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We incorporate Navajo traditional foods into our breakfast and lunch weekly menus. By volunteering our time to help with cleaning, irrigating, planting and harvesting at our local Navajo farms we have built a strong relationship with our Navajo farmers.
Nizhónígo Iiná means Beautiful life in Navajo language; this cookbook is intended to support our young students’ recipes that can be used for personal home meal plans. The standardized recipes at the end of this book can be used for public foodservice facilities.
The farm provides Navajo white corn, blue corn, onions, assorted squash, watermelon, greenhouse lettuce greens and chili peppers for the communities. What I learned …
Q: Can I use a different cut of beef for this recipe? A: Yes, you…
Q: Can I use a different type of vinegar instead of rice vinegar? A: Yes,…
Q: Can I use any type of rice for Fried Ginger Rice Tea? A: Yes,…
Q: Can I use canned water chestnuts instead of fresh ones for this recipe? A:…
Q: Can I use a regular pot instead of an electric pressure cooker for this…
Q: Can I use other types of fish for this recipe? A: Yes, while Norwegian…