Introduction xv
Inspiration For This Book xxi
Basics
1(32)
Deepening Flavors
3(1)
Good Fat
3(2)
Salt, Fat, And Acid
5(2)
Spice It Up
7(3)
Root, Squash, And Roast
10(1)
Keep The Middle
10(2)
Crushed Herbs And Nuts
12(3)
Instead Of Heavy Cream
15(1)
Flavor Bulbs
15(1)
Clean Greens
15(5)
Power Protein
20(1)
Legumes
21(1)
Go With The Grain
22(1)
Surplus Tomatoes
22(6)
If You Can't Beet `Em
28(3)
Sweet Life
31(2)
Interlude
33(4)
Menus
37(148)
Spring Grits Greens Molasses
39(12)
Sparkling Rosemary-Grapefruit Water
42(1)
Paprika Peanuts
43(1)
Savory Grits With Sauteed Broad Beans, Roasted Fennel, And Thyme
44(3)
Wilted Dandelion Greens With Hot Garlic Dressing And Garlic Chips
47(1)
Ginger-Molasses Cake With Molasses-Coated Walnuts
48(3)
Freedom Fare
51(12)
Minted Citrus Sweet Tea
53(1)
Simple Salad Of Butter Lettuce And Fresh Spring Herbs With Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette
54(1)
Rustic Johnny Cakes With Caramelized Onion Relish
55(2)
Butter Bean And Tomato-Drenched Collards With Parsley
57(3)
Chewy Lemon-Coconut Cookies With Lemon Icing
60(3)
South Asian Supper
63(12)
Masala Chai
65(2)
Aromatic Asparagus And Sweet Potato Curry With Cilantro
67(2)
Saag Tofu
69(2)
Yellow Basmati Rice
71(1)
Cardamom-Saffron Sweet Lassi With Candied Cashews
72(3)
Summer Crimson Cookout
75(12)
Cherry Sangria
77(1)
Red Beet Tapenade Crostini
78(1)
Strawberry Gazpacho Shooters With Crispy Rosemary
79(2)
Open-Faced Grilled Eggplant, Red Onion, And Heirloom Tomato Sandwiches With Creamy Celeriac Sauce
81(3)
Bright-Black Fingerling Potatoes With Fresh Plum-Tomato Ketchup
84(2)
Raspberry-Lime Ice Pops
86(1)
Funmilayo's Feast
87(12)
Bissap Cooler
90(1)
Sliced Cucumber And Mint Salad
91(1)
Funmilayo Fritters With Harissa
92(2)
Wet Jollof Rice With Carrots, Cabbage, And Parsley-Garlic Paste
94(2)
White Wine-Simmered Collard Greens With Oven-Dried Tomatoes
96(1)
Thiakry With Millet And Raisins
97(2)
Mindful Brunch
99(14)
Bloody Sunday
101(1)
Ambrosia Punch
102(1)
Crunchy Chopped Salad With Creamy Herb Dressing
103(2)
Sweet Potato-Cornmeal Drop Biscuits With Maple Syrup
105(2)
Velvety Grits With Sauteed Summer Squash, Heirloom Tomatoes, And Parsley-Walnut Pesto
107(3)
Frozen Cafe No Lait With Nutmeg And Chocolate Shavings
110(3)
Farm Fresh
113(12)
Strawberry-Basil Agua Fresca
115(1)
Cinnamon-Tamarind Agua Fresca
116(1)
Smoky Tomatoes, Roasted Plantains, And Crumbled Tempeh
117(2)
Coconut Quinoa
119(1)
Tortillas Stuffed With Swiss Chard, Currants, And Spicy Guacamole
120(3)
Mexican Chocolate Pudding And Agave-Coated Pepitas
123(2)
Celebration: Chisholm
125(14)
Fiery Ginger Beer / Black Star Lime
128(2)
Creamy Chard Soup With Tostones
130(2)
Jerk Tempeh With Cilantro Sauce
132(2)
Double Garlic Rice
134(1)
Purple Slaw With Toasted Pecans
135(2)
Citrus-Hibiscus Sorbet
137(2)
Detroit Harvest
139(12)
Ida B. Limeade
142(1)
Black-Eyed Peas In Garlic-Ginger-Braised Mustard Greens With Quick-Pickled Mustard Greens, Sesame Seeds, And Tamari
143(2)
Black "Forbidden" Rice With Parsley
145(1)
Molasses, Miso, And Maple Candied Sweet Potatoes
146(2)
Rice Wine-Poached Asian Pears With Spiced Syrup
148(3)
Winter Afro-Asian Jung Party
151(10)
Meyer Sipping Gingerly (My, You're Sipping Gingerly)
153(1)
Afro-Asian Jung With Shoyu-Vinegar-Chili Sauce
154(4)
Garlic-Braised Gai Laan (Chinese Broccoli)
158(1)
Chrysanthemum Tea, Toasted Cashews, And Persimmons
159(2)
Winter In Hong Kong
161(10)
Kumquat-Tangerine-Meyer Lemonade
163(1)
2-Rice Congee With Steamed Spinach And Other Accompaniments
164(2)
Tofu With Peanuts Roasted In Chili Oil
166(2)
Gingered Black Sesame-Seed Brittle
168(3)
Fete Before Fast
171(14)
Slurricane Shooter
173(1)
Sour Orange Daiquiri
174(1)
Ronald Dorris
175(1)
Cajun-Creole-Spiced Mixed Nuts
176(1)
Gumbo Zav
177(2)
Roasted Winter Vegetable Jambalaya
179(2)
Red Beans With Thick Gravy And Roasted Garlic
181(2)
Cafe Brulot Lace Cookies
183(2)
Thanks 185(2)
Index 187(10)
About Bryant 197(2)
Contributing Artists 199(2)
Art Credits 201