A cookbook, a gift book, a fascinating tale of Southern culture, Larissa's Breadbook is a remarkable marriage of the fictional story of a young girl's discovery of the different culture in her own backyard and a cookbook containing more than 150 bread recipes. From spoon bread and hoe cakes to bagels and Plantation French Bread, Larissa's Breadbook is filled with recipes from ten rich and varied cultures living in the south: Rural African-American, Creole, Appalachian, White Aristocrat, Gullah, Cherokee, Jewish, Mexican American, Italian American, and Irish-American.