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- 23 Sweet & Puckery Rhubarb Recipes for Spring
- 33 Innovative Recipes to Honor Black History Month
- How Hoecakes Mark the Endurance & Strength of Black Americans
- I Dreaded Bedtime—Until I Met My Favorite Sleep BFFs
| 23 Sweet & Puckery Rhubarb Recipes for Spring Posted: 04 Feb 2022 07:30 AM PST Rhubarb is spring's biggest challenge and its best reward. On the heels of winter, its stalks emerge bitter and brittle, but no mind—with a bit of coaxing, it turns sweet and inviting, like spring. This beautiful vegetable (yes, vegetable) has a stunning ombré effect, which ranges from a deep strawberry pink to a pale yellow-green when you near the top of the stalks. It’s only available for a short time during spring, so stock up and make use of it in strawberry-rhubarb cupcakes, pies, shortcakes, and scones. Like most other fruits and vegetables, you can also slice the stalks into one-inch pieces and freeze them in a single layer. That way, you can still enjoy the best of spring’s tart superstar in even more dessert, drink, and even savory recipes. Soon enough, we realize that its tough exterior is just a ruse. Feisty rhubarb loves a stiff cocktail just as much as a tart dessert and a savory main course. It's up for anything—because really, it's just as happy as you are that it's spring. To prove it, here are nearly two dozen rhubarb recipes to let loose with. |
| 33 Innovative Recipes to Honor Black History Month Posted: 04 Feb 2022 07:00 AM PST Black History Month is here. Started in 1976, it is a time when we make space to pay homage to the rich, deep history of African Americans and celebrate their brilliance, perseverance, and invaluable contributions in our society. One aspect central to this history is food, which is as diverse and nuanced as the Black experience itself. Since 2017, Black food bloggers and content creators have come together to celebrate this joyous occasion by contributing recipes to the Black History Month Virtual Potluck. This year there is an exciting change: The potluck is now branded under Eat the Culture. Founded by Meiko Temple of Meiko and the Dish, Eat the Culture was established to create community-centered spaces that nurture, support, and amplify Black culinary creators. In addition to collaborations like this potluck, the organization also offers educational resources, virtual courses, and live events to help creatives elevate their craft and amplify the culinary heritage across the African diaspora. |
| How Hoecakes Mark the Endurance & Strength of Black Americans Posted: 04 Feb 2022 06:00 AM PST During the summers when my father's mother came to visit our family, she often cooked unforgettable soul food. Her bill of fare during those months included candied yams, mashed potatoes, cobblers, and cornbread. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, during the Great Depression, when Jim Crow laws were still in effect, my grandmother knew well the traditional practices and importance of African American cuisine. Through one dish, in particular, she took it upon herself to mark the strength and survivorship that comes with Black roots—she'd mix up a simple batter, fire up the stove, and make us hoecakes. From Our Shop Doused in a thick syrup—my grandmother used Alaga Original Cane Syrup—hoecakes are a point of pride in the African American community. The dish has a simple ingredient lineup, with cornmeal as its core, and often includes milk and eggs. Today's hoecakes are fried with oil in a skillet; but the name is a hint at origin, a reminder of our ancestors' abilities to make something whole out of the scraps we were given. According to my grandmother, the term "hoecakes" was used because the cakes were cooked on a shovel, or hoe, over an open flame. Their very existence is another example of perseverance and required adaptability of enslaved people, whose resources were scant. This mythos behind the dish (and its etymology) was upheld through tales told by many others in the African American community. |
| I Dreaded Bedtime—Until I Met My Favorite Sleep BFFs Posted: 04 Feb 2022 05:30 AM PST Sleep Smarts is your guide to shut-eye—with trusty tips, product recs, and new routines for a better night's rest. The worst thing about my sleep is that it's unpredictable. The best thing about it is that it is predictably unpredictable. Some nights I struggle with falling asleep; other nights I'm a super light sleeper, woken up by the sound of my own breath; still others I wake up at the crack of dawn for no apparent reason other than to mutter curses at my sleeping husband. |
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