Extending the Table - Hardcover

Schlabach, Joetta Handrich

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0836198549 ISBN 13: 9780836198546

Publisher: Herald Pr, 2014

Synopsis

<p>Cook with neighbors from around the world as you prepare flavorful dishes and feel the warmth of their kitchens. This revised edition of <i>Extending the Table </i>simmers together the best-loved recipes from the first edition of this global cuisine cookbook with the enticing flavors of new recipes.</p><p><i>Extending the Table</i> contains stories, proverbs, and recipes from more than ninety countries. Extend your table in the spirit of the <i>More-with-Less Cookbook </i>by experiencing the gratitude, hospitality, and foodways of friends near and far.</p><p>Part of the World Community Cookbook series. Royalties fund global relief, peace, and community efforts.</p><p>What is New in the Revised Edition:</p><p><ul><li>Colorful photographs of people, cultural settings, and mouthwatering dishes from around the world.</li><li>Recipes and stories from places like Afghanistan, South Sudan, Thailand, and Cambodia.</li><li>Labels and indexes for gluten-free and vegetarian recipes.</li><li>Regional menus to help cooks plan special meals from a particular country or continent.</li></ul></p>

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Review

"This book should be in kitchens all over North America!"

--Rosalynn Carter "Reviews "

"Extending the Table is a global journey for the palate and the heart into resource-poor areas that are rich in cultural heritage, diverse in exquisite foods, overflowing with hospitality, generous in spirit, and rooted in a sense of community."

--Jo Luck "Reviews "

"An invitation to delightful cross-cultural exploration, delicious meals, and probing justice education all in one engaging book--a cookbook with wonderful recipes from all over the world. This new edition of a highly successful international cookbook will continue to delight, inspire, and transform. Highly recommended."

--Ron Sider "Reviews "

"Extending the Table powerfully reminds us of families all over the world gathering around tables to share food. It also reminds us that we need to make room around the table so that everyone has enough to eat."

--Jim Cornelius "Reviews "

"By linking friendship and international foodways to global economics, Joetta Handrich Schlabach and contributors have prepared a feast made from the firstfruits of justice!'

--Malinda Elizabeth Berry "Reviews "

"My original edition of Extending the Table is marked throughout with pencil notations of dates I tried recipes and guests' reactions. This new edition allows me to keep on receiving from and sharing flavorful gifts with others, and now, with delight, to pass this heritage on to mygrandchildren.

--Nancy Heisey "Reviews "

"The world has gotten smaller since Extending the Table was published in 1991. But we still need tastes of how others live as we gather around our tables and break bread together. This book is an excellent resource to connect with other cultures and the flavors they offer."

--Marshall V. King "Reviews "

"Extending the Table is a treasury of recipes from our global community that celebrates the diversity of traditions. It keeps us mindful that food is both a necessity and a way to gather families around the table."

--Lovella Schellenberg "Reviews "

About the Author

Joetta Handrich Schlabach worked in various writing, educational and administrative capacities with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) from 1982-87 and 1989-91, including assignments, with her husband Gerald, in Nicaragua and Honduras.

She received a BA in home economics from Goshen (Ind.) College, an MA in family economics and management from Michigan State University, and an MA in theology from St. Catherine University in St Paul, Minn. After 15 years of programmatic work in international and multicultural education at three universities, she became a pastor in 2007, serving at Faith Mennonite Church, Minneapolis.

She and her husband reside in St. Paul, Minn., and are parents of two adult sons and a daughter-in-law. They enjoy the vibrancy of a multicultural city neighborhood where neighbors extend the table by sharing garden produce across back-yard fences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Herald Pr
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0836198549
• ISBN 13: 9780836198546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 344