{"product_id":"gullah-geechee-home-cooking-recipes-from-the-matriarch-of-edisto-island-9781419758782","title":"Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and NPR Best Book of the Year, this is the first major Gullah Geechee cookbook: Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, shares the recipes and the history of an essential American community.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The history of the Gullah and Geechee people stretches back centuries, when enslaved members of this community were historically isolated from the rest of the South because of their location on the Sea Islands of coastal South Carolina and Georgia. Today, this Lowcountry community represents the most direct living link to the traditional culture, language, and foodways of their West African ancestors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGullah Geechee Home Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e preeminent Gullah cookbook. At 89 years old, and with more than 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Meggett is a respected elder in the Gullah community of South Carolina. She has lived on the island all her life, and even at her age, still cooks for hundreds of people out of her hallowed home kitchen. Her house is a place of pilgrimage for anyone with an interest in Gullah Geechee food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meggett's Gullah food is rich and flavorful, though it is also often lighter and more seasonal than other types of Southern cooking. Heirloom rice, fresh-caught seafood, local game, and vegetables are key to her recipes for regional delicacies like fried oysters, collard greens, and stone-ground grits. This cookbook has snippets of the Meggett family history on Edisto Island, which stretches back into the 19th century, and some of their delicious and accessible recipes include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Shrimp and Grits with Gravy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Okra Gumbo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Macaroni and Cheese \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Barbecue Ribs and Sauce \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Black-Eyed Peas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chocolate Cream Pie \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Rich in both flavor and history, Meggett's \u003ci\u003eGullah Geechee Home Cooking \u003c\/i\u003eis a testament to the syncretism of West African and American cultures that makes her home of Edisto Island so unique. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes color images\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Meggett\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2023) was the matriarch of the Gullah community on Edisto Island, South Carolina. She has been featured on television and in print by PBS, the Food Network, \u003ci\u003eBon Appétit\u003c\/i\u003e, Eater, and NPR. She is also a member of the family who was raised in the Point of Pines cabin, a 19th-century slave cabin from Edisto Island that has been relocated to Washington, DC, as the central exhibit of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592421314834,"sku":"9781419758782","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33eaf526-dbb8-403c-b888-7415c9aa4f39.jpg?v=1732103916","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gullah-geechee-home-cooking-recipes-from-the-matriarch-of-edisto-island-9781419758782","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}