These little treats are full of sweet potato flavor and nutrition, sweet potatoes being one of the most healthful foods around, a great source of fiber, vitamins and beta carotene. They can be served as a savory, or just dust them with a little confectioner’s sugar to turn them into a quick dessert–or something to [...]
My wife thought these tomatoes coming out of a pot of steaming water were so lovely she inspired me to take a photo. I am peeling the tomatoes for a Senagalese black-eyed pea salad destined for tomorrow night’s parents night dinner at the elementary school where I teach my food appreciation classes. Normally I would [...]
Get ready to adjust your idea of what constitutes a yam. In Africa, a yam definitely is not the tuber we so frequently confuse with a supermarket sweet potato. Where real yams are concerned, you need to think bigger. A true yam (from a perennial vine in the Dioscoreaceae family) can grow up to eight feet [...]
Tags: African·food appreciation·greens·okra·yams
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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