Two women of color sharing our love of food, friendship & culture
Nothing is better than a roasted Salsa Verde! Made from tomatillos, a small round green or green-purple tart fruit, which can be eaten raw or cooked. Tomatillos were domesticated by the Aztecs in central Mexico around 800BC and are members of the nightshade family, which includes tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplants. The name tomatillo means “little tomato” in Spanish and…
Thurgood Marshall led a civil rights revolution in the 20th century that forever changed the landscape of American society, first as founder and executive director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, then as a leading Supreme Court justice. On June 13, 1967, President Johnson nominated Marshall to the nation’s highest court, saying it was “the right thing to do,…
When my daughter was small, she really wanted chickens. Luckily our house doesn’t meet the Los Angeles code requirements. Quite frankly, raising chickens is not my thing, but some of our friends and family have beautiful chickens. This week I had the fortune to receive a dozen freshly laid eggs. They are beautiful and come in different sizes and colors….
Juneteenth – Also known as Juneteenth Independence Day and Freedom Day is an American holiday celebrated in black communities around the country (and in recent years, around the globe) that marks the date — June 19, 1865 — when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally got word that the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed. The government had sent Army couriers…
It has been our tradition for many years to celebrate the end of the school year with paella. The children are celebrating the beginning of summer and the adults are delighted that we’ve made it through the school year! Nothing makes for a better evening than cooking with friends and family and some ice cold bottles of Rosé We hemmed…
We are dedicating this post to Prince on the eve of his birthday, June 7th. Between the two of us we have seen Prince in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris. A visit to Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota is high on our list of places to visit. Prince’s favorite foods were apparently spaghetti paired with orange juice, Cinnamon Graham…
