(Photos by Matthew Pasley of shots.on.ice) By J.A. Chase Special to the AFRO Cast Iron Cooking © holistically feeds the mind, body and soul and speaks to the “home cooks” that don’t have time to dig through cookbooks every day but want to prepare healthy and flavorful dishes This is how Chef Jurdae’ speaks about […]
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What I Like: Tales from The DIVA’S Kitchen
The DIVA’S Kitchen is the vehicle which provides the opportunity for me to connect through social media, television, print and interpersonal food experiences to those who love great food, and how to make it. (Courtesy Photo) By Linnyette Richardson-Hall AFRO Guest Editor The DIVA’S Kitchen is the vehicle which gives me the opportunity me to […]
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Nancy by SNAC: Food, fun and the feeling of family
Customers call each day to confirm the presence of this amazing shrimp salad. By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO Food has long been considered one of the best ways to bring people together. At Nancy by SNAC, owners Kevin “Downtown” Brown and William “Chef Bill” Maughlin whip up a recipe of reasonably-priced good […]
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Cooking Baltimore with culinary swag
Chef Jurdaé (Photos by Matthew Pasley of shots.on.ice) By J.A. Chase Special to the AFRO “Broken people, lost dreams and everyday stress all disappear the moment we break bread…in that moment, I have the opportunity to create happiness. The look on a client’s face when texture, taste and spices intertwine is what brings me joy […]
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Linnyette Richardson-Hall By Linnyette Richardson-Hall My food philosophy is a simple one, grounded in my upbringing – “If you love people, you feed them a meal.” I started in the kitchen when I was four years old – my great grandmother tied one of her aprons around my waist, perched me on the sky-blue stepstool […]
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A delicious love affair: My life as a foodie
Lentil and mushroom Swedish meatballs (Photos by Schavonna Williams@fulloflifewellness) By Lenora Howze AFRO Executive Director lhowze@afro.com For as long as I can remember and well before the word “foodie” entered our lexicon, I’ve had a love for food. Some may, okay they did, call it an inordinate one. Growing up and at every family meal, […]
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Baltimore native assigned to Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet serves aboard USS Mount Whitney
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ross Baker (Courtesy Photo/Navy Office of Community Outreach) By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ethan Carter, Navy Office of Community Outreach GAETA, Italy – Petty Officer 2nd Class Ross Baker, a Baltimore, Maryland, native assigned to Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet is serving aboard USS Mount Whitney. Baker is a 2010 Saint […]
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COVID-19 disparities inspire more Blacks to eat healthy
Thierry Lamour is a Baltimore resident and committed vegan of 21 years who encourages others to start eating healthier. (courtesy photo) By Marnita Coleman Special to the AFRO The pandemic has awakened sleeping Americans to the disparities and inequalities that exist in minority communities. In a nation where African Americans make up about 13% of […]
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Going vegan: I’m not quite there…yet
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com I love to cook. In fact, there are few things in life that relax me more than when I have the opportunity to take my time and cook the things that I love for the people I love. And I like to show off the finished products, especially […]
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First Fruits Farm bridges the gap by feeding hungry Baltimoreans
First Fruits Farm takes its mission seriously and works diligently with distribution partners and thousands of volunteers. (Photos by PK Semler) By PK Semler, Special to The AFRO If the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, decided to leave his day job and establish a farm to feed the needy of Baltimore it would probably not even […]
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#SecuringTheBag: Baltimore food deserts can become opportunities
By PK Semler Special to the AFRO Nothing better defines the disparities of urban America than the rowhouses of Baltimore encircled by food deserts as their neighborhoods sit in the shadows cast by the opulent inner harbor skyscrapers that hold powerhouses of the financial industry. The term food desert — originally coined in the 2015 seminal […]
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What binds us together: Food, family and football
The tradition of Sunday dinner dates back to slavery, when food rations were given out to slaves on Saturday nights which included collard greens, sweet potatoes, chitterlings, pig feet and cornmeal to make fried cornbread. The slaves would take this food and create a mouthwatering spread that fed their household and other households in the […]