Still We Rise

Name: Still We Rise
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SKU: 9780593236093
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A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit with Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes

By Erika Council

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Still We Rise by Erika Council is a culinary exploration celebrating the legacy and richness of African American baking traditions. The book combines personal stories and family narratives with a range of recipes that highlight heritage, resilience, and community spirit. An essential cookbook for those who appreciate the cultural significance behind the art of baking.
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Format: Hardback

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You might enjoy this book if you love exploring Southern cuisine and baking traditions. Rich with delightful recipes and personal stories, it's perfect for those who appreciate heartfelt narratives about food and family connections.

Still We Rise

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Still We Rise is a love letter to the Southern biscuit, honouring its place in Black culinary culture and beyond with over 70 delicious recipes.

IACP Award Finalist: A love letter to the Southern biscuit, honouring its place in Black culinary culture and beyond with over 70 delicious recipes.

An Epicurious and Garden & Gun Best Cookbook of the Year

Still We Rise is a tribute to the glories of flour, butter, and buttermilk baked tall, tender, and flaky. Erika Council is the founder and head baker of the renowned Bomb Biscuit Company in Atlanta, Georgia. The granddaughter of legendary soul food chef Mildred (Mama Dip) Council, and a teacher and activist who cooked and baked to support the civil rights movement, Erika knows all about the power of the persistent biscuit.

Here, Erika has perfected traditional biscuit types alongside inventive new creations. Her recipes connect readers to stories of the family, friends, and Southern culinary icons who instilled in her a love of baking.

Through over 70 unique recipes for biscuits, spreads, sandwiches, and a convenient home biscuit mix that will have you whipping up fluffy biscuits and bis-cakes in minutes, Erika takes us on a journey through Black excellence, resilience, and heritage in the American South. Step into her world and enjoy her classic Bomb Buttermilk Biscuit, the lightest Angel Biscuits, and new favourites like Corn Milk Biscuits, Everything "Bagel" Biscuits, Hominy Honey Butter, and the Glori-Fried Chicken Biscuit Sandwich, (plus a mind-blowing Cinnamon Sugar and Pecan Biscuit).

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593236093

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 July 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Inc

Illustration: 60 4C PHOTOGRAPHS

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 197.0mm

Height: 222.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 208

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Baking & Cakes Cook Books Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Erika Council Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Erika Council is a baker, food writer, recipe developer, food photographer, educator, and owner/chef of Bomb Biscuits. She is the creator of the website Southern Souffle, and has contributed to several cookbooks including Feed the Resistance by Julia Turshen, Soul by Todd Richards, and Sunday Suppers by Cynthia Graubart, as well as Beyond the Plate. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Saveur, Food & Wine, Food52, The Kitchn, Essence, and HuffPost, among others. Erika has spoken at the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium and was a guest chef for the James Beard Foundation's Sunday Supper South. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.