Join the Library and Bold Fork books for a celebration of Salvadoran food with Karla T. Vasquez and her new cookbook Salvisoul . Come hear from Vasquez about the new book and the rich food traditions o f El Salvador. \;
\nCopies of the book will be available for sal e and signing with a limited number available for giveaway courtesy of the DC Public Library Foundation. \;
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\nThis groundbreaking\, beautifully ph otographed cookbook celebrates the vibrant culture and community of El Sal vador through 80 recipes and stories from twenty-five Salvadoran women.
\nIn search of the recipes and traditions that made her feel at home\, food historian and Salvadoran Karla Tatiana Vasquez took to the internet to find the dishes her mom made throughout her childhood. But when she cou ldn't find any\, she decided to take matters into her own hands. What star ted as a desire to document recipes turned into sharing the joys\, histori es\, and tribulations of the women in her life.
\nThrough \;SAVL ISOUL\, Karla shares her conversations with moms\, aunts\, grandmothers\, and friends to preserve their histories so that they do not go unheard. He re are recipes for Rellenos de Papa from Patricia\, who remembers the Los Angeles earthquakes of the 1980s for more reasons than just fear\; Flor de Izote con Huevos Revueltos\, a favorite of Karla's father\; as well as va riations on the beloved Salvadoran Pupusa\, a thick masa tortilla stuffed with different combinations of pork\, cheese\, and beans. Though their sto ries vary\, the women have a shared experience of what it was like in El S alvador before the war\, and what life was like as Salvadoran women surviv ing in their new home in the United States.
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\n< h4>About the author\nKarla \;is a food writer \, recipe developer\, and food stylist based in Los Angeles. Her writing h as been published by \;the Los Angeles Times\, \;San Francisco Chr onicle\, \;Teen Vogue\, \;Eater LA\, and KCET\, among others. Her recipe development work can be seen in \;Food &\; Wine\, \;Seri ous Eats\, \;BuzzFeed Tasty\, and \;Tastemade. She is also a food justice advocate and an active member in her community to increase healthy food accessibility in low-income communities\, previously working with Hu nger Action Los Angeles and Los Angeles Food Policy Council. She founded S alviSoul in an effort to preserve her family&rsquo\;s recipes\, and since then it&rsquo\;s expanded to focus on cultural memory and intergenerationa l healing for the Salvadoran diaspora.
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