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An American Folklife Cookbook

Joan Nathan

A Washington Post reporter looks at our culinary heritage, describes ethnic cookery and holiday menus around the country, and includes historical recipes

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This cookbook explores traditional American food, showcasing recipes from diverse communities across the country. Joan Nathan traveled to various locations, including a West Virginia home with a wood-burning stove and a logging camp in the 1980s.

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Back in the 1980s you wrote American Folklife cookbook and then in 2005 the new American cookbook which won the James Beard award among others.

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Episode: Can Food Save The World? with Joan Nathan

This cookbook explores traditional American food, showcasing recipes from diverse communities across the country. Joan Nathan traveled to various locations, including a West Virginia home with a wood-burning stove and a logging camp in the 1980s.

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Back in the 1980s you wrote American Folklife cookbook and then in 2005 the new American cookbook which won the James Beard award among others.

My American Folklife cookbook I tried getting traditional foods and people that were making traditional foods all over the country.

And then just so many different people I went to the last live in logging camp taking my daughter Marissa who I was nursing with me because they said we're going to close this and I wanted to see how they made breakfasts, big pancakes and things like that.

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