Roots Cuisine

11/19/2012

Thanks to all the new followers. Roots Cuisine is still going strong, just transitioning to a new life in New York City. Hurricane Sandy knocked us back a bit but all is well. We're getting back on track. There will be more to come soon.

08/03/2012

New post on Emancipation Day celebrations...Drop by & have a read. Share traditional recipes if you have them....Help update our Emancipation day calendar. We need dates from around the world. http://rootscuisine.org

06/22/2012

On another note, I'm so moved listening to the music of mi hermanita paraguaya Nancy Luzko. My sister for real. Chills up and down my spine. You must have this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MCGB7K/ref=dm_ty_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1340329660&sr=8-13

Piano Works - Obras Para Piano

06/20/2012

The Africa Rice Center was really helpful sharing a sample of Oryza glaberrima and other information for the Rice and Beans exhibit, which is being revamped for online. They do great work researching rice agriculture throughout western Africa and I agree with them, let's definitely start treating the environment as a shared asset!

06/20/2012

Timeless...

06/20/2012

06/19/2012

I'm recycling a post from last year in honor of Juneteenth. Happy Juneteenth, y'all.

http://rootscuisine.org/juneteenth/

04/14/2012

Help us build the African Diaspora Culinary Collection . . .
http://rootscuisine.org/african-diaspora-culinary-collection/

03/23/2012

Negritud conference this week in San Juan, Puerto Ricohttp://www.negritud.com/conference.html

Features presentation on Afro Mexican food:
1) Afro México y su Cocina chair - Pedro Perez Sarduy, Independent Scholar Hilda Irene Cota Guzmán
2) Uni del Claustro de Sor Juana Presencias de la Etnicidad en las Delicias para Mexicanos: Replanteando la Identidad Nacional
3) Afrodescendientes en la Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz: Identidad y Cultura Alimentaria José Jared de la Cruz Fragoso
4) Tradición, Sociedad y Cocina de la Tercera Raíz

The International Conference of Afro-Latin American Studies' mission is to promote the intellectual debate and research of the African Diaspora in Latin America by providing an international venue every other year. Our objective is to provide an array of presentations that will span the gamut of top...

03/21/2012

"Yams king of crops..."

For Nigerians celebrating the yam harvest, the starchy tuber is more than a food staple, but the traditions they underpin could now be under threat, writes the BBC's Fidelis Mbah.