Two women of color sharing our love of food, friendship & culture
We’ve been in a Gourmet Club for over 15 years. There are nine women in our group. It’s a fun easy way to get together with friends who like to cook. The goal is to challenge yourself to cook outside your comfort zone. Sometimes you make something great and sometimes it goes in the garbage. But that is what makes…
When our kids were little we were always planning excursions. We would go with a group of friends to the Long Beach Aquarium or the Getty or the Griffith Park, we called ourselves the “Pushchair Brigade.” It was always a great adventure not only for the children but also for us. As our kids have gotten older we find it…
Our goal at Hey Sistah is to highlight people making a difference in the world of food. Having just celebrated Caesar Chavez Day, we want to call attention to the incredible achievements of Dolores Huerta who co-founded the first farm workers unions WITH Cesar Chavez. Born in New Mexico on April 10th 1930, she is 88 today! Activist, feminist, civil…
Today is the birthday of esteemed poet, author, activist Maya Angelou, also a great home cook! We decided to cook something from her cookbook Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes for lunch today. This meat pie recipe was her grandmother’s, Annie Henderson. A single mother with two young sons to feed, Annie made these pies at home,…
With our near constant sunshine and clement weather, California begs for a vegetable or herb garden, whether you have a yard, patio or even a sunny window sill. Growing your own can be incredibly satisfying, but also comes with its own challenges. I have found myself many a times on the losing side of blight, pests and critters. After the…
After we made our kumquat marmalade, we still had more fruit. So why stop there when you can also make a seasonal cocktail. What’s unique about kumquats, is that the sweetness comes from the rind and the sour tartness is from the fruit. When eaten together the tart-sweet combination is refreshing and so is this kumquat martini. A simple syrup…
