Smokies Food Memoir Fishing for Chickens by Jim Casada 2022 Trade Paperback-image
Smokies Food Memoir Fishing for Chickens by Jim Casada 2022 Trade Paperback-image

Smokies Food Memoir Fishing for Chickens by Jim Casada 2022 Trade Paperback

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Intended Audience: Scholarly & Professional Type: Textbook Item Height: 0.7 in Number of Pages: 336 Pages Publisher: University of Georgia Press brand: University of Georgia Press Publication Name: Fishing for Chickens : a Smokies Food Memoir gtin13: 9780820362120 Item Weight: 12.8 Oz Publication Year: 2022 Synopsis: A well-seasoned blend of memoir and cookbook, Fishing for Chickens offers the perspective of a Bryson City, North Carolina, native on a particular portion of southern Appalachia - the Smokies., Fishing for Chickens is a well-seasoned blend of memoir and cookbook. It offers the perspective of a Bryson City, North Carolina, native on a particular portion of southern Appalachia--the Smokies. Casada serves up a detailed description of the folkways of food as they existed in the Smokies over a span of three generations, beginning early in the twentieth century. Fancy-dancy food magazines and self-ordained cuisine cognoscenti regularly rave about gustatory delights reflecting the Appalachian cooking tradition. Yet they focus on restaurants in regional cities such as Asheville and Nashville, Chattanooga and Cleveland, or even the bustling metropolis of Atlanta. Simply put, they are missing the boat, at least in Casada's eyes. Peppered with ample anecdotes, personal memories and experiences, the wisdom of wonderful cooks, and recipes reflective of the overall high-country culinary experience, Casada's book brings these culinary tales to life. Fishing for Chickens includes dishes that Casada has cooked and eaten, recipes handed down through family or close friends, food memories of an intensely personal nature, and an abiding love for a fast-fading way of life. In addition to twenty-four chapters focusing on such diverse topics as "Yard Bird," Nuts," and "New Year's Fare," the author includes nearly two hundred family recipes. With his story, Casada guides readers through a fast-vanishing culinary world that merits not only recollection but preservation., Fishing for Chickens is a well-seasoned blend of memoir and cookbook. It offers the perspective of a Bryson City, North Carolina, native on a particular portion of southern Appalachia--the Smokies. Casada serves up a detailed description of the folkways of food as they existed in the Smokies over a span of three generations, beginning early in the twentieth century. Fancy-dancy food magazines and self-ordained cuisine cognoscenti regularly rave about gustatory delights reflecting the Appalachian cooking tradition. Yet they focus on restaurants in regional cities such as Asheville and Nashville, Chattanooga and Cleveland, or even the bustling metropolis of Atlanta. Simply put, they are missing the boat, at least in Casada's eyes. Peppered with ample anecdotes, personal memories and experiences, the wisdom of wonderful cooks, and recipes reflective of the overall high-country culinary experience, Casada's book brings these culinary tales to life. Fishing for Chickens includes dishes that Casada has cooked and eaten, recipes handed down through family or close friends, food memories of an intensely personal nature, and an abiding love for a fast-fading way of life. In addition to twenty-four chapters focusing on such diverse topics as ?Yard Bird,? Nuts,? and ?New Year's Fare,? the author includes nearly two hundred family recipes. With his story, Casada guides readers through a fast-vanishing culinary world that merits not only recollection but preservation., Fishing for Chickens is a well-seasoned blend of memoir and cookbook. It offers the perspective of a Bryson City, North Carolina, native on a particular portion of southern Appalachia-the Smokies. Casada serves up a detailed description of the folkways of food as they existed in the Smokies over a span of three generations, beginning early in the twentieth century. Fancy-dancy food magazines and self-ordained cuisine cognoscenti regularly rave about gustatory delights reflecting the Appalachian cooking tradition. Yet they focus on restaurants in regional cities such as Asheville and Nashville, Chattanooga and Cleveland, or even the bustling metropolis of Atlanta. Simply put, they are missing the boat, at least in Casada's eyes. Peppered with ample anecdotes, personal memories and experiences, the wisdom of wonderful cooks, and recipes reflective of the overall high-country culinary experience, Casada's book brings these culinary tales to life. Fishing for Chickens includes dishes that Casada has cooked and eaten, recipes handed down through family or close friends, food memories of an intensely personal nature, and an abiding love for a fast-fading way of life. In addition to twenty-four chapters focusing on such diverse topics as "Yard Bird," Nuts," and "New Year's Fare," the author includes nearly two hundred family recipes. With his story, Casada guides readers through a fast-vanishing culinary world that merits not only recollection but preservation. Reviews: Fishing for Chicken is a passionate tribute to the people of the Great Smoky Mountains, and Casada's love of place is evident throughout. More than just a nostalgic remembrance, it teaches life lessons still of value today, and along the way, readers will also learn how to make ice cream from snow and stuff summer squash., Don't think for one second that Fishing for Chickens: A Smokies Food Memoir is just another printed collection of questionable recipes, far from it. In this fun to read book, Jim Casada uses his award-winning descriptive writing skills to invite the reader to sit at the Casada table in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains of the 1940s and '50s. Here you will meet wonderful characters such as Grandma Minnie, Grandpa Joe, Momma Casada, Aunt Mag, Beulah and Jim's beloved wife Ann. As you turn the pages of this book you will get to know these mountain folk and learn how they raised, gathered, and preserved downhome food and turned it into mouthwatering table fare. From yard chickens to mountain trout, from apples to ramps, Jim shares four generations of food preparation lore. Each chapter is sprinkled with scrumptious recipes that will cause the reader to turn down the corner of the page and search for grandma's cast iron skillet and some lard. This book records Great Smoky Mountains culinary traditions at their best, and Casada has made it not only an informative but an entertaining read as well., An homage to a delicious corner of Appalachia. . . . Jim Casada makes an appetizing case that his Smokies stretch of the Appalachians serves up a distinct sliver of mountain memory., Casada is an academic; he can sling those twenty-five cent words with the best, and he often begins a passage in a high tone. But so often, as he gets into an anecdote, another voice comes through, the words and rhythms of small-town Appalachia, because deep down there's a storyteller in there, and he will speak out. ISBN-10: 0820362123 Item Width: 6 in Subject Area: Travel, Cooking, House & Home, Biography & Autobiography Item Length: 9 in Illustrated: Yes Subject: United States / South / General, Culinary, General, Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States ISBN-13: 9780820362120 Language: English Dewey Decimal: 641.5975 LC Classification Number: TX715.2 Author: Jim Casada LCCN: 2022-932776 Format: Trade Paperback Dewey Edition: 23

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  1. Absolutely loved this book! Jim Casada blends rich Appalachian food traditions with heartfelt storytelling, making every page a delicious journey. The recipes and memories shared are both nostalgic and inspiring—perfect for anyone who cherishes Southern cooking and mountain culture. A must-read for foodies and history lovers alike!

    Tim Šlegel1b

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