Chicken wings. Uniquely American, the late 20th century bar food staple invoke bromances formed over lifelong allegiances to modern day he-men battling one another, with feigned enmity, so that brutish titans may line their already teeming coffers with even more gold. My mother’s favorite part of the chicken, wings remind me of how as a…
Category: Soul Food
Pan Fried Cornbread
Incredulously, I am nearly speechless. But not enough to leave my white people need to begin to hold white people accountable treatise incomplete. And so we begin Part 2. I left people on Instagram hanging too with respect to making what is sometimes known as Hot Water Cornbread. My paternal side of the family used…
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Shrimp Tempura Pasta Salad
In the summertime I desire cool, light meals of delights I call Salad Samplers. The Shrimp Tempura Pasta Salad is one I prepared for a birthday party of ten guests. Casual enough for a barbecue but fussy enough for fancy friends, this salad is always dressed to impress. African-American cuisine or soul food is often…
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Margaritea Cocktail
After more than a year, I went into a Costco today, something that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Even before we entered, Mom was cut off by a grey-haired male wonder who also clipped me in the behind without so much as an “excuse me” or “my apologies.” This area of town…
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Crawfish with Hollandaise Sauce
Crawfish with Hollandaise Sauce is rich and buttery with bright citrus notes. Ideal for Father’s Day or dinner date night.
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Vegan Ranch Style Beans
Made in a Crock Pot, or plain, old stove top pot, Vegan Ranch Style Beans will become a family staple.
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Shrimp Po’ Boy Salad
A Shrimp Po’ Boy Salad with buttery, gluten-free croutons and buttermilk-based Remoulade Dressing is the healthy dinner your 2021 needs.
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Organic Mixed Berry Cobbler
Just about every ingredient I cook with is organic, which is inherent in the African American Heritage Diet approach. So, because I use the term “organic” herein the title, it has a purpose. The Organic Mixed Berry Cobbler needs to be exactly that because berries are number one on the Dirty Dozen list. The Dirty…
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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,…
