Featuring 24 recipes passed down by our aunties, mamas, papas, and popos,Full Bellies, Full Heartsis a celebration of our hyphenated experiences as Asian Americans. It’s a nod to our upbringing and a rallying cry against xenophobia and culinary imperialism.
Curated with love by the Slant’d team,Full Bellies, Full Heartswas our way of finding comfort and community during an extremely difficult year. It was a chance for us to celebrate the dishes of our cultures and the stories that feed them—and we hope that this cookbook fills your soul with nostalgia and gratitude.
Printed on 55gsm newspaper (to preserve that nostalgic vintage vibe!)
Home cooks
Alice Lee, Angelica Lai, Annie Faye Cheng, Annie King, Catherine Wu, Cathleen Joaquin, Charlene Wang de Chen, Christina Trang Ton Losurdo, Christine Han, Danni Shen, Darshita Maniar, Hien Huyuh Gray, Jenn Lam, Karen Zheng, Kayako Ono, Kim & Vanessa Pham, Krystal Mak, Lena Yen, Melissa Angela Finigenas Utomo, Phuan Khun, Priscilla Pan, Tessa Samberg, Thu Anh Nguyen, Vanessa Nguyen, and Yoko Kristiansen
Special thanks
Felicia Liang: Taiwanese-American artist and illustrator who brought each dish to life
Chef Jenny Dorsey: culinary consultant who dropped some serious knowledge on ingredients, cooking techniques, and how to curate a cookbook
The Slant’d Cookbook team:the creative firepower that curated, tested, and designed one of the most nourishing projects we’ve worked on to date
Slant’d was born from a series of intimate conversations between friends navigating their place in the world. Bonded by shared values and a craving for community, a small but mighty group of friends came together to create a literary magazine that freely explored big questions about identity and challenged the public narrative about what it means to be Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI).
