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Remembering “The Belle of Amherst”

By On December 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Arts, Cake Recipes, Culture and Community, History, Literature, Recipes, Television/Film

(SHE places the cake on the tea cart.)

Black cake: two pounds of flour, two pounds of sugar, two pounds of butter, nineteen eggs, five pounds of raisin, one and a half pounds of currants, one and a a half pounds of citron, one half point of brandy—I never use Father’s best—one half […]

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“Church Lady Cake Diaries” – The Web Series. Really?

By On July 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In New Orleans, People, Television/Film

For anyone who’s followed “Church Lady Cake Diaries” from its humble beginnings, the original plan was to produce a documentary featuring stories of people who make meaningful connections and memories from baking “from scratch.” Johari Rashad‘s journey to deliver her pound cakes to friends in New Orleans was the initial launch.

The “Church […]

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The Gingerbread House is Ready for Its Close Up

By On December 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Places, Television/Film

I’ve been checking out some of the fancy and fun gingerbread houses online. Ordered two gingerbread house kits for holiday gifts from King Arthur Flour even though I’ve never made one myself. I guess it’s baking spectator sport for me. Check out some of the entries for their Gingerbread contest on Pinterest.

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About…Me

By On April 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Culture and Community, People, Television/Film

I’ve resisted putting myself front and center of the Church Lady Cake Diaries. I always felt the work can speak for itself. But well intentioned friends suggested I step from behind the curtain in the age of internet, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Media is social. So I called Gemal Woods, a producer in Washington, DC […]

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