I am not interested in commemorating the anniversary of this pandemic. Instead, I am looking for every morsel of joy. I hope you do the same. It’s one way to keep us sane.
Taylor Elyse Morrison Wants You to Stop Doomscrolling and Start Drawing Cards
This is a Kickstarter project that you may want to support. Taylor Elyse Morrison has created this cards called Instead.
The idea is that if you’re bored and tempted to grab your phone, you pick up a card instead. Each one offers a bite-size activity or affirmation prompt designed to help us quit the dreaded doomscroll, reclaim our minutes, and encourage daily reflection.
Cakewalk? More Like Cake Woke
I love coconut cake. My Mudear used to bake it for the holidays. However, I didn’t know about the history of coconut cake until now. Toni Tipton-Martin, author of Jubilee gives the history of coconut cake and cakewalks.
In the pre-Civil War South, a cakewalk was an exaggerated dance enslaved people performed to mock pretentious ballroom parties. The enslaved would gather in the woods or near their cabins, “strutting, twirling canes and tipping top hats.” At the end of the evening, the winner would receive a prize: a coconut cake. What we know about the modern-day cakewalk makes me feel like maybe the ancestors are getting the last laugh.
Get the 20 best new cookbooks to buy in 2021
Julia Turshen, Michael Twitty and Rodney Scott. These are just three of the cookbook authors whose cookbooks you should get this year.
Cast Iron Cancellation Is Premature
I absolutely hate the term “cancel culture”, mainly because there’s no culture to canceling things. It seems to only happen on social media, anyway. There’s an article over on TASTE asking if cast iron was almost canceled. Everyone can have an opinion but I don’t think everyone has to share it.
Cast Away Your Doubts About Seasoning Your Skillet
My friend Eric Gunnar Rochow shows you how to season your cast easily.
Have a delicious week,
Nichelle
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