Still We Rise by Erika Council
A good cookbook needs inviting recipes and clear instructions. A great cookbook goes beyond to provide context, history, and a singular voice. Still We Rise is a great cookbook that elevates the humble biscuit while paying homage to African-American chefs and home cooks and expanding American foodways history. Council writes with sass, reassurance, and authority. Her introductory section on ingredients and tools made me both laugh and believe I could bake these gems. Great recipes (for fillings and butters as well as biscuits), beautiful and functional photographs, and historical notes make this a kitchen shelf essential.
Still We Rise by Erika Council, (List Price: 26, Clarkson Potter, 9780593236093, August 2023)
Reviewed by Jan Blodgett, Main Street Books in Davidson, North Carolina
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