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robinspars · 2 months

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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 Border Immigration office adjacent to the local international airport. My TSA Precheck had…

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robinspars · 9 months

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Olive Oil Cake

Around this time last year my significant other baptized me into the cult of pickleball. He bought me a paddle and a ball, so I dutifully signed up for an eight week introductory class. At the culmination of the course I was anointed “Ms. Pickleball.” Sure, the title felt good, I could brag a little, unaware that my true initiation had not yet begun. The next day I returned to the very same rec…

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robinspars · 10 months

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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 infuriating at the same time. These women lost significant…

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robinspars · 11 months

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White Beans w/Tomato Chow Chow

Summer is near so White Beans w/Tomato Chow Chow should be on the menu. Great for picnics, and cookouts, your vegan guests will rejoice.

Join me in celebrating Juneteenth with more than 30 other Black culinary creators. Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day, signifying the final emancipation of those enslaved in the US announced in 1865. This year, we are celebrating “Freedom Day” by offering a delightful selection of mains, sides, desserts, and refreshing drinks that are perfect for backyard barbecues and summer…

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robinspars · 2 years

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Green Wings

The greatest NBA player of all time Bill Russell passed away today at 88 years of age. My mother’s favorite player, outside of her latest infatuation with LeBron, Mr. Russell won an inspiring 11 NBA championship rings with the Boston Celtics, more than Michael Jordan or any other player. His championships occurred during a time when even Celtics fans committed virulently rabid racist antics…

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robinspars · 2 years

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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 ago, if a Black man or woman wanted to attend medical or dental school, they only had two choices in all the United…

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robinspars · 2 years

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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 water when lemons were scare. Even though I don’t remember ever eating one, legend has…

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robinspars · 3 years

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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 the latter term; my maternal side doesn’t have a special name for this definite…

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robinspars · 3 years

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Pan Fried Mahi Mahi

Apparently, August is National Catfish Month. I grew up on the delicacy caught by my Uncles in the Reservoir (people from Mississippi understand) or by the kind of Black men who you knew would always be there if you ever needed them to be. Eschewed by some even in the Black community, shout out to my friends in the Nation, catfish is surprisingly healthy; it contains a generous amount of Omega-3…

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robinspars · 3 years

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Steakhouse Salmon

White people need to start holding White people accountable. My patience is becoming more and more challenged by the wider world daily, even by friends or long term acquaintances. I arrive home, my nerves are frazzled, I don’t want to cook! But I do want to eat something amazing and nourishing per usual; eating out can really be a minefield particularly post pandemic. The food is generally so low…

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robinspars · 3 years

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Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies

After a long drought the clouds are bloating, dripping down excess day and night. Shoes, ordinarily muddied after rains like this come in clean – that’s how dehydrated the ground is. I woke up to the aroma of coffee, except no one had brewed a pot in my household anyway. I like coffee but my certification is in tea drinking. My maternal grandmother Theresa used to boil coffee with chicory in a…

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robinspars · 3 years

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Bean Pie

Trauma transcends familial generations we now know. To forget is sometimes precisely why we cook then eat our cares away. That was a better idea when we were agrarians, a time when food was more sacred, i.e. scarce, and life less than sedentary. So here we are. The tradition to elevate food lives in me but I strive to control it, not allow the desire to control me. I see the manner in which my…

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robinspars · 3 years

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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 categorized as unpretentious or simple food. The Netflix series High On The Hog…

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#Dinner Ideas #Gluten Free #Pasta Salad Ideas #Shrimp Pasta Salad #Soul Food #Summer Dinner Recipes #Summer Lunch Ideas #Summer Meals #Summer Salads

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robinspars · 3 years

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Margaritea Cocktail

After more than a year, I went into a Costco today, something that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Even before we entered, Mom was cut off by a grey-haired male wonder who also clipped me in the behind without so much as an “excuse me” or “my apologies.” This area of town is populated with birthers, Boomers, QAnon espousing, snowbirds from the Midwest – Chumpers with the bumper…

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#After Dinner Drinks #Alcohol #Alcoholic Beverages #Aperitif #Cocktails #Digestif #Low Carb #Mixed Drinks #Tequila

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robinspars · 3 years

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Zucchini Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

Contrary to what you may want to believe, I along with thousands of other Black people, am from Tucson. Zucchini Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting is reminiscent of an era, the 1970s, and growing up in a “fruit, nuts and flakes” town where people envisioned creating racially diverse communities to live, work, recreate and raise children. One of those visionaries is now infamous; and another is my…

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robinspars · 3 years

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Crawfish with Hollandaise Sauce

A dish my Louisiana born and bred Godmother serves is what inspires my Crawfish with Hollandaise Sauce. Rich and buttery with bright citrus notes, this would make a lovely Father’s Day meal. I use langostino from Trader Joe’s because fresh crawfish are difficult to lay hands on around these parts. The only difference between the two crustaceans is that langostino is a saltwater dweller and…

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robinspars · 3 years

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Happy Women's History Month

Happy Women’s History Month

Happy Women’s History Month! Today, Sunday, March 7th at 3pm ET/12pm PT I will be speaking with Dr. Maia Walton MD on Instagram Live about allergies and gluten intolerance in the Black community. Please join us.

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#African American #African American Culture #African American Women #African Diaspora #African Heritage Diet #Allergies #Black Food Bloggers #Gluten Intolerance #Health

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