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DESSERTS: FRUIT Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 18 minutesTotal Time: 33 minutes Yield: 12 servings Ingredients1 quart (2 pints) strawberries, hulled, sliced 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup … Continue reading
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APPETIZERS: SKINNY Prep Time: 5 minutesTotal Time: 5 minutes Yield: approximately 1 cup, depending on avocado size Ingredients2 ripe avocados Juice of 1 lime 2 tablespoons prepared salsa 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt Tortilla chips, for servingInstructionsCut avocado in half lengthwise. … Continue reading
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SNACKS: POPCORN Prep Time: 3 minutesCook Time: 4 minutesTotal Time: 21 minutes Yield: 4 quarts (16 cups) popped corn Everyone who tries this popcorn, agrees it is worth the trouble to shop for white kernels and prepare them the old-fashioned … Continue reading
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APPETIZERS: CHEESE Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 15 minutesTotal Time: 30 minutes Yield: 24 pieces Ingredients1 1/2 cups grated sharp Cheddar cheese 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon each: sugar, baking powder 1/2 teaspoon … Continue reading
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Chocolate Pound Cake Prep Time: 30 minutesCook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutesTotal Time: 2 hours 16 Ingredients3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature 3 1/4 cups granulated sugar … Continue reading
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VEGETABLES: ASPARAGUS Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 12 minutesTotal Time: 17 minutes Yield: 4 servings Ingredients1 bunch, about 1 pound, thick asparagus spears, snapped off at natural break 1 teaspoon each: olive oil, coarse salt, optional 1 cup 0 fat … Continue reading
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SKINNY SOUL FOOD: ASPARAGUS APPETIZER Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 25 minutes Yield: about 4 servings Ingredients1 bunch, about 1 pound, thin asparagus spears, ends snapped off at natural break 1 cup 0 fat Greek-style yogurt 2 … Continue reading
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BREADS/SWEET/BANANA Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 30 minutesTotal Time: 50 minutes Yield: 6 small cakes Ingredients3 ripe bananas 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted 3/4 cup dark brown sugar 1/4 cup milk 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon almond extract 1 … Continue reading
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BREAD: (SOUL2KEEP) BEATEN BISCUITS Prep Time: 25 minutesCook Time: 184 minutesTotal Time: 43 minutes Yield: 24 minutes Ingredients1/2 cup cold milk 1/3 cup cold water 2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon each: sugar, baking powder, salt 1/4 cup vegetable shortening … Continue reading
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BREADS: CORNBREAD Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 25 minutesTotal Time: 35 minutes Yield: 9 servings Ingredients2 cups cornmeal 1 cup hot water 1 teaspoon each: sugar, baking powder 1 egg 1 cup milk 1/4 cup melted fat InstructionsHeat oven to … Continue reading
"My grandmother, Juanita Davis Williams, Mobile, Alabama,
inspired our love of beauty, fashion
and Creole recipes."
… Donna Battle Pierce.
Share a family photo (jpg format) and short tribute to a family cook below:
"Chicago's Big Wave" refers to the Great Migration and the wonderful Alison Saar statue in Bronzeville. http://donnapierce.com/2013/04/chicagos-big-wave/
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My Friend, Augie Lehmann, former organizer for Chicago's Lilydale Oldtimer Reunion
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