The warmth of Black traditions around the Thanksgiving table
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The warmth of Black traditions around the Thanksgiving table

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Golden sunlight that cascades through open windows. A Thanksgiving spread at cookbook author Kiano Moju’s home includes lamb biriyani, sukuma wiki, lentil samosas and cherry tomato kachumbari. Food Kiano Moju’s Swahili Lamb Biriyani Make this saucy dish adapted from Kiano Moju’s “AfriCali” cookbook with lamb for holiday flair. It’s also marinated in yogurt, which helps break it down.” Cookbook author Kiano Moju enjoys a holiday spread with Swahili-style lamb biriyani, sukuma wiki and lentil samosas with her mother, Katano Kasaine and aunt Juliet Solitei. “This is how it is.” Food Kiano Moju’s Sukuma Wiki A simple dish of sauteed collard greens is elevated with ginger and garlic.

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Cooking Thanksgiving dinner? This Iron Chef has some tips
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Cooking Thanksgiving dinner? This Iron Chef has some tips

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Thanksgiving isn’t just Alex Guarnaschelli‘s favorite holiday, it’s her favorite day of the year. She’s loved helping to prepare her family’s Thanksgiving dinners since she was a child, when she watched her dad, in his T-shirt and underwear, stuff and sew the turkey while her mother “seemed like she made dessert for like two years.” Guarnaschelli recently shared a draft …

Five comforting recipes to celebrate Black Thanksgiving traditions
1 month ago

Five comforting recipes to celebrate Black Thanksgiving traditions

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When I can, I like to drive down to my parents’ home in Riverside the day before Thanksgiving. Food The warmth of Black traditions around the Thanksgiving table Black chefs across L.A. introduce us to the recipes that define their Thanksgiving holidays, including lamb biriyani, macaroni pie and carrot cake. At “AfriCali” cookbook author Kiano Moju’s West Hollywood condo, I …

Rashida Holmes' Macaroni And Cheese Pie
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Rashida Holmes' Macaroni And Cheese Pie

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A few key components differentiate the macaroni and cheese pie that chef Rashida Holmes serves at Bridgetown Roti, the vibrant Caribbean restaurant in East Hollywood that she owns with her mother, Joy Clarke-Holmes, and business partner Malique Smith, from the versions that are common on Thanksgiving dinner spreads. It’s not just the standard cheddar cheese that gives this macaroni and …

At Black Thanksgiving, both body and soul are fed
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At Black Thanksgiving, both body and soul are fed

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The flavors of the African Diaspora are wide-ranging, touching every corner of the globe. Bridgetown Roti chef-owner Rashida Holmes makes a crispy-creamy macaroni pie that pays homage to her Bajan heritage. For dessert, John Cleveland shares his family’s holiday cookie, also offered on the menu at his South L.A. restaurant Post & Beam, and culinary artist Nia Lee bakes a …

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