Everyone enjoys "Southern" cuisine, but until recently few people recognized the significant West African and slave-era influences that were also present in soul food.

More than just a recipe book, Cornbread & Collard Greens. It serves as a window into the non-traditional Southern African-American diaspora, revealing its history and many approaches to soul cuisine.

Deah skillfully combines her love of history with her personal family stories and meticulously creates recipes as a reference to a talent her ancestors mastered: coming up with delectable meals out of not just need but also creativity. Her inspirations from the different nations she has been to compliment her own culinary approach.