Lidia Celebrates America
Lidia Cooks in the Tradition of the Buffalo Soldiers
Clip: Season 2018 Episode 1 | 1m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Lidia and Wallace cook food over an open fire, in the tradition of the Buffalo Soldiers.
As part of her latest special A Heartland Holiday Feast, Lidia Bastianich travels to Lawton, OK, and learns the history of the Buffalo soldiers, and their role in the 1800s, making the West safe for settlement. Lidia and Wallace, a soldier who works to keep the history of the Buffalo Soldiers alive, share cornbread, some dumplings, baked beans, and coffee, cooking everything over an open fire.
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Lidia Celebrates America
Lidia Cooks in the Tradition of the Buffalo Soldiers
Clip: Season 2018 Episode 1 | 1m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
As part of her latest special A Heartland Holiday Feast, Lidia Bastianich travels to Lawton, OK, and learns the history of the Buffalo soldiers, and their role in the 1800s, making the West safe for settlement. Lidia and Wallace, a soldier who works to keep the history of the Buffalo Soldiers alive, share cornbread, some dumplings, baked beans, and coffee, cooking everything over an open fire.
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