Announcement: Kosher Soul at the Jewish Museum of Maryland FEB 19, 2012
Kosher/ Soul: African American-Jewish Identity Cooking Sunday, February 19 1:00-3:00 p.m. Cooking Demonstration and Discussion FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION JoinContinue Reading
Category: African American Food History
African American Food History Food and Slavery Food People and Food Places Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Recipes The Cooking Gene
The Cooking Gene Project: The Southern Discomfort Tour—Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is The Cooking Gene? The Cooking Gene is the confluence of several major areas of interest thatContinue Reading
Why I Do What I Do: Mr. Cream of Wheat: The Happy, Handsome Cooking Darky
I don’t really need to say much about the quotes here other than; this is why I do what IContinue Reading
Sex sells……
Okay if you are reading this post because the term “Sex” is in the title, then I’ve already got you..Continue Reading
Why Black Eyed Peas? Why Greens?
Please keep your eye posted for my essay on the African origins of rice and bean dishes in Rice andContinue Reading
Reminder: Kwanzaa Principles and Food
Heri Zaa Kwanzaa! Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga. Kwanzaa derives from a Swahili expression for “firstContinue Reading
Hey I’m on the Radio Tonight with Dr. Richard Cooper!
Karamu Today 7PM to 9PM EST Dec 16 th Listen Live at WWW.900AMWURD.COM Please be sure to tune in asContinue Reading
African American Food History Events and Appearances Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting
Catch me today on the Marc Steiner Show
Who: Marc Steiner and I Where: http://www.steinershow.org/radio/the-marc-steiner-show When: Today, December 13, 2011, 5-7 p.m. EST What: Marc Steiner has hadContinue Reading
Dining From a Haunted Plate: Part Two: Ain’t Nobody’s Name Uncle
Hey please support my book: https://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Gene-Journey-American-Culinary/dp/0062379291 If there is some plantation myth about Black cooks in the enslaved and pre-Civil RightsContinue Reading
Dining From a Haunted Plate Part 1: Why I Do What I Do…
“Over Yonder” Please support my work: https://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Gene-Journey-American-Culinary/dp/0062379291 When I first started entertaining the idea that I would devote time and energyContinue Reading
Thanksgiving Primer Part Two
For enslaved people, the precursor to Thanksgiving was cornshucking time and other harvest events, usually held in October-November. Cornshuckings andContinue Reading
You Asked For It: An African American Thanksgiving Primer
Please cook dat turkey nice an’ brown/Shuck dat corn before you eat!/By de side of de turkey I’ll be found!/ShuckContinue Reading
A Newport Rhode Island Turtle Feast, 1767
Special thanks to Jim Chevallier http://www.chezjim.com for bringing this to my attention. I knew there were turtle and rum feastsContinue Reading
A Few Antebellum African American Recipes
From Fighting Old Nep: The Foodways of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders, 1634-1864 Trough Mush I had to include this recipe because itContinue Reading
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