family dishes.