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The American Indian Cooking cookbook offers a comprehensive, hands‑on exploration of Southwest Native American culinary traditions. It presents 150 recipes—ranging from mesquite pudding to Navajo blue bread—drawn directly from Apache, Zuni, Navajo, Havasupai, Yavapai, Piñon, and Pueblo cultures. The book also includes detailed illustrations and information on edible wild plants, along with a mail‑order list for sourcing these ingredients.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Food, Sports & Hobbies/Cooking & Recipes
Authors: Carolyn Niethammer
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