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
Category: Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting
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
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
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
Terroir Noire: The Final Garden List
VATES COLLARDS SUGAR DRIP SORGHUM DE CICCO BROCCOLI COSMIC PURPLE CARROT AMERICAN FLAG LEEK LACINATO KALE DEEP PURPLE BUNCHING ONIONContinue Reading
Food and Slavery Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting
Some Food is Calling My Name, Oh Lord What Should I Do?
Ok so I promised a garden list. Sure-okra, white/yellow/and red onions, black eyed peas and other field peas, melons, corn,Continue Reading
