Tag: The South

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 …

Soul Food, 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, Southern Cooking, Southern Cuisine, The South, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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by Robin Sparks
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A Plant-Based Pyramid: Broccoli Salad
December 17, 2019

A Plant-Based Pyramid: Broccoli Salad

Mrs. Alelia Murphy, the oldest person in the United States, died a few months ago November 28, 2019. She was 114 years old and an African-American woman. Her successor, 114 year old Mrs. Hester Ford is also African-American. In fact, 6 out of the 10 …

Soul Food, Africa, African American, Broccoli, Food, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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by Robin Sparks
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23 Comments
Colorado Border Wall Bulldog
November 20, 2019

Colorado Border Wall Bulldog

In my 20’s, when I wanted to stay relatively sober and stable during a night out with friends, Baileys Irish Cream on the rocks with a splash of club soda was my choice cocktail. I could drink that all night long and still maintain control. …

Popular Culture, Cocktail Parties, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktails, Drinks, Holidays
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by Robin Sparks
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23 Comments
Sustainable Eating
August 14, 2019

Sustainable Eating

I was embarrassed as a kid because my mother required me cook dinner for our family. At least she made my brother cook too unlike some of my friends parents with Southern roots – the girls did all the inside work, the boys the outside …

Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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Had It Not Been For
July 26, 2014

Had It Not Been For

We were the first to be killed in the Revolutionary War. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p24.html  We are not Barack nor even Michelle. We are not the newly minted from Nigeria or Cuba who float to our shores hyperventilating, disdain in their first full breath, lying in wait for …

Civil Rights, History, Immigration, Popular Culture, Race, Uncategorized, Women's Studies
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by Robin Sparks
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