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Angela Shelf Medearis

The Kwanzaa Celebration: Festive Recipes and Homemade Gifts from an African-American Kitchen Hardcover – December 1, 1995

by Angela Shelf Medearis (Author)

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Emphasizing foods that traveled with Africans to America, such as yams, sesame seeds, collard greens, and hot peppers, a collection of recipes for the Kwanzaa celebration includes information about the ceremony and inspirational text.

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Because Kwanzaa, the celebration of African American heritage and culture, was established as recently as 1966, it is still in some ways an evolving holiday, and these two books provide a variety of different ways of marking the weeklong (December 26-January 1) festivities. Harris, the well-known author of The Welcome Table (LJ 12/94), includes menus for each night of the holiday, along with texts to be read, biographies of honored ancestors, ideas for homemade gifts, and a special project for each night. For example, on the third night, with its theme of collective responsibility, the project is to help fight against hunger, and Harris proposes a potluck supper to which each guest can bring an extra dish for a homeless shelter or other beneficiary. Medearis (The African-American Kitchen, LJ 8/94) offers recipes organized by course, along with separate chapters on cooking for company and bringing gifts from the kitchen. She begins with a step-by-step guide to the holiday, and succeeding chapters describe the different nights of celebration. Quotations from important African Americans serve as headnotes for many of the recipes; it's a bit disconcerting, however, to see a statement about struggle by Frederick Douglass attached to Medearis's recipe for Cheese Steaks. With its readable, informative text and thoughtful menus, Harris's book [BOMC alternate; BOMC HomeStyle Bks. alternate] is the first choice but both titles are recommended.
- is the first choice but both titles are recommended.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dutton Adult; 1st edition (December 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0525940707
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525940708
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20 x 20 x 20 inches

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Angela Shelf Medearis, "The Kitchen Diva," is a chef, cookbook author, a regular guest chef on The Dr. Oz Show and the Today show, and a celebrity-chef judge for cooking competitions. Medearis owns Diva Productions, Inc., and is executive producer of The Kitchen Diva! cooking show for PBS/Hulu.com. She presents inspirational and motivational speeches and workshops entitled "Feed the Body/Feed the Soul" at conferences around the United States based on her book Ten Ingredients for a Joyous Life and a Peaceful Home. She humorously encourages her audience members to take care of their health from the inside out. The Kitchen Diva! column is distributed to 1,300 Hearst/King Features newspapers with one million readers in the United States and Canada. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her family.