100 recipes celebrating inclusion and diversity at the dinner table with the best from various cultures, including Asian and Southern offer a look at different cooking styles, and comforting foods.
It’s a cookbook, but much more!
It’s weaved into a story.
Egg Rolls & Sweet Tea: Asian Inspired, Southern Style is in part a memoir of Natalie Keng’s personal food journey growing up in the deep South, and yes: This is a cookbook full of tasty Asian-American and Southern fusion dishes, sauces, and drinks that home cooks will enjoy preparing and sharing.
With recipes like Fried Chicken Spring Rolls With Honey, Rainbow Black-Rice Salad, Okra and Tomato Stir-Fry, Black-Eyed Pea Hummus, Georgia Bourbon Coca-Cola Meatloaf, Golden Milk and Sorghum Hot Toddy, and of course, several recipes for egg rolls and sweet teas.
The author brings her own experiences to this book.
Keng is the creator of an award-winning line of Georgia-grown, Asian-inspired sauces (launched at Whole Foods Market) that feature natural ingredients and harken heritage recipes, earning her the title The Sauce Maven™. Before starting her own business, Keng was a strategic marketing executive in a Fortune 100 corporation. She has also headed leadership development initiatives at national non-profit organizations and served in public office. Keng is a recipient of the Greater Women’s Business Council’s Trailblazer Award and was appointed to serve on the Governor’s Health Task Force. A graduate of Vassar College, Keng holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
The book gives readers recipes that we all can make.
When trying out different dishes, you’ll feel like you are part of the story.
Keng’s business, outside of being a new author, Global Hearth, uses food and culture to promote team building and employee engagement, and she is all about diversity for small businesses.
A must read for those of us in the South. Available on Amazon here.
