Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: Modern Plant-Based Recipes Using Native American Ingredients

"Some food historians say that 1491 to 1493 are the years the world began--in terms of food, that is. Prior to 1492, eight plants--corn, beans, squash, chile, tomato, potato, vanilla, and cacao--existed only in the Americans. ... When these ingredients crossed the ocean, they drastically transformed the way the Old World would eat and cook forever. Yet the average American ... doesn't know this history. [This book] introduces the splendor and importance of Native culinary history and pairs it with ... Native American-inspired dishes. Grounded in a primer on Native American cuisine and with a necessary discussion of food sovereignty and sustainability, Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky shares more than 100 nutritious, plant based recipes organized by each of the foundational ingredients"--