{"product_id":"gullah-geechee-home-cooking-emily-meggett","title":"Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eA New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of the Year, this is the first major Gullah Geechee cookbook. Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, shares her recipes and the history of an essential American community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Meggett was a celebrated Gullah Geechee chef and community leader from Edisto Island, South Carolina. Her rich culinary heritage shines through this beautiful cookbook, published shortly before her passing in her ninetieth year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer recipes and stories have preserved and honored the Gullah Geechee culture, making her a revered figure in both her local community and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Meggett’s Gullah food is rich and flavorful. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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:\u003cbr\u003e * Shrimp and Grits with Gravy\u003cbr\u003e * Okra Gumbo\u003cbr\u003e * Macaroni and Cheese\u003cbr\u003e * Barbecue Ribs and Sauce\u003cbr\u003e * Black-Eyed Peas\u003cbr\u003e * Chocolate Cream Pie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in both flavor and history, Meggett’s Gullah Geechee Home Cooking is a testament to the syncretism of West African and American cultures that makes her home of Edisto Island so unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspiring and warm photographs add to the joy bursting from Gullah Geechee Home Cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871934533763,"sku":"9781419758782","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/5368\/0515\/files\/9781419758782.jpg?v=1774014516","url":"https:\/\/readcookbooks.com\/products\/gullah-geechee-home-cooking-emily-meggett","provider":"readcookbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}