This cookbook brings together recipes, reminiscences, and heaping helpings of slices of life from the kitchens of five modern Chickasaw Nation families. Chickasaw cooks JoAnn Ellis and Vicki Penner, the authors of ilimpa'chi', return as our culinary guides to a vast selection of wholesome recipes for breads, salads, sides, casseroles, main dishes, and desserts. Some are traditional, quite a few are original, and all are guaranteed to be delicious. In the spirit of the new cookbook s title, the featured dishes are favorites that JoAnn, Vicki, and three other featured cooks, along with their favorite kitchen helpers, prepare for those special family times and occasions, when they gather to enjoy good food and good times together.