{"product_id":"decolonize-your-diet-plant-based-mexican-american-recipes-for-health-and-healing-paperback","title":"Decolonize Your Diet: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuz Calvo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCatriona Rueda Esquibel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Latino Book Award winner, Best Cookbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than just a cookbook, \u003ci\u003eDecolonize Your Diet \u003c\/i\u003eredefines what is meant by traditional Mexican food by reaching back through hundreds of years of history to reclaim heritage crops as a source of protection from modern diseases of development. Authors Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel are life partners; when Luz was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, they both radically changed their diets and began seeking out recipes featuring healthy, vegetarian Mexican foods. They promote a diet that is rich in plants indigenous to the Americas (corn, beans, squash, greens, herbs, and seeds), and are passionate about the idea that Latinos in America, specifically Mexicans, need to ditch the fast food and return to their own culture's food roots for both physical health and spiritual fulfillment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis vegetarian cookbook features over 100 colorful, recipes based on Mesoamerican cuisine and also includes contributions from indigenous cultures throughout the Americas, such as Kabocha Squash in Green Pipian, Aguachile de Quinoa, Mesquite Corn Tortillas, Tepary Bean Salad, and Amaranth Chocolate Cake. Steeped in history but very much rooted in the contemporary world, \u003ci\u003eDecolonize Your Diet\u003c\/i\u003e will introduce readers to the the energizing, healing properties of a plant-based Mexican American diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull-color throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuz Calvo \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eCatriona Rueda Esquibel \u003c\/b\u003eare professors at California State East Bay and San Francisco State University, respectively. They grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs on their small urban farm. This is their first book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuz Calvo: Luz Calvo is a professor of Ethnic Studies at Cal State East Bay. Luz and their partner Catriona Rueda Esquibel live in Oakland, CA, where they grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs on their small urban farm as they study traditional Mesoamerican cuisine.\u003cbr\u003eCatriona Rueda Esquibel: Catriona Rueda Esquibel is an associate professor in Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University. Catriona and her partner Luz Calvo live in Oakland, CA, where they grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs on their small urban farm, as they study traditional Mesoamerican cuisine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984306012461,"sku":"9781551525921","price":28.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/TDluUUhxWXg0K2M1MHFEcGxTYmdOUT09.webp?v=1776092327","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/decolonize-your-diet-plant-based-mexican-american-recipes-for-health-and-healing-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}