Exploring Culinary Traditions of Africa, African America and the African Diaspora
“More than Slave Food” was a towering success…. We had about 120 people come through, sit down, listen to anContinue Reading
http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Cooking-Gene-Project-The-Southern-Discomfort-Tour If you want to see me at work in the “field” tune into the Roger Smith Cookbook Conference liveContinue Reading
We are now officially a campaign. http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Cooking-Gene-Project-The-Southern-Discomfort-Tour PLEASE visit http://www.thecookinggene.com and visit the FAQS page: http://thecookinggene.com/faq/ And please spread theContinue Reading
I hope to keep my momentum up during the entirety of African American Heritage Month…It’s going to be a veryContinue Reading
1. What is The Cooking Gene? The Cooking Gene is the confluence of several major areas of interest thatContinue Reading
Okay if you are reading this post because the term “Sex” is in the title, then I’ve already got you..Continue Reading
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
“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
For enslaved people, the precursor to Thanksgiving was cornshucking time and other harvest events, usually held in October-November. Cornshuckings andContinue Reading
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
Special thanks to Jim Chevallier http://www.chezjim.com for bringing this to my attention. I knew there were turtle and rum feastsContinue Reading
From Fighting Old Nep: The Foodways of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders, 1634-1864 Trough Mush I had to include this recipe because itContinue Reading
http://myplanetharmony.com/food-reaches-back-through-slavery Millions of Africans were separated from their families and homes by slavery, but some of their familiar foods cameContinue Reading
This was a response to my post on nathan bedford forrest…See 2/10/2011.. “I’m sorry to hear that your perspective onContinue Reading
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