“The Way Mama Cooked It” is one of my most reliable comfort food recipe books. It was published by Reynolds Kitchens in 1981 compiling the best savory and sweet recipes from African American home cooks who entered the Reynolds Wrap Kitchens recipe contest. There’s no story narrative included with the recipes or cooks’ bios. […]
Makes-Me-Wanna-Shout! Coconut Cake Challenge
By admin 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, […]
Last Call for Gingerbread?
By admin 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?
I have to say, when I put the first morsel of my homemade fruitcake in my mouth, I had nearly the same reaction as Anto Ego in the Disney animated feature Ratatouille.
Memories of Christmases past, family came to mind. I pulled out the Nat King Cole Christmas CD. It seemed to […]
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