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New Year’s News

By On February 14, 2011 · 1 Comment

Better late than never is what they say and for the sake of my own peace of mind right now, I’m going to embrace that old adage.  There is so much news to share so I thought I’d combine it all in one post and then go on from there.

I [...]

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Jamaica in Jamaica

By On February 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Hibiscus sabdariffa.  Here in Jamaica, jamaica is sorrel.  But, much like everything else throughout Diaspora (and around the world), there are one hundred and one names for the stuff.  Alright, perhaps I exaggerate a bit, there are about five that I can think of including jamaica (my personal favorite) and sorrel.  There [...]

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Changes afoot…

By On May 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

As the organization (yes, organization!) Roots Cuisine will be undergoing a few changes, starting first with a new home and a new look at www.rootscuisine.org.

There will be additions to the content and the look of the site as things evolve, and of course, more and more content.

Thanks everyone for visiting and if you [...]

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Eating & Cooking (& Loving) Nigerian

By On January 6, 2010 · 3 Comments

“…next time we make some okro soup or cow foot and tripe wit’ somethin’ like gari.  You like gari, Angel?  Maybe some fufu.  What do you think?”

What do I think?  Well, I don’t know and I didn’t when he asked me.  Having begun to explore the food of Africa in order to [...]

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Diaspora’s Kitchen – Part I

By On January 6, 2010 · 3 Comments

Indespensible ingredients in the diasporal pantry.

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Diaspora in the blogosphere…

By On May 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

 

This picture has nothing to do with anything, I just wanted any excuse to post it…Now on to what’s happening in the blogosphere…

The round up:

Cynthia Bertelsen at  Gherkins & Tomatoes,  discusses the paradox of Palm Oil and shares some stunning pictures of its

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African Diaspora in Chicago

By On February 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Today my most recent article, which also happens to be my second feature, appeared on the front page of the Chicago Sun-Times food section.  It’s a piece on –surprise, surprise– the food of the Diaspora in Chicago. Of course they published it as the big Black History Month food feature but hey, I’ll take what I (and [...]

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Intracontinental Connections…

By On February 15, 2009 · 4 Comments

As interested as I am in the food of the African Diaspora, I’d say I’m equally interested in Middle Eastern Food.  Of course this is a generalization as the Middle East is a diverse region, but I would also have to say that it’s probably my favorite cuisine.  It was all ignited by my “discovery” [...]

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Greens and such…

By On February 12, 2009 · 3 Comments

I just had a revelation.  And, like most revelations it was borne of ideas, facts, concepts that have been swimming around in my head that have obvious connections.  I woke up at 5:00 and began thinking about greens, specifically the efo I had recently at a Nigerian restaurant here in Chicago called B & [...]

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Food for Thought

By On January 26, 2009 · 3 Comments

 

I have been reading Edna Lewis’ classic The Taste of Country Cooking and realizing how perceptions of African American food are painfully limited.  The scope of what this food can be is so limited, this bothers me, because it has also limited the scope of what African Americans seem to think of as [...]

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Help Build The African Diaspora Culinary Collection

It's simple we're building a library collection and we need your help. From the beginning the Roots Cuisine Mission has been to promote the foodways and related culture of the African Diaspora. We want to be a clearinghouse for information where people can come to learn about these vibrant cuisines and cultures. Help us...