Kitchen House: How Yesterday's Black Women Created Today's Most Popular & Famous

by Carole Marsh

Using creativity, ingenuity, and pizzazz, early African American women virtually invented many of the wonderful foods that have endured hundreds of years to still grace our tables and delight our taste buds to this day! Meet these admirable women, learn their cooking secrets, and try their recipes for yourself! This 36-page reproducible book is a sampling of the talent from the past and present. A partial list from the Table of Contents Hoppin' John Okra, Roux, and Gumbo Collards and Greens Soups and Stews Sweet I Yam (Not) What I Yam Black Food in the White House Soul Food Question For Discussion & Activities Further Resources Glossary of Kitchen Era Cooking Terms

36 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2002

About the author

Carole Marsh is a children's author and the founder of Gallopade International, a children’s book publishing company headquartered in Peachtree City, GA. Marsh writes mystery fiction in addition to works of non-fiction for children. Initially she self-published under the imprint Gallopade Publishing Group, which she founded in 1979; today Gallopade International is a major small publisher based in Peachtree City, Georgia.

In 2007 Marsh received the Georgia Author of the Year award for her contributions to children's literature and to the state of Georgia over the past twenty-seven years.