Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky

Modern Plant-Based Recipes using Native American Ingredients

By Lois Ellen Frank | Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

About the book

Winner of Two IACP Awards—Food Issues & Matters and Health & Nutrition

This enriching cookbook celebrates eight vital plants Native Americans introduced to the rest of the world, with more than 100 recipes on how to use them.

When these eight Native American plants crossed the ocean after 1492, the world’s cuisines were changed forever. In Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky, James Beard Award-winning author and chef Lois Ellen Frank introduces the splendor and importance of this Native culinary history and pairs it with delicious, modern, plant-based recipes using Native American ingredients.

Along with Native American culinary advisor Walter Whitewater, Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky shares more than 100 nutritious, plant‑based recipes organized by each of the foundational ingredients in Native American cuisine as well as a necessary discussion of food sovereignty and sustainability.

A delicious, enlightening celebration of Indigenous foods and Southwestern flavors, Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky shares recipes for dishes such as:

  • Blue Corn Hotcakes with Prickly Pear Syrup
  • Three Sisters Stew
  • Green Chile Enchilada Lasagna
  • Corn Masa
  • Red and Green Chile Sauces
  • Cacao Spice Rub.

The “Magic 8” ingredients share the page—and plate—to create recipes that will transform your world.

Editions of Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky

Hardcover
ISBN 9780306827297
EBook
ISBN 9780306827303

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Winner of Two IACP Awards—Food Issues & Matters and Health & Nutrition

This enriching cookbook celebrates eight vital plants Native Americans introduced to the rest of the world, with more than 100 recipes on how to use them.

When these eight Native American plants crossed the ocean after 1492, the world’s cuisines were changed forever. In Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky, James Beard Award-winning author and chef Lois Ellen Frank introduces the splendor and importance of this Native culinary history and pairs it with delicious, modern, plant-based recipes using Native American ingredients.

Along with Native American culinary advisor Walter Whitewater, Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky shares more than 100 nutritious, plant‑based recipes organized by each of the foundational ingredients in Native American cuisine as well as a necessary discussion of food sovereignty and sustainability.

A delicious, enlightening celebration of Indigenous foods and Southwestern flavors, Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky shares recipes for dishes such as:

  • Blue Corn Hotcakes with Prickly Pear Syrup
  • Three Sisters Stew
  • Green Chile Enchilada Lasagna
  • Corn Masa
  • Red and Green Chile Sauces
  • Cacao Spice Rub.

The “Magic 8” ingredients share the page—and plate—to create recipes that will transform your world.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky about?

Winner of Two IACP Awards—Food Issues & Matters and Health & Nutrition

This enriching cookbook celebrates eight vital plants Native Americans introduced to the rest of the world, with more than 100 recipes on how to use them.

When these eight Native American plants crossed the ocean after 1492, the world’s cuisines were changed forever. In Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky, James Beard Award-winning author and chef Lois Ellen Frank introduces the splendor and importance of this Native culinary history and pairs it with delicious, modern, plant-based recipes using Native American ingredients.

Along with Native American culinary advisor Walter Whitewater, Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky shares more than 100 nutritious, plant‑based recipes organized by each of the foundational ingredients in Native American cuisine as well as a necessary discussion of food sovereignty and sustainability.

A delicious, enlightening celebration of Indigenous foods and Southwestern flavors, Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky shares recipes for dishes such as:

  • Blue Corn Hotcakes with Prickly Pear Syrup
  • Three Sisters Stew
  • Green Chile Enchilada Lasagna
  • Corn Masa
  • Red and Green Chile Sauces
  • Cacao Spice Rub.

The “Magic 8” ingredients share the page—and plate—to create recipes that will transform your world.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky?

Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure > Cookery / food and drink / food writing / cookbooks > National and regional cuisine / Cuisine of specific cultures or peoples

Where can I read a sample of Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780306827297

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky?

Lois Ellen Frank

Who is the Publisher of the book Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky?

Grand Central Publishing

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780306827297) and ebook(ISBN 9780306827303)

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