Category Archives: Jewish Stuff

My Response to #CharlottesvilleĀ 

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

http://forward.com/food/380133/im-black-jewish-and-gay-and-food-is-my-weapon-against-bigotry/

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The Faces of #TheCookingGeneĀ 

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

This has been an amazing day. Thank you.  Summer has it on the shelf next to the copy of Roots she inherited from her Grandmother. 

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National Soul Food Month Message: Why You Should Buy The Cooking Gene.

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

The Cooking Gene is not a cookbook but it does have treasured family recipes and reconstructed recipes from history. The Cooking Gene is not a diatribe on race and food nor is it about how you have to be Black to be a … Continue reading →

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Three Salad Dressings For the Summer

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

I am in total Grandma mode with my food and recipes these days…I am not really measuring, I’m cooking for love not for perfection…forgive me but its just the mood I’m in….im trying to sell a book šŸ™‚ So just … Continue reading →

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Kosher Soul Food Feeds Truth to History | Atlanta Jewish Times

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

http://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/kosher-soul-food-feeds-truth-to-history/ I love this piece. It was written by a fellow Jew of color and it shows! I felt authentically represented in my full self. Yay!

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Pesach/Passover 2017

Posted on April 16, 2017 by

http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-michael-twitty-20170410-story.html I had a wonderful Pesach, and we have two more days to go. As we leave the holiday, I wanted to make sure my blog followers got to read this interview from the LA Times. I can’t thank the Skirball … Continue reading →

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Kippah-ed While Black: KWB- A Monthly Opinion Column in the Forward

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

If you don’t know, now you know I’m writing a monthly column for The Forward entitled, Kippah-ed While Black. It’s intention is to draw attention to issues in the lives of African American Jews, through my lens. The first piece is on … Continue reading →

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