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With author Sara Calvosa Olson
Join cookbook author Sara Calvosa Olson for a discussion on sustainable, culturally appropriate, and ecologically sound food systems. Try your hand at cracking acorns and enjoy samples of acorn muffins. We will be gathering on the lawn outside the North Branch, so feel free to bring a blanket or low-back lawn chair to sit on. All ages welcome. Check out Sara's cookbook, Chími nu'am : native California foodways for the contemporary kitchen, from the library.
About Sara and Chími Nu’am:
In this sumptuous cookbook, Sara Calvosa Olson (Karuk) reimagines some of the oldest foods in California for home cooks today. Meaning “Let’s eat!” in the Karuk language, Chími Nu’am shares the author’s delicious and inventive takes on Native food styles from across California. Over seventy seasonal recipes centered on a rich array of Indigenous ingredients follow the year from Fall (elk chili beans, acorn crepes) to Winter (wild boar pozole, huckleberry hand pies) to Spring (wildflower spring rolls, peppernut mole chicken) to Summer (blackberry braised smoked salmon, acorn milk freezer pops). Special sections offer guidance on acorn preparation, traditional uses of proteins, and mindful ingredient sourcing. Calvosa Olson has spent many years connecting her family’s foodways with a growing community, and these recipes, techniques, and insights invite everyone to Calvosa Olson’s table. Designed as an accessible entry for people beginning their journey toward a decolonized diet, Chími Nu’am welcomes readers in with Calvosa Olson’s politically perceptive and irresistibly funny writing. With more than 100 photographs, this cookbook is a culinary gift that will add warmth and mouthwatering aromas to any kitchen.
See Also our connected author talk :
Author Talk with Camille T. Dungy @UC Botanical Gardens
Discussing Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Preteens | Elementary | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Health & Wellness | Cultural & Heritage |
