This year instead of celebrating Juneteenth on just one busy day (a hump day at that!) I’ve decided to digitally pair one or more TFG-curated Juneteenth recipes to each of the 17 Days o Freedoms identified and showcased at 17:17 (5:17pm EST) each day by the Prospect Park Poster Series creator — my colleague and friend, Grey Jones between June 19th - July 5th. I’ll blogpost the recipes here on the TFG website for each of those 17 days complete with my “Tiny Bites and/or Big Sips” of historical and cultural context PLUS the option for you to secure your own digital download of each recipe. DAY 1: Beet Red Velvet Cupcakes are paired with “The (first) Freedom to Keep and Raise One's Own Children”. Kids of all kinds love cupcakes. Baking together can be a beautiful bonding moment across the generations for families big or small. Early (enslaved and later emancipated) American Black women…
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This long weekend tune in to hear MILK STREET Radio’s replay of their (start of) SUMMER SHOW featuring yours truly, Tonya Hopkins (aka @TheFoodGriot) talking with show creator and host Christopher Kimball as we dive into the foods of summer. In our convo I give him (and therefore ya’ll) the scoop 🍨 on the Black innovators who made America’s ice cream 🍦industry what it is today….
Also in this. episode: somebody named Bill Alexander reveals the history and fate of the tomato 🍅 and artist Ana Inciardi tracks down a tomato from her family's past; …Dan Pashman gives a lesson on his favorite ways to eat watermelon and corn; and then they bake up a Fresh Peach and Raspberry Crostata….ENJOY!
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