If I Can Cook/You Know God Can Author:Ntozake Shange Ntozake Shange offers this personal culinary memoir, with dashes of literature and pinches of music, in her rousing tribute to black cuisine as a food of life that reflects the spirit and history of a people. With recipes such as "Collard Greens to Bring You Money," Shange introduces us to 'Afro-Atlantic foodways:' a cuisine born on the slave sh... more »ips of the Middle Passage, and shared by all members of the African Diaspora. If I Can Cook/You Know God Can is a vivid story of the migration of a people that opens our hearts and minds to what it means for "black folks in the Western Hemisphere to be full."« less
Reminiscences and personal opinions on a wide variety of subjects plus recipes. Sampling of recipes: Hoppin John; Shark with Breadfruit; Mama's Rice; Chicken Fred Steak; Couscous Royale; Dominican Bread Pudding; plus some more.