Chef Pyet DeSpain, winner of the first season of Gordon Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef,” is releasing a new cookbook, “Rooted in Fire,” on Nov. 18, showcasing recipes inspired by her background as a Native American and member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi tribe and as a Mexican American.

In its pages, she describes growing up on the Osage Nation Reservation and in Kansas City. “I loved watching the grandmas and aunties cook big pots of beans, squash, and rice outdoors over an open flame during the ceremonial powwows and then place their labor of love on the long tables for all to enjoy during the supper break,” she writes.

From the moment she saw this salad, she adds, she was drawn to its bright colors and varied ingredients. “I dug in, and instantly fell in love with that three sisters sala

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