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- How the Black Community Finds Beauty in the Messiness of Gardening
- The Best Cold Brew Makers, According to Experts
- Sekt Is the Wine of 2022
| How the Black Community Finds Beauty in the Messiness of Gardening Posted: 06 Jun 2022 11:48 AM PDT You can Grow Your Own Way. All spring and summer, we're playing in the vegetable garden; join us for step-by-step guides, highly recommended tools, backyard tours, juicy-ripe recipes, and then some. Let's get our hands dirty. When I think about gardening and farming, I think about the innate messiness that comes with agricultural work. There's dirt and mud everywhere and, no matter how much effort you put in or how much you "play by the book", you cannot control when, or if, your plants thrive. Perfectionism is one of the many byproducts of generations of Black people trying to survive in the Western world. My mom always used to say "you have to be twice as good to get half as much" and I know she's just one of many Black parents to teach their children this hard truth. This creates an unreachable goal of perfectionism that many Black people feel confined by. But where can creativity grow within these societal rules for survival? Can the joyful messiness that is gardening, or just being in nature, help to ease these ancestral tensions that we hold and create space for new passions? |
| The Best Cold Brew Makers, According to Experts Posted: 06 Jun 2022 10:00 AM PDT When it comes to coffee, my morning cup is essential. I know many people like to head out to their favorite coffee shop and pick up their usual order, but for me, my first cup of the day always has to be at home simply for the fact that I want my caffeine and I want it fast. I used to think that my usual black drip coffee with a squeeze of honey was a super-easy drink that I could make with my eyes closed. But after speaking with five coffee experts including enthusiasts, baristas, and brand founders, I'm convinced that cold brew is actually the quickest, easiest way to get caffeinated. Coarse grounds are steeped in cold water overnight, and the result is a smooth concentrate that you can doctor with ice, honey, or whatever you'd like the next morning even when you're bleary-eyed. |
| Posted: 06 Jun 2022 09:00 AM PDT Scan the sparkling wine list at any restaurant and you'll see a few familiar names: Champagne, Prosecco, Cava. But you probably won't find one of Europe's lesser known, food-friendly, and affordably-priced wines: Sekt, a sparkling wine from Germany and Austria. Though it may not be there yet, Sekt should be one of the first wines that comes to mind when you're planning any cheers-worthy activity. As the weather warms up, Sekt—with its enormous range of styles and price points—is versatile enough to suit everything from a birthday brunch to a wedding toast. While Sekt hasn't been widely exported outside Germany and Austria in the past, it's increasingly making its way to wine shops around the world, and its under-the-radar profile means that hype hasn't yet inflated its price. |
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