Quotes Part Two: New Gems
So we have more good stuff: Angola Peas—Ocra—Coffee. Monroe, La., December, 1851. To the Editor of the American Farmer— IContinue Reading
Month: October 2011
The New Yam Festival
As you read this I am probably dancing through the streets for Simchas Torah. And as I’m typing this GiladContinue Reading
Quotes and Commentary: African American Foodways: Antique Gazes
Chag Sameach! (Happy Holidays!) It’s Sukkot! Jewish Thanksgiving! So, every now and then I encounter quotes that shake me toContinue Reading
Table Talk, 1893 “Crab Gumbo, such as they give you in Baltimore…”
Table Talk, “Housekeepers Inquiries” Mrs. Helen Louise Johnson February 1893, Volume VIII: No. 2 Inquiry No. 2203. “Have you a goodContinue Reading
So THATS why they call it a fish pepper…
This is a wild-caught rockfish from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay around Talbot County, Maryland that I prepared usingContinue Reading
The Mountaintop and the Promised Land
“There are some commonalities to our different ideas. We both offer food and drink to our guests, but because weContinue Reading
Some Affairs of Plain Living: A Gallery
Once upon a time there was a tool called a scragg broom used to make swept yards….I know this becauseContinue Reading
A Blog You Should Know About: Betumi
http://www.betumiblog.blogspot.com/ An African Inspired Pizza Recipe? You bet!!! Check out Betumi and find out how to translate authentic Ghanaian flavorsContinue Reading
Hey, I know that guy–“Chasing Chilies” and Me
A few weeks ago at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello/Southern Exposure Seed Exchange’s Heritage Harvest Festival I taught a class on cookingContinue Reading
Sweet Georgia Brown’s Here I Come!
My good friends at Slow Food DC have asked me to be the speaker at their Down South dinner, hostedContinue Reading
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