Recipes for Change

By Michael Platt

Teen chef and food justice advocate Michael Platt's Recipes for Change "beautifully weaves together important Black history with delicious recipes" (Kwame Onwuachi, James Beard Award winner and Top Chef contestant)--featuring beautiful illustrations by Alleanna Harris.

From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Black Lives Matter movement, food has played a vital role in strengthening and shaping Black empowerment.

Join Michael Platt on a stunning visual journey as he retells moving and authentic accounts of 12 months in Black history. Featuring mouthwatering recipes accompanied by biographies of important figures, Recipes for Change will inspire leaders of the future with real stories of trailblazers who helped to change the world.

Recipes include: The Black Panther Party's Creamy GritsThe Greensboro Sit-In's Cherry Protest PieThe Selma March's Carry-On CornbreadThe Underground Railroad's Freedom FishThe Freedom Riders' GumboJuneteenth's Red Ice PopsBakers Against Racism's Sweet Potato Hand PieMartin Luther King's Favorite Pecan PiePaschal's Fried ChickenThe Black Power Salute's Olympic Gold CookiesThe Christmas Sacrifice's Banana PuddingThe Montgomery Bus Boycott's Pound Cake

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMZ8NCFD
• ISBN13: 9798855107500
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 33 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7