Recipes, reminiscences and lessons in Chickasaw life are the main ingredients for ilimpa'chi': We re Gonna Eat! A Chickasaw Cookbook, the first cookbook produced by the Chickasaw Press. Chickasaw cooks JoAnn Ellis and Vicki Penner selected recipes and illuminated them with glimpses and scenes from growing up around kitchens and outdoor cooking fires. ilimpa'chi' also features a glossary of Chickasaw terms and phrases taken from traditions of food and family. Vicki May Penner, Chickasaw-Cherokee, is retail manager at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma. She holds a master's degree in education from East Central University and spent 25 years in education before joining the Chickasaw Nation. JoAnn Ellis is a fluent speaker of Chikashshanompa', a specialist in the Chickasaw Language department and an instructor for its Master/Apprentice program. She also is an adjunct professor for Chickasaw language studies at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.