Decolonize your diet : plant-based Mexican-American recipes for health and healing
Luz Calvo (Author), Catrióna Rueda Esquibel (Author)
"More than just a cookbook, Decolonize Your Diet redefines what is meant by "traditional" Mexican food by reaching back through hundreds of years of history to reclaim heritage crops as a source of protection from modern diseases. Authors Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel are life partners; when Luz was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, they both radically changed their diets and began seeking out recipes featuring healthy, vegetarian Mexican foods. They promote a diet rich in plants indigenous to the Americas (corn, beans, squash, greens, herbs, and seeds), and are passionate about the idea that Mexicans and Latinos/as living in the US and Canada need to ditch the fast food and return to their own culture's food roots for both physical health and spiritual fulfillment. This vegetarian cookbook features 109 colourful, delicious recipes inspired by indigenous ingredients and knowledge, such as Red Pozole with Medicinal Mushrooms, Healing Green Chileatole, Amaranth Corn Tortillas, and Prickly Pear Chia Fresca. Steeped in history, but very much rooted in the contemporary world, Decolonize Your Diet will introduce readers to the energizing, healing properties of a plant-based Mexican-American diet."-- Provided by publisher
cookbooks
1 online resource (254 pages) : color illustrations
9781551525938, 1551525933
912021409
Foreword by Bryant Terry ; Introduction ; 1. Decolonize! ; 2. Our Mesoamerican Pantry ; 3. Antojitos: Appetizers & Snacks ; 4. Ensaladas: Salads; 5. Sopas y Guisados: Soups & Stews ; 6. Platos Fuertes: Main Dishes ; 7. Tacos, Tlacoyos & Tamales ; 8. A la Carta: Beans, Tortillas & Vegetable Sides ; 9. Salsas, Sauces & Toppings ; 10. Postres y Dulces: Sweet Snacks & Desserts ; 11. Bebidas: Beverages ; 12. Desayunos: Breakfast ; Appendices ; Menu Ideas ; Sources for Ingredients ; Further Reading ; Index of Native Ingredients ; Acnowledgments ; Index