Tag: Organic

Salmon Salad with Spiked Vinaigrette
February 17, 2020

Salmon Salad with Spiked Vinaigrette

Monday morning is yet again upon us and if you are like most, we have to hit the ground running. Because I try to eat whole foods at all times, I prefer to do all my cooking for the week on Sundays. A dinner entree …

Dinner, Lunch, Meal Prep, Organic, Popular Culture, Salad, Salmon, Weekly Meal Planning
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by Robin Sparks
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Red Beans & Tri-Color Quinoa
January 31, 2020

Red Beans & Tri-Color Quinoa

When Mayor Pete Buttigieg introduced The Douglass Plan it made me question why he thought naming his project to benefit African Americans after a 19th century antebellum icon was a good idea. The name alone demonstrated Mr. Buttigieg had not consulted any African Americans during …

Africa, African American, African Diaspora, African Diasporic History, African Heritage Diet, Black History, Black History Month, Diaspora, Dinner, Enslaved People, Lunch, Mississippi, Organic, Plant Based, Plant Based Diet, Plant Based Eating, Popular Culture, Red Beans, Red Beans and Quinoa, Red Beans and Rice, Soul Food, Southern Cooking, Southern Cuisine, The South, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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by Robin Sparks
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One Minute Spinach
January 22, 2020

One Minute Spinach

As we watch whatever semblance of democracy we once enjoyed evaporate into the polluted atmosphere, we still need to make sure we our bodies are properly supported and nourished. So, let’s shift the heat from the politicos in Washington back into the kitchen by putting …

CSA, Dinner, Donald J. Trump, Gluten-free, Local, Local Food, Lunch, Organic, Plant Based, Plant Based Diet, Plant Based Eating, Popular Culture, President of the United States, Spinach, Spinach Salad, Sustainable Eating, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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by Robin Sparks
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Oven Fried Chicken
January 8, 2020

Oven Fried Chicken

2020 has had a turbulent take-off. Everyone seems to be on edge including the President of the United States. What makes his despair even more virulent and horrific is that his agitation has a tendency to become the direct cause of not only American despair …

African American, African Diaspora, African Heritage Diet, anxiety, Chicken, depression, Diaspora, Dinner, Fried Chicken, Fried Food, Lunch, Organic, Oven Fried Chicken, Popular Culture, Soul Food, Southern Cooking, Southern Cuisine, The South
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by Robin Sparks
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Perfect Peach Cobbler
December 29, 2019

Perfect Peach Cobbler

I did make a Peach Cobbler for the Christmas dessert table. All you need do is follow my Vegan Blueberry Cobbler recipe but add peaches, fresh grated ginger and nutmeg in addition to the butter (or vegan butter if you prefer) and sugar. I don’t …

African American, African Diasporic History, African Heritage Diet, Cobbler, dessert, Fresh Fruit, Fruit, Organic, Peach Cobbler, Soul Food, Southern Cooking, Southern Cuisine, The South, Vegan, 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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