Books
The American Cookbook: A History, McFarland Publishers, 2006
"The American Cookbook: A History is not a cookbook itself, but rather a well-researched history of American recipes in print from English cookbooks used in the colonies and from American Cookery published in 1796 through the smorgasbord of the twentieth century's "Most influential cookbooks." The book includes books that focus on ethnic, healthy, and the always popular community-charity recipes." ...Susan Swartwout - It received the Walter Williams Major Work Award, 1st Place (Missouri Writers Guild)
Food in the American Military: A History, McFarland Publishers, 2011
REVIEWS: "What a fine book, well researched and prepared. Very easy to read and a must for anyone curious about how the military has been fed for the last 230 years."..."Lots of info with enough pictures. Easy to read and understand. Connects the history in a seamless way." It received the 1st place Walter Williams Major Work Award (Missouri Writers Guild). Fisher and her writing partner and husband John Fisher co-authored this book. The Fishers were the recipients of the Linda D.Russo Travel Grant from The Culinary Trust. The grant helped finance travel expenses for the military food book.Their research involved a ten thousand mile road trip to military museums and military historical points of interest.
Pot Roast, Politics, and Ants in the Pantry, University of Missouri Press, 2008
"The Fishers demonstrate that what people eat and how they fix it as chronicled over time in the cookbooks of Missouri, help us understand the nature and characteristics of the state, its people, its culture, and its past. The Fishers' book will not disappoint."Tom Harte... Stirring Words: Reflections and Recipes from"A Harte Appetite." Their book received 2nd place in the Walter Williams Major Work Award category. (Missouri Writers Guild) It is currently being revised and will be republished in the near future. This book was co-authored by Fisher and her husband John C. Fisher.