Feasting on a traditional Hopi meal rated as one of the highlights of my agricultural tour in the Hopi Lands of northeastern Arizona. Micah Loma’ omvaya, a most knowledgeable guide with Hopi Tours (who also happens to be an anthropologist) arranged a home-made luncheon for my group.
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Piki bread is a traditional staple of the Hopi people and the ancient New Mexico Pueblo peoples. The dry, thin rolled bread truly melts in your mouth and tastes delicious. The technique used to make the featherweight thin bread is difficult to master and has been passed down from mothers to daughters for generations. I had the privilege of watching Iva Honyestewa make the authentic recipe in her own piki house on the Hopi lands in Arizona.
Continue reading Hopi Traditional Piki BreadThe California Strawberry Commission Recipe E-Book has so many mouth watering recipes, I wish I had my own field. Fortunately, it’s strawberry season and the radiant red berries are abundant in grocery stores.
Inside Strawberry Recipes for Every Day, I found a recipe for ‘Macadamia Crusted Halibut with grilled Strawberry and Mint Relish’ which looked perfect for a summer meal, but I’m the only one around who eats halibut. Therefore, I choose a salad. By the way, the book also includes tips for buying, storing and freezing the fruit.
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