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The New Taste of Chocolate.
A Cultural and Natural History of Cacao with Recipes
Book Description
Cacao importer and chocolate expert Maricel Presilla takes chocoholics to new territory—to the almost primeval plantations of Latin America, where the world’s first, and today’s finest, cacaos are grown. Presilla, who is at the forefront of the revolution in fine chocolate making, explains that the flavor and quality of chocolate depend on the complex genetic profiles of different cacao strains and on cacao farmers carrying out careful, rigorous harvesting and fermentation practices. With 25 recipes from internationally known pastry chefs and chocolatiers like Pierre Hermé and Elizabeth Faulkner, and directions for making chocolate at home, THE NEW TASTE OF CHOCOLATE elevates our taste for this food of the gods to a whole new level. |
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Mola. Cuna Life, Stories and Art.
Book Description
My little girls,You will grow up and marrya grown boy.You will grow up......I will look for molas,Molas for the little girls.-Cuna LullabyThe remarkable Cuna Indians live on the San Blas Islands off the northern coast of Panama. Cuna women hold much of the power enjoyed by men in other societies. They select their husbands, pass property on to their children, and make a unique form of art called molas that depict every detail of their lives.The spectacular fabric designs in vibrant tropical colors that appear on the front and back panels of molas give us a window into Cuna life. We may see a day in school, mythical birds, the story of Noah, jungle animals, or a girl's coming-of-age.Author Maricel Presilla learned how to read molas when she stayed with the Cuna. Mola is her tribute to the women she came to know and the amazing art they create.An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"One of Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year.
From School Library Journal
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Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad.
Christmas Feast of the Hispanic Caribbean
Book Description
An Américas Award Commended Book
"Combining history and her own memories, the author takes readers on a culinary journey to the Caribbean (especially Cuba) at Christmas time. The book combines history with memory and food as it connects people in Miami and in the Caribbean. Emphasis is placed upon family and the sharing of traditions. Recipes are incorporated throughout." — Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) |
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Life Around the Lake.
Book Description
The Tarascan Indians, who live on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro in the Mexican state of Michoacan, have depended on the lake for their livelihood, but now their traditional way of life and the lake itself are being threatened by pollution, tourism, and other changes. The authors describe the people's daily activities and special festivals that are colorfully brought to life in the hand-crafted embroideries that illustrate the book. Tiny figures worked in brightly colored thread fill each canvas with scenes of men and women fishing, tending crops, cooking, and celebrating. The text describes Jose Guadalupe as he fishes with nets shaped like butterfly wings and Francisca de la Luz Cortez cooks tortillas to sell door to door, but in the embroideries, individuals appear only as part of a larger pattern. Readers may feel some confusion about what this book is trying to communicate. The appealing needlework shows only an idyllic world in which "...the lake is still large and beautiful, dotted with five islands, and surrounded by green fields." None of the changes in lifestyle or the landscape mentioned in the narrative are depicted. A desire to document and preserve Tarascan culture seems to be what motivated the authors to create the book...
Kristin Lott, East Brunswick Public Library, NJ
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
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