Larissa's Breadbook

A cookbook a gift book a fascinating tale of Southern culture Larissa's Breadbook is a remarkable marriage of the fictional story of a young girl's discovery of the different culture in her own backyard and a cookbook containing more than 150 bread recipes. From spoon bread and hoe cakes to bagels and Plantation French Bread Larissa's Breadbook is filled with recipes from ten rich and varied cultures living in the south: Rural African-American Creole Appalachian White Aristocrat Gullah Cherokee Jewish Mexican American Italian American and Irish-American.