Extending the Table

Cook with neighbors from around the world as you prepare flavorful dishes and feel the warmth of their kitchens. This revised edition of Extending the Table simmers together the best-loved recipes from the first edition of this global cuisine cookbook with the enticing flavors of new recipes.

Extending the Table contains stories, proverbs, and recipes from more than ninety countries. Extend your table in the spirit of the More-with-Less Cookbook by experiencing the gratitude, hospitality, and foodways of friends near and far.

Part of the World Community Cookbook series. Royalties fund global relief, peace, and community efforts.

What is New in the Revised Edition:

Colorful photographs of people, cultural settings, and mouthwatering dishes from around the world.
Recipes and stories from places like Afghanistan, South Sudan, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Labels and indexes for gluten-free and vegetarian recipes.
Regional menus to help cooks plan special meals from a particular country or continent.

Author Biography

Joetta Handrich Schlabach worked in various writing, educational and administrative capacities with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) from 1982-87 and 1989-91, including assignments, with her husband Gerald, in Nicaragua and Honduras. She received a BA in home economics from Goshen (Ind.) College, an MA in family economics and management from Michigan State University, and an MA in theology from St. Catherine University in St Paul, Minn. After 15 years of programmatic work in international and multicultural education at three universities, she became a pastor in 2007, serving at Faith Mennonite Church, Minneapolis. She and her husband reside in St. Paul, Minn., and are parents of two adult sons and a daughter-in-law. They enjoy the vibrancy of a multicultural city neighborhood where neighbors extend the table by sharing garden produce across back-yard fences.