A Teacher's Cookbook: Country Recipes, Letters, and Stories from the Rural West

Spanning seven decades, this book showcases recipes, letters, journal entries, and poems from Herlinda Hernandez, a prolific home cook and a master school teacher.  From the 1930s favorite of potato cake to the 1970s casserole craze to the 1990s resurgence of homegrown eating.  These recollections and recipes transport you through both society's culinary trends and personal family traditions.