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What’s American Food Anyway? Foodways: Okra Remix

Ingredients that tell stories Written by Eminah Quintyne. Like pizza (Italian), hot dogs (German), French fries (Dutch), hamburgers (German), watermelon (African), coffee (African, Ethiopia), yams (African), black-eyed peas (African) or…

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Pay It Forward Charleston’s Helping Hand Throughout Pandemic

Pay It Forward Charleston’s founding team member Drisa Lamb shares how the lowcountry food community came together in the early days of the COVID-19 shutdown to take care of eachother,…

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Recipe: Summer Caprese Platter with Pickled Squash and Goat Cheese

Serves 6 Snazz up your Caprese salad routine with everyone’s “favorite” abundant summer vegetable—squash. We give zucchini and yellow crooknecks a super-quick pickling to add extra flavor, and then layer…

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Recipe: Field Pea Salad with Charred Okra and Cherry Tomatoes

Serves 8 Instead of cooking your field peas to death, try this bright and fresh salad recipe that blanches them until just tender. Combined with skillet-charred okra and tomatoes, it’s…

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Gourmet Mushrooms: Love or Hate Them Mushrooms are a Fancy Fungus

Written by Eminah Quintyne. Ooooh, Mami! (umami) estas Caliente! Shiitake, oyster, king trumpet, chanterelle, lion’s mane, chestnut, it’s a wonder how a fungus can create such spectacular flavors.  It’s more…

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“Look Before You Eat”: How to Read a Nutrition Label

Continued two-part series on food choice & nutrition labels, their history, how to read them, & why you should care Written by Eminah Quintyne. View part one of this series…

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Recipe: Roasted Asparagus and Radishes with Quick-Pickled Onions

Serves 4 If you’ve never made a quick pickle, today’s a great day to start. These super-speedy cider-brightened onions wake up roasted vegetables, but would also be perfect punching up…

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AMOR Healing Kitchen and our Food Philosophy

Contributed by Maria Kelly. Follow AMOR Healing Kitchen on Instagram at @amor_healing_kitchen. How about those tomatoes that we can buy in December at the grocery store? Yep. Disgusting. It’s almost…

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Recipe: Goat Cheese and Pistachio Beet Bites

Serves 2 to 4 Studded with lemon zest and salty pistachios, creamy goat cheese is the perfect filling for these delicate appetizers. Consider adding a mandoline to your kitchen arsenal;…

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“Look Before You Eat”: Food Choice & Food Nutrition Labels

Two-part series on their history, how to read them, and why you should care Written by Eminah Quintyne Developed to provide consumer protection, regulate food product transparency, promote health mindfulness,…