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Happy Women’s History Month
March 7, 2021

Happy Women’s History Month

Happy Women’s History Month! Today, Sunday, March 7th at 3pm ET/12pm PT I will be speaking with Dr. Maia Walton MD on Instagram Live about allergies and gluten intolerance in the Black community. Please join us.

African American Culture, African American Heritage Diet, Allergies, Digestion, Gluten Intolerance, Health, Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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Fried Corn
February 20, 2021

Fried Corn

Jimmy crack corn, I don’t care,Jimmy crack corn, I don’t care,Jimmy crack corn, I don’t care,Ole Massa gone away. No one is certain about the origin of Jimmy Crack Corn but it was a minstrel tune that was likely borrowed from enslaved African American people …

Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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Happy Black History Month
February 6, 2021

Happy Black History Month

I am taking a break from the kitchen today in honor of my ancestors. Happy Black History Month to you all! I would be remiss if I did not add something to the current conversation about being Black in America. Black In Real Life is …

African American Culture, Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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Beef Spring Rolls
January 29, 2021

Beef Spring Rolls

With respect to the African American Heritage Diet, plant based does not mean meat free. Because much of what was consumed by our ancestors came from their own farms and gardens, adding small amounts of meat to almost every vegetable dish imaginable was a way …

African American Heritage Diet, Food and Drinks, Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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Green Sauce Salmon
January 24, 2021

Green Sauce Salmon

I am a committed seafood lover. My love persists despite the notion I was a vegetarian for 20 years. Even maligned frog legs appeal greatly to me, surely they qualify as seafood, and really, they do taste like chicken. The Green Sauce Salmon occurred quite …

African American Culture, African Diaspora, African Diasporic History, African Heritage Diet, Food, Food and Drinks, Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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Everything Bagel & Lox Salad
January 21, 2021

Everything Bagel & Lox Salad

The basis of the African American Heritage diet pyramid are greens like collards, turnip and mustard. The basis of the Everything Bagel & Lox Salad are organic greens but don’t use collard, turnip nor mustard greens. We cook those particular greens for hours for a …

African American Heritage Diet, Comfort Food, Food and Drinks
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by Robin Sparks
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