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
Exploring Culinary Traditions of Africa, African America and the African Diaspora
Ghana inspired me! Groundnuts=#peanuts and peanut butter stew or soup, nkantenkwan is really important stuff. Ghanaians love this in theirContinue Reading
So–Some of you have come to me with the question about the African origins of crops found in the Americas.Continue Reading
Be sure to read more about what I do and what this food means in The Cooking Gene. Order aContinue Reading
So first off, if you haven’t seen it, the first episode of The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, “TheContinue Reading
Hey check out this piece on Civil War foodways by Andre Gallant that I’m quoted in at Online Athens: http://m.onlineathens.com/features/2013-03-20/slim-pickings-not-slim-jims-make-civil-war-diet.
Kwanzaa: Using Food and Heritage to Make Meaning Originally posted at: http://kwanzaaculinarians.com/2012/12/08/kwanzaa-food-heritage-meaning/ Be sure to visit the site often!!! http://kwanzaaculinarians.com/Continue Reading
So I got to thinking…. Potato salad is great. It’s awesome. It’s one of Germanic-Europe’s greatest gifts to the AfricanContinue Reading
Chag Sameach! (Happy Holidays!) It’s Sukkot! Jewish Thanksgiving! So, every now and then I encounter quotes that shake me toContinue Reading
Once upon a time there was a tool called a scragg broom used to make swept yards….I know this becauseContinue Reading