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12 Minute Vegetables
September 25, 2020

12 Minute Vegetables

I usually make 12 Minute Vegetables on Sundays so that I can heat them up on days I don’t feel up to cooking, days like today and yesterday, probably tomorrow too. I would not be creating this post but for the fact I promised my …

African American Culture, African Heritage Diet, Keto, Meal Plan, Meal Prep, Plant Based, Popular Culture, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Whole30
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by Robin Sparks
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Chicken & Herb Dumplings Soup
September 17, 2020

Chicken & Herb Dumplings Soup

The epitome of comfort food, Chicken & Herb Dumplings Soup is an upgraded bone broth that you will delight in this Autumn.

African American, African American Culture, African American History, African Heritage Diet, Popular Culture, Soul Food, Soup, Southern Cuisine
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by Robin Sparks
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10 Minute Mahi Mahi
September 14, 2020

10 Minute Mahi Mahi

Nicole Hannah Jones writes “America wasn’t a democracy until Black Americans made it one.” Her Pulitzer Prize winning The 1619 Project explores the history of the first Africans arriving in 1619 to what is present day Virginia. As a history buff, I have never seen …

Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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Curried Lentil Soup
September 5, 2020

Curried Lentil Soup

While it may come as a surprise, no indigenous people in the world are vegan. Perhaps you may be thinking about the Jain Hindu people as you’re furiously Googling, hoping to prove me wrong, but they are traditionally lacto vegetarians. I have no personal vendetta …

Popular Culture, Vegan, Vegetarian
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by Robin Sparks
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Gluten Free Spaghetti Alfredo
August 29, 2020

Gluten Free Spaghetti Alfredo

Gluten Free Spaghetti Alfredo is 10 minute comfort food at it’s finest.

Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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9 Minute Broccoli
August 17, 2020

9 Minute Broccoli

I was invited to a women’s empowerment event a few years ago to discuss the nexus between mental health and what we eat. Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Dr. Milena Smith began the day with a useful acronym for managing the stressors in our lives – NEST. Nutrition, …

mental health, Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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