Mitji-Let's Eat!
Marilyn Stanley
, Andrea Pole
, Ron Thompson
, Kirsten Lyon
, Agnes Marshall
, Sharon Forzley
, Lynn Andrews
, cassandra schiemann
, Vanessa Seto
, M M English
, Jude Castillo
, Joe Mitchell
, Marissa Yip-Young
, Beth Dekoker
, Sarah Schwartz
, Rita O'Sullivan
, Rosa Cross
, Barry Kazimer
, Holly Elisabeth
, Haley Belkiewicz
, Noelle Walsh
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Tanya Blake
, Rodney Cross
, Chantal Comeau
, Amy Johnston
, Carrie Locke
, Vanessa S
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Rhona Brinkman
, Linda Leitch
, Deana Bueley
, Joseph Chirayil
, Christopher Evans
, Cristina Pejkovic
, Debra Fisher
, Wanda Brine
, Natasa Ilic
, Crystal Inwood
, Mary Maceroni
, C. Ray
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Kim Cappellina
, Randi Ann Doll
, Heather O'Connor
, BJ Underwood
, Carl Scott
, Maria Mclean
, Ellen Clarke
, Janice Cournoyer
, John Bell
, Sandra Furlotte
, Leslie Vermeer
, Diane O'Flaherty
, Elle Andra-Warner
, Marjorie Roy
, Linda Ham
, Mary Lester
, Benita Hartwell
, Robert Hykawy
, Angela Chiao
, Barbara Leckie
, Lynn Bechtel
, Nicole Haldoupis
, Denise Duvall
, Sandra Dufoe
, Sara Conway
, Kym Marsh
, Marla Schecter Howard
, Ken Gilmour
, Prabh Toor
, Janet Meisner
, zelda dwyer
, Karen Nordrum
, Amie Gaudet
, Katie Macalister
, Anne Baldo
, Debra Meagher
, Timothy Richards
, Nicki D'Angelo
, Lisa Mallia
, Ashley Thimot
, Hoda Montazeri
, Debra Chandler
, Debra Meagher
, Shawna Moodie
, Chantal Vulker
, Vivian Thorgeirson
, Lisa Ostrowski
, Allison Dube
, Shannon Lee
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Melissa Poremba
, Brittany Landry
, Candace Fertile
, Kat Sommer-Derksen
, Christine Lion
, Cynthia Heinrichs
, Lynn Hallson
, Nora Gould
, Alanna King
, Huguette Lemieux
, P. Thompson
, Maureen Brownlee
, Alex Henderson
, Margaret Makortoff
editor@49thShelf.com
An intergenerational source of wisdom and knowledge, Mitji combines a cultural history of Mi'kmaw cuisine with a practical cookbook.
The welcome call of "Mitji" can be heard by Mi'kmaw children, hungry workers, family, and friends when dinner is ready. This book, too, is an invitation to celebrate and practice Mi'kmaq foodways: the recipes passed down from one generation to the next; the way traditional foods and medicines are gathered, hunted, and cooked; and the lived experience of ancestors and Elders about how to nourish the spirit and body through Mi'kmaw culture and knowledge.
Mitji—Let's Eat! Mi'kmaq Recipes from Sikniktuk offers over 30 traditional and popular Mi'kmaq recipes, arranged seasonally—like Fish Cakes and Eel Stew in spring; Blueberry "Poor Man's Cake" and Stuffed Salmon in summer; Swiss Steak with Moose Meat and Apple Pie in fall; and Molasses Cake and Wiusey Petaqn in winter.
Each recipe is contextualized with its origins, contributor information, food stories, and detailed preparation instructions, and throughout the book are short essays on Mi'kmaw cuisine, drawing a picture of how Mi'kmaq foodways were influenced by colonization, on the one hand, and how food became and remains a significant vehicle of resistance, on the other. Whether a novice or well-seasoned cook, Mitji is a feast for the reader: a bountiful introduction to, and celebration of, Mi'kmaw cuisine.
