Groundnut Wings
GROUNDNUT WINGSPreheat oven to 375. You need: 2.5 pounds of chicken wings, drumettes separated from wing portion and tip ifContinue Reading
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Event: DC AUTHOR FEST
https://www.dclibrary.org/DCAuthorFest If you’re in THE DMV, come see me April 27th at the Library of Congress! Let’s talk about genealogy,Continue Reading
Cornmeal is baked into the history of the Americas, and it’s time to dust off those roots – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2019/03/07/cornmeal-is-baked-into-the-history-of-the-americas-and-its-time-to-dust-off-those-roots/ Quoted. 🙂 Enjoy! Below: Diners at my dinner for RadicalXChange in New Orleans enjoying my version of kush (recipeContinue Reading
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An AncestryDNA Inspired Dinner-Ghanaian Domedu
A DNA culinary connection to my African Roots by Michael W. Twitty: author of The Cooking Gene James Beard AwardContinue Reading
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New Stuff is Happening
Hey Y’all! The paperback is OUT! With the brand new James Beard Award seal attached! We are so pleased toContinue Reading
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It’s That Time of Year Again: Passing the Plate!
We love the supporters of http://www.Afroculinaria.com. The support for The Cooking Gene has been immense and I am beyond grateful.Continue Reading
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How An Antebellum Chef Is Inspiring Brownsville Culinary Students To Reclaim Their Food Heritage: Gothamist
http://gothamist.com/2018/05/15/michael_twitty_brownsville.php Really cool article about my recent visit to Brownsville Community Culinary Center. Photographs 1-5 below by Brroklyn based photographerContinue Reading
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Don’t Mess With The Sweet Potato Pie: A Museum Wrestles With ‘Authentic’ Black Menu | KSMU Radio
http://ksmu.org/post/dont-mess-sweet-potato-pie-museum-wrestles-authentic-black-menu#stream/0 Enjoy this piece on sweet potato pie and the search for authenticity! Be sure to get a copy ofContinue Reading
Groundnut Stew My Way
Ghana inspired me! Groundnuts=#peanuts and peanut butter stew or soup, nkantenkwan is really important stuff. Ghanaians love this in theirContinue Reading
Ghana (You) Must Go! Part 1
On March 10, 2018, five African American culinarians took a journey with Ada Anagho Brown of Roots to Glory onContinue Reading
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It Keeps the Evil Out of Your House: Basil by the Front Door in the American South and West Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05wrz17 Please enjoy this short BBC Food Chain interview from their Food Pilgrim series about seeking the source of someContinue Reading
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Welcome to #TheCookingGene Journey: A Photo Essay with a RecipeÂ
I started writing this book on paper plates and paper bags. I walked around with an entire book in my head from my years. PaulaContinue Reading
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Kosher/Soul CollardsÂ
The Green Glaze, the most beautiful of American old variety collard greens. Kosher/Soul Collards (partly based on Matt’s Four Pepper Collards,Continue Reading
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Enjoyed the art in The Cooking Gene? Meet my illustrator, Stephen Crotts!
When you hear people talk about the enmity of white and Black Southerners you need to understand that everyday thatContinue Reading
African American Food History African Food Culture Cultural Politics Diaspora Food Culture Elders and Wise Folk Events and Appearances Food and Slavery Food People and Food Places Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Jewish Stuff Pop Culture and Pop Food Publications Recipes Scholars Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk The Cooking Gene
National Soul Food Month Message: Why You Should Buy The Cooking Gene.
The Cooking Gene is not a cookbook but it does have treasured family recipes and reconstructed recipes from history. The Cooking Gene isContinue Reading
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