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…
Olive Oil Cake
Moist and buttery, with cardamom and a hint of lemon, it’s hard to believe my Olive Oil Cake has no butter! The ideal dessert when you have a short amount of time to impress.
Herb Pearled Couscous
I just read a compelling article about two women who were misdiagnosed as schizophrenic only to uncover, many years later, both were suffering from the autoimmune disease lupus. Although the Washington Post article never made mention of it, both women were of color – one Black, the other Latinx. The incredible story is encouraging but…
White Beans w/Tomato Chow Chow
Summer is near so White Beans w/Tomato Chow Chow should be on the menu. Great for picnics, barbecues and cookouts, your vegan guests will rejoice.
Green Wings
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…
Apple Peach Pear Cobbler
“Apple, peaches, pumpkin pie-i-i.” I had to use that lyric because I love that song. However, no, you read right, I have made an Apple Peach Pear Cobbler and again no, like the song, it is a special treat I have enjoyed since I was a youth. At a certain point in history, not long…
Buttered Jelly Cake
Welcome to the place for the best healthy, homemade, holiday dishes. It may be too early to say Season’s Greetings but it’s not too early to get your best Fall desserts of 2021 list compiled. I believe I inherited my sweet tooth directly from my maternal grandfather William Stamps who was known to drink sugar…
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…
Steakhouse Salmon
Cooks in minutes but tastes like you invested much longer, Steakhouse Salmon will remain on your menu rotation for life.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies
Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies are as dreamy as they sound! Filled with clouds of cream cheese, walnuts and chocolate, they’re heaven sent.
Collards Are The Old Kale 