Warm Couscous Salad

Every time I flew in 2023, the plane was filled with an inordinate number of immigrants. The day before I traveled the first time, I noticed a small group of seemingly African men perched underneath a palm tree, as I nonchalantly showed up three minutes late to my Global Entry appointment at the Customs and…

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…

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 Twitter so lit with rebuttals to Ms. Jones’ commentary, including…

Crispy Chicken with Garlic & Rosemary

Contrary to what many believe, I don’t know one person of color that is loco about the pollo. Sure, it’s a wonderful entree option, that I rarely dine upon, but when I do it is not FRIED but baked very slowly, until the meat is falling off the bone, tender. Crispy Chicken with Garlic &…