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Soul Food for a Winter’s Night

By On December 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Folklore, History, Music, Recipes

Sting’s recording of “Soul Cake” for his 2009 release “If A Winter’s Night” is one of my favorite holiday cooking tracks during the season of night and light. Got a late start on the fruit cakes due to a home repair/renovation project, but I managed 4. One has already been gifted even […]

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Makes-Me-Wanna-Shout! Coconut Cake Challenge

By On January 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Cake Recipes, Contests, Culture and Community, Folklore, Washington, DC

It’s On!!!

[This post has been updated from January 27, 2011]

Hang onto your mixing bowls! The Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Coconut Cake Challenge will put an extra bounce into your Spring. Presented by Eatonville Restaurant — The Soul of Southern Food— and Church Lady Cake Diaries, the challenge invites amateur bakers from the Washington, […]

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Last Call for Gingerbread?

By On January 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Cake Recipes, Culture and Community, Folklore, Places, Washington, DC

Yesterday, I saw a stack of Gingerbread men kits at Trader Joe’s not even on the 1/2 price shelf, but on a cart to be shipped to where expired G-men go. As late as last week, I had Starbucks holiday gingerbread latte knowing gingerbread’s days were numbered. Or are they?

For the […]

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