Category: Popular Culture

Turkey Lentil Chili

Everyone is trying to figure out what to do with their leftover turkey. I am no exception, which is how I came up with this Turkey Lentil Chili. One of the most exciting aspects of the dish is that I use not only the turkey meat, but the bone as well bone broth which imparts…

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Strawberry Cardamom Sauce

Cannot quite fathom that the holidays are almost upon us. Seems like 2020 is lasting 24 months, 18 at a minimum. Although, it has not been entirely terrible, for example I made this Strawberry Cardamom Sauce for a friend’s birthday. But what is up with the Charlie Brown Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center? Damn, damn,…

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Chocolate Laced Triple Ginger Cookies

I believe I am known as a talker. The actions that occurred in North Carolina over the weekend have nevertheless rendered me virtually mute. Yet, I realize I have to resist the urge to shut up and cook. If police feel embolden enough to pepper spray eager Black voters and children, I have to match…

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Vegan Jollof Quinoa

With so much happening in the news, the frustration is that some reports are not changing. I have been flitting about working on some things I will be excited to share soon. I made this Vegan Jollof Quinoa ages ago meaning two weeks prior, but doesn’t that seem like last year? The palpable tension of…

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Spiced Pumpkin Pie Cream Cocktail

A Spiced Pumpkin Pie Cream Cocktail is the ideal beverage to take us through the 2020 U.S. Presidential election and beyond. A frothy concoction of Bailey’s Vanilla Cinnamon Liqueur, S.Pellegrino mineral water and Pumpkin Pie Spice, it is not too strong, but just strong enough.

Jerk Cabbage

I made salmon for dinner tonight. The salmon had a fishy odor to it. Fish with such an odor is old, so it was time to cook it, get rid of it. I accompanied the blackened fish with a new spin on an African American Heritage diet staple, Jerk Cabbage. Great pairing for sure. Yet,…

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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 friend Les I would over a month ago. I am…

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