| Chorizos in an Iron Skillet: Memories and Recipes from an American Basque Daughter Contributor(s): Ancho Davis, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874174457 ISBN-13: 9780874174458 Publisher: University of Nevada Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2001 Annotation: Mary Ancho Davis recalls her family's traditions and shares special memories from her mother's kitchen in this intimate Basque cookbook peppered with family stories and photos and jam-packed with delicious recipes from the Ancho family ranch. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - Spanish - Cooking | Essays & Narratives |
| Dewey: 641.594 |
| LCCN: 2001004466 |
| Series: Basque (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.42" W x 9.39" (0.81 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mary Ancho Davis invites everyone to join her at her mother's table as she recalls her family's traditions and history and shares special memories from her mother Dominga's kitchen. From huge cream puffs filled with heavy cream skimmed from the top of raw milk, to recollections of ringing the large iron triangle hanging from a tree branch outside the kitchen door, in Chorizos in an Iron Skillet, Ancho Davis offers wonderful details about life and meals on her family's Basque ranch. In this charming cookbook, Mary Ancho Davis traces a path from Old Country traditional dishes to their modern versions as she shares her family's recipes and details the evolution of Basque cooking in America. A personal cookbook from one Basque family, Chorizos in an Iron Skillet is also an engaging cultural study of culinary traditions that spans several generations of Basque immigration to the American West. With recipes for everything from Chicken with Chocolate and Dominga's Basque Chorizos to Dried Apricot Pie, these Basque ranch dishes offer a multitude of delicious ideas for down-home cooking.Illustrated with photographs from the Ancho family, plus helpful advice on ingredients and cooking techniques, Chorizos in an Iron Skillet is the perfect kitchen companion for filling your home with the flavors and aromas of Basque cooking. |