The ultimate melting pot: Ethiopian Thanksgivikah
December 20, 2013
by Alison Aucoin As I made my shopping list for our Thanksgiving dinner, NPR inundated me with side dish suggestions for the hybrid holiday, Thanksgivikah. And just to keep the momentum of cultural stereotypes going, they added the traditional Jewish guilt: Thanksgiving won’t happen during Hannukah again for 80,000 years. Gah, 80,000 years is a […]
Getting Romantic on Valentine’s Day with N.C. Food Traditions
February 13, 2013
by Ray Linville How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Many celebrate with traditional gifts such as sweet chocolates or red roses. Not me. I take advantage of the foodways traditions of North Carolina to make the day special. First, start with a breakfast treat that says love better than chocolate: BoBerry Biscuits from Bojangle’s, which […]