Native America

Make Ohlone Salad

by Vincent Medina | December 14, 2018

Make an ohlone salad representing many Native greens from the oak woodlands.

Discover a Traditional Cherokee Bean Bread

by Nico Albert | November 27, 2018

Serve this bean bread alongside a hearty bowl of stew or a salad of seasonal vegetables and greens, and you have a modern preparation of a traditional Cherokee meal to share with family and friends!

Native Food – Food that Changed the World

by Native America Editor | November 20, 2018

Food originally cultivated, harvested and shared by Native Americans with the rest of the world has changed modern cuisine. It’s especially visible at the Thanksgiving tables of Americans each year.

Connected By Rituals

by Native America Editor | November 16, 2018

Many of us have familiar rituals in our lives, specific ways we share food with family over a dinner table or traditions celebrated annually with our communities or religious institutions.

Meet the Three Sisters Who Sustain Native America

by Andi Murphy | November 16, 2018

Think of the Three Sisters as the Holy Trinity of some Indigenous cultures, a trifecta of agricultural sustainability, and as the base of a really good soup.

Food, Culture, and Storytelling

by Nico Albert | November 07, 2018

People often ask me to share recipes for the traditional foods I cook, and I am always happy to do so. But no matter how precise, at the heart of every traditional dish is a story.

Tradition of Squash Pie

by Tashia Hart | November 01, 2018

I decided it was finally time to attempt to recreate the balance of flavors a squash pie dish I made last year, but this time utilize all wild and locally sourced ingredients and flavors.

Blue Corn, Bear Root, and Resilience

by Karlos Baca | October 19, 2018

To tell the tale of the foodscapes in these homelands, from these snow-capped, 14,000 feet peaks to the scorpions and cactus in this high desert, is to define the juxtaposition of its people.