Nichelle Newsletter
Surrender your stomach to strangers
I made the chicken pictured above. I got chicken breasts from a friend, so I cut into strips and marinated in some past due heavy cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder and other seasonings. I coated the chicken with egg. Then I dredged the chicken with a combination of flour, bread crumbs and coconut shreds. Then I fried the chicken strips. They were delicious.
Cherry Honey Mustard
Make a condiment today. How about cherry honey mustard? It’s good on anything that you are grilling, especially hot dog and sausages.
Wine Watching
Have you seen the Netflix movie, Uncorked? It’s a movie about a young Black man studying to be a sommelier. It stars Courtney B. Vance and Niecy Nash. I highly recommend watching.
The Rise of American Wine Pioneer Tonya Pitts
Speaking of wine, read about Tonya Pitts who is a sommelier.
Black is Beautiful
I listen to the The Black Guy Who Tips podcasts regularly. Last week, they had a fun discussion about craft beer with Brandon Montgomery of Black Beer Travelers. From that conversation, I learned about the Black is Beautiful beer project where craft breweries are selling a special stout raising awareness against police brutality and promote racial equality.
When Did Recipe Writing Get So...Whitewashed?
The job of recipe writer shouldn’t be for one type of person. Anybody can write recipes. But historically, it has been a job that mostly white people do. The power dynamic has to shift.
Read this insightful conversation between Priya Krishna and Yewande Komolafe.
On Comfort Food and Black Excellence
Geoff Davis, an executive at True Laurel in San Francisco, offers his a take on comfort food and Black excellence.
I can say now that I’m proud to cook my family’s recipes. I’m even more excited about the idea of sharing it with people. But it wasn’t always that easy. There was a fear of the stigma of a cartoon Black person eating fried chicken and watermelon, being typecast or pigeonholed as “that guy” — rather than a talented chef cooking from my childhood memories.
Books To Feed You
Curating the best book list on food.