Southwestern Indian Recipe Book

Southwestern Indian Recipe Book - Corn, squash, beans and pumpkin are integral parts of Southwest Indian ritual and religion. These foods were prominent in ancient legend and have been passed down through the generations from unrecorded time to the present. Their form is found in sacred paintings; special songs are sung as the seeds are planted; and all who have experienced the joyful Corn Dance know the intimacy, harmony, and intangible bond between Mother Earth and her children. Beneath the sands of centuries - in ancient cave dwellings, and in long-abandoned mesa-top and canyon villages, archeologists have found seeds of these staples stored in baskets and pottery jars by peoples who were ancient when Europe was young.Almost every recipe in this book includes at least one of these life staples of the Southwest. - How to Roast Green Chilis Corn and Pumpkin Stew - Papago Corn with Squash Blossoms - Pima, Papago Prickly Pear Vegetable - Pima, Papago Dried Green Chili - Pima, Tepary Beans - Pima, Cholla Bud Vegetable - Pima, Papago Pumpkin and Corn Desert - Pima Mesquite Bean Juice Drink - Pima, Papago, Mesquite Bean Dessert - Pima, Papago, Squawberry Dessert - Pima, Papago, Pima Pinole - Pima Meat Jerky - Apache, Pueblo, Navajo Kneel-down Bread - Navajo Blue Corn Bread - Navajo Navajo Paper Bread - Navajo Pueblo Dried Red Chili Fry - Pueblo Navajo Fry Bread - Navajo An Easier Navajo Fry Bread - Navajo Navajo Blue Cake - Navajo Navajo Lamb Loaf - Navajo Green Chili Stew - Pueblo Dried Corn with Lamb - Pueblo, Navajo Hamburger Stew - Pueblo Wheat Pudding Dessert - Pueblo Pueblo Chili Fritters - Pueblo Pima Baked Beans - Pima