Tag: Diaspora

Healthy Deluxe Grilled Cheese
June 28, 2020

Healthy Deluxe Grilled Cheese

I came up with this sandwich sometime shortly after becoming a vegetarian in 1983. This was a pre-outside of Austin Whole Foods era, during which I frequented and ultimately joined a natural food co-op. I began Collards partly to expand the health food sphere to …

Africa, African American, African Diaspora, African Diasporic History, African Heritage Diet, Popular Culture, Sandwich, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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by Robin Sparks
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Quinoa Italiana
January 12, 2020

Quinoa Italiana

According to Whole Foods Market and Forbes Magazine, West African cuisine is one of the top ten food trends for 2020. No surprise to me because some of the best food I have had in the world was in West Africa – Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria …

Africa, African American, African Diaspora, African Diasporic History, Bolivia, Diaspora, Peru, Popular Culture, Quinoa, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, West Africa
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by Robin Sparks
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Red Lentil Soup
December 21, 2019

Red Lentil Soup

My father’s first cousin lived in Ethiopia in the 1980’s where her husband served as an ambassador from Jamaica. She taught me how to make these lentils shine in East African style. The result is very different than French Lentil Soup but no less beguiling. …

Africa, African American, African Diasporic History, Gluten-free, Plant Based, Plant Based Diet, Plant Based Eating, Popular Culture, Soul Food, Soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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by Robin Sparks
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Black Bean Nachos
December 10, 2019

Black Bean Nachos

After you make my recipe for Black Beans, which is the national dish of Brazil, you can mix it up by turning one of your meals into nachos. You can be creative by adding whatever you find at your local farmers’ market and, of course …

Africa, African Diasporic History, Black Beans, Brazil, Diaspora, Food, Latinx America, Mexico, Soul Food, South America, Whole Foods
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by Robin Sparks
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