8 must-read history books like Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island by Emily Meggett

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Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

By: Emily Meggett

4.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The first major Gullah Geechee cookbook from “the matriarch of Edisto Island,” who provides delicio…

If you liked the history plot in Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island by Emily Meggett , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Murder in Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy

By: Helene Stapinski

3.57

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Since childhood, Helene Stapinski heard lurid tales about her great-great-grandmother, Vita. In Sou… read more

Similar categories in Helene Stapinski's Murder in Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy book and Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

2. High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

By: Jessica B. Harris

4.15

Format: None pages,

Acclaimed cookbook author Jessica B. Harris has spent much of her life researching the food and foo… read more

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3. Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files

By: Deb Perelman

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A collection of essential recipes for meals you'll want to prepare again and again, from Cozy Chick… read more

Similar categories in Deb Perelman's Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files book and Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

  • foodie
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction

4. Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook

By: Alison Roman

4.22

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

A simple, stylish cookbook full of desserts that come together faster than you can eat them—from th… read more

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  • foodie
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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5. Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

By: Ina Garten

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • America’s favorite home cook presents delicious, crowd-pleasing, go-… read more

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  • foodie
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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6. All the Dead Lie Down

By: Kyrie McCauley

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Haunting of Bly Manor meets House of Salt and Sorrows in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s … read more

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7. Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks

By: Crystal Wilkinson

4.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food writing
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8. Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking

By: Toni Tipton-Martin

4.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Throughout her career, Toni Tipton-Martin has shed new light on the history, breadth, and depth of … read more

Similar categories in Toni Tipton-Martin's Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking book and Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

  • history
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • food writing
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9. The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth

By: Jermaine Fowler

4.46

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

This sweeping survey of Black history shows how Black humanity has been erased and how its recovery… read more

Similar categories in Jermaine Fowler's The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth book and Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

  • nonfiction
  • history
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10. Still We Rise: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit with Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes

By: Erika Council

4.48

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to the Southern biscuit, honoring its place in Black culinary culture and beyond with… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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11. Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity

By: Laura Meckler

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Can a group of well-intentioned people fulfill the promise of racial integration in America? In th… read more

Similar categories in Laura Meckler's Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity book and Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

  • nonfiction
  • history
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12. Salad Freak: Recipes to Feed a Healthy Obsession

By: Jess Damuck

3.66

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Offering more than 100 inspired recipes, recipe developer and food stylist Jess Damuck shares her p… read more

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  • foodie
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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13. Japanese Home Cooking: Simple Meals, Authentic Flavors

By: Sonoko Sakai

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The essential guide to Japanese home cooking--the ingredients, techniques, and over 100 recipes--fo… read more

Similar categories in Sonoko Sakai's Japanese Home Cooking: Simple Meals, Authentic Flavors book and Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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14. Modern Asian Baking at Home: Essential Sweet and Savory Recipes for Milk Bread, Mochi, Mooncakes, and More; Inspired by the Subtle Asian Baking Community

By: Kat Lieu

4.33

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

From the Subtle Asian Baking community comes Modern Asian Baking at Home, must-have recipes for bel… read more

Similar categories in Kat Lieu's Modern Asian Baking at Home: Essential Sweet and Savory Recipes for Milk Bread, Mochi, Mooncakes, and More; Inspired by the Subtle Asian Baking Community book and Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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15. Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History

By: Keith O'Brien

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air ra… read more

Similar categories in Keith O'Brien's Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History book and Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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16. Savory Baking: Recipes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Everything in Between

By: Erin Jeanne McDowell

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Food & Wine's 28 Cookbooks and Food Books to Add to Your Shelf This Fall Bon Appétit's 27 Best … read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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17. Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple

By: Dorie Greenspan

4.49

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From James Beard Award-winning and NYT best-selling author Dorie Greenspan, a baking book of more t… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep: 100+ Make-Ahead Recipes and Quick-Assembly Meals: A Gluten-Free Cookbook by Lisa Bryan

18. Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep: 100+ Make-Ahead Recipes and Quick-Assembly Meals: A Gluten-Free Cookbook

By: Lisa Bryan

4.37

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover an easier, more balanced way to meal prep as you whip up 100 fresh and healthy dishes that… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island by Emily Meggett

19. Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

By: Emily Meggett

4.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The first major Gullah Geechee cookbook from “the matriarch of Edisto Island,” who provides delicio… read more

Similar categories in Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island book and Emily Meggett's Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

  • history
  • biography
  • foodie
  • cookbooks
  • southern
  • cooking
  • nonfiction
  • food
  • african american
  • food writing
Cover of The Golden Voice: The Ballad of Cambodian Rock's Lost Queen by Gregory Cahill

20. The Golden Voice: The Ballad of Cambodian Rock's Lost Queen

By: Gregory Cahill

3.87

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

The true story of beloved Cambodian singer Ros Serey Sothea, whose “Golden Voice” helped define Cam… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Bress 'n' Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer by Matthew Raiford

21. Bress 'n' Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer

By: Matthew Raiford

4.30

Format: 240 pages, ebook

More than 100 heirloom recipes from a dynamic chef and farmer working the lands of his great-great-… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction

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Helene Stapinski

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B. Dylan Hollis

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Molly Yeh

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