On Jack Johnson and other Politicians
This has very little to do with food—but if the goal is to keep blogging, keep talking, keep people readingContinue Reading
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Why this Information is Important and Why You should Care
I want you to know I am not a one trick pony. Just because I want to be the firstContinue 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
As Promised, Mama’s Heirloom Apple Crisp
You’re very lucky its Thanksgiving and that I promised ya’ll this recipe in the next posting. This is sacred toContinue Reading
Gilt Taste Skillet Chicken Redux
So sometimes you want a “Sunday dinner,” but you don’t want to do the classic run of fried or bakedContinue Reading
Three Mouthketeers: The Simpsons Eat African and Become Foodies
So, I rarely watch The Simpsons, one of the longest running shows in television history—but a friend taped it andContinue Reading
In Honor of Veteran’s Day
With respect to my Grandfather of blessed memory, Walter Lee Townsend, and the other veterans and service members who have servedContinue Reading
The Horn of Africa Crisis and Thanksgiving in America: Tzedakah Saves from Death
It would be morally irresponsible on a site celebrating food and food traditions not to take this opportunity not to remindContinue 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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An Oldie but Goodie…
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
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