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Cookbook Club: The Modern Navajo Kitchen

Let's get together and cook a potluck of recipes from our chosen cookbook!

This month we'll be cooking from The Modern Navajo Kitchen: Homestyle Recipes that Celebrate the Flavors and Traditions of the Diné by Alana Yazzie, one of our 2026 Lit Fest Authors!

Here's how it works:

1. Register for the club.

2. Check out a copy of the cookbook from the reference desk.

3. Choose a recipe.

4. Let us know what recipe you'll be making when you return the cookbook to the reference desk.

5. Cook the recipe for a group potluck at the library!

Plus, we'll be raffling off copies of the cookbook at the meeting!

More about the cookbook:

"Nourish your body and mind through food with these 60 recipes celebrating Navajo culinary traditions. The Modern Navajo Kitchen? takes you on an exhilarating journey for your taste buds.

This beautifully photographed cookbook ties together traditional Navajo recipes as well as global recipes with a Navajo spin, creating a truly unique culinary experience! Choose from a plethora of drinks, breads, breakfasts, soups, mains, sides, and desserts--the sky's the limit. Incorporating traditional and modern ingredients, some of the deliciously nourishing and comforting recipes include: Navajo Boba Milk Tea (Abe' Boba De?e?hk'azi?), Fry Bread (Dah Díníilghaazh), Navajo Burgers (Atsi?' Yik'a?? Na?neeskadi? Bil Alch'i?' A?t'e?hi?), Sumac and Strawberry Greek Yogurt Ice Pops (Chiilchin Yogurt Tini?) and more! This comprehensive cookbook also includes instructions for how to make such things as juniper ash, roasted cornmeal, and roasted chiles that will bring your Navajo cooking skills to the next level.

A short history of Navajo culinary traditions is provided to provide cultural context behind your new culinary experiences, and sample meal plans will help you put together the perfect menus for the week ahead or for those special occasions with family and friends. Reconnect to your cultural heritage or treat your palate (or both!) with The Modern Navajo Kitchen."

- from Birchbarkbooks.com

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