Appetite for Change
Soulful Recipes from a North Minneapolis Kitchen
Appetite for Change is filled with soul food classics that feature light twists and local touches and show how multiple cultures can commingle within one cookbook—and even one plate. Healthy, affordable, easy, and delicious, all of these recipes connect with stories of how the people and purpose behind the Northside Minneapolis nonprofit Appetite For Change bring nourishing hope and new life to an entire community.
Feed someone a delicious meal, and you've satisfied a moment’s hunger. Show someone how to cultivate, cook, and share good food, and you satisfy the hungry soul of a whole community. Feeding the soul is what Appetite For Change does, working to improve the foodscape in its Northside community through youth-led urban gardens and farmers markets, cooking workshops and a meal box delivery service, and the Breaking Bread Cafe. Sharing both enticing recipes and heartfelt stories of sustenance, Appetite for Change is filled with soul food classics that feature light twists and local touches and show how multiple cultures can commingle within one cookbook—and even one plate.
There are recipes here for everyone: side dishes like Caribbean Coleslaw, Okra Succotash, and Curried Potato Bites; salads, including Purple Rain Salad and Beet It Salad, both created by AFC youth to sell at Minnesota Twins baseball games; small plates, from Jackfruit Nachos to Fried Green Tomatoes; and family-favorite soups and stews like Lentil Sweet Potato Stew and Jambalaya. Breakfast options include Jerk Shrimp and Cheese Grits, Banana Pecan Bread, and a Big, Beautiful Frittata—and desserts range from Flourless Chocolate Cake to Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars. When it’s time to feed a crowd, look no further than the “Community Feasts” chapter, chock full of recipes as familiar as Fried Chicken and as singular as Delicata Squash and Black Bean Tacos.
Healthy, affordable, easy, and delicious, all of these recipes connect with stories of how the people and purpose behind Appetite For Change bring nourishing hope and new life to an entire community.
