Maque Choux, Pinwheel Cookies, Black Women in Food
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Welcome back to the Project, Pantry, Purpose series, everyone. I hope you all had a safe, enlightening week. My family attended a local protest (above) this past Sunday which reinforced all the lessons I've been learning over the last few weeks, and, to be clear, learning way too late. The big takeaways for me, though, as it relates to what I do on this blog and in my food writing in general, is this: I am accountable. It's not enough to attend one rally, or two or ten. As one speaker said, "You have a responsibility in your circle in your environment in your community to have these conversations." For me, that community is here, and even though everything feels performative and never 100% correct, you all have my word that I will make it as inclusive as possible, especially when it comes to including BIPOC. I can do so much better and I will do so much better. I will promote and support more Black food writers and cookbook authors; I will make sure a recipe's history is not whitewashed; I will
Maque Choux, Pinwheel Cookies, Black Women in Food
Maque Choux, Pinwheel Cookies, Black Women in…
Maque Choux, Pinwheel Cookies, Black Women in Food
Welcome back to the Project, Pantry, Purpose series, everyone. I hope you all had a safe, enlightening week. My family attended a local protest (above) this past Sunday which reinforced all the lessons I've been learning over the last few weeks, and, to be clear, learning way too late. The big takeaways for me, though, as it relates to what I do on this blog and in my food writing in general, is this: I am accountable. It's not enough to attend one rally, or two or ten. As one speaker said, "You have a responsibility in your circle in your environment in your community to have these conversations." For me, that community is here, and even though everything feels performative and never 100% correct, you all have my word that I will make it as inclusive as possible, especially when it comes to including BIPOC. I can do so much better and I will do so much better. I will promote and support more Black food writers and cookbook authors; I will make sure a recipe's history is not whitewashed; I will