African American Cooking and Baking

Soul food, baking, barbecue, Juneteenth, and more!

Updated May 2, 2025
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The way home : a celebration of sea islands food and family with over 100 recipes
Brown, Kardea
Paper Book
Kardea Brown, the breakout star of Food Network's hit show Delicious Miss Brown celebrates the Gullah/Geechee culinary traditions of her family in this spectacular cookbook featuring 125 original mouthwatering recipes and gorgeous four-color photos. The Way Home brings a...
South of somewhere : recipes and stories from my life in South Africa, South Korea & the American South
Gray, Dale
Paper Book
NAMED A BEST COOKBOOK OF 2023 by TASTING TABLE and LOCAL PALATE A one-of-a-kind recipe chronicle of Dale Gray's life in the south--from South Africa to South Korea to the American South. South of Somewhere is a unique culinary tour of beloved...
Carla Hall's soul food : everyday and celebration
Hall, Carla
Paper Book
Beloved TV chef (ABC's Emmy Award-winning The Chew and fan favorite on Bravo's Top Chef), Carla Hall takes us back to her own Nashville roots to offer a fresh, lip-smackin' look at America's favorite comfort cuisine. In Carla Hall's Soul Food, the beloved chef and television celebrity...
Tanya Holland's California soul : recipes from a culinary journey West
Holland, Tanya
Paper Book
80+ comfort-filled recipes that trace the roots of modern California soul food to the Great Migration-from the acclaimed chef and author of Brown Sugar Kitchen. "The new California Cuisine is California Soul."-Questlove "California Soul...
Ed Mitchell's barbeque
Mitchell, Ed
Paper Book
James Beard Finalist A celebration of the history and tradition of whole-hog barbeque from the "most famous" pitmaster in North Carolina Named one of the Best Cookbooks of the Year by NPR, Publishers Weekly and The Local Palate: Food Culture of the South Ed Mitchell's journey...
My America : recipes from a young black chef
Onwuachi, Kwame
Paper Book
A BON APPETIT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * What is American food? In his first cookbook, the acclaimed author of Notes from a Young Black Chef shares the dishes of his America; dishes that show the true diversity of American food. Onwauachi is "the most important chef in...
Bress 'n' nyam : Gullah Geechee recipes from a sixth-generation farmer
Raiford, Matthew
Paper Book
From Hot Buttermilk Biscuits and Sweet Potato Pie to Salmon Cakes on Pepper Rice and Gullah Fish Stew, Gullah Geechee food is an essential cuisine of American history. It is the culinary representation of the ocean, rivers, and rich fertile loam in and around the coastal South. From the Carolinas...
The rise : Black cooks and the soul of American food
Samuelsson, Marcus
Paper Book
An Eater Best Cookbook of Fall 2020 * This groundbreaking new cookbook from chef, bestselling author, and TV star Marcus Samuelsson celebrates contemporary Black cooking in 150 extraordinarily delicious recipes. It is long past time to...
Our South : Black food through my lens
Shanti, Ashleigh
Paper Book
ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: Washington Post, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Forbes, EATER, Smithsonian Magazine, Library Journal * ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS TO GIFT: The Strategist, Domino Raised in Appalachia, native daughter...
Watermelon and red birds: a cookbook for juneteenth and black celebrations
Taylor, Nicole
Paper Book
The very first cookbook to celebrate Juneteenth, from food writer and cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor--who draws on her decade of experiences observing the holiday. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Major...
Jubilee : recipes from two centuries of African American cooking
Tipton-Martin, Toni
Paper Book
"A celebration of African American cuisine right now, in all of its abundance and variety."-Tejal Rao, The New York Times JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER . IACP AWARD WINNER . IACP BOOK OF THE YEAR. TONI TIPTON-MARTIN NAMED THE 2021 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT ...
Praisesong for the kitchen ghosts : stories and recipes from five generations of Black country cooks
Wilkinson, Crystal
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, throughpowerful storytelling alongside nearly forty comforting recipes, from the former poetlaureate of Kentucky."With Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts,...

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