If people are yummy, but I'm an O neg, does this mean I'm not edible?
How stupid can they be?
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Not so frequently no, but this is (shamefully) because I am a GIANT wuss when it comes to needles. (and before that I was anaemic, so couldn't donate.)
Ceefor said:
Well, seeing as Vampire Lily is showing interest... lets just say that no, we're not.
What ?!?!! no collard greens ??
and hey .... before you all jump on me ..... in Columbia, SC .... the staff I worked with threw me a going away party when I gave my notice... and they were ALL African American ladies... and they cooked some of the best fried chicken, black eyed peas, barbecue beans, okra, corn and tomatoes, several pans of corn bread, greens, homemade biscuits, (fried chicken feet- I did not try those and they laughed at me), several variants of potato salad, deviled eggs and hummingbird cake!! .... and things I don't even remember because there was soooo much food there !
These women could cook !!! I love good soul food !!! It was one of the best going away parties ever !!!
Maybe this school lunch was offensive to people, I don't know ....
but I do know .... the women I worked with were very proud of their Southern soul food cooking .... it was wonderful .... and I totally enjoyed it.... seeing I tend to cook Greek style as is my heritage .... so being able to enjoy something I'm not used to cooking was a treat for me !
I'm thinking.... if it was Greek History month .... and a school served stuffed grape leaves, and spinach pie and moussaka and baklava.... well it might be sterotypical I guess.. but it's how we cook !
I seriously want to hear from the African American cooks on the board .... concerning this ...
I lived in the South for over 20 years .... and I've spent much time with both blacks and whites .... the food was always the same ..... fried foods.... lots of biscuits and gravy .... cornbread .... okra in many forms... beans of all shapes and sizes .... all sorts of greens with vinegar .... grits ....(love grits) .... meats with gravies .... baked macaroni and cheese to die for .... God bless the ladies (and gents) that can cook comfort food this good !!!
What ?!?!! no collard greens ??
and hey .... before you all jump on me ..... in Columbia, SC .... the staff I worked with threw me a going away party when I gave my notice... and they were ALL African American ladies... and they cooked some of the best fried chicken, black eyed peas, barbecue beans, okra, corn and tomatoes, several pans of corn bread, greens, homemade biscuits, (fried chicken feet- I did not try those and they laughed at me), several variants of potato salad, deviled eggs and hummingbird cake!! .... and things I don't even remember because there was soooo much food there !
These women could cook !!! I love good soul food !!! It was one of the best going away parties ever !!!
Maybe this school lunch was offensive to people, I don't know ....
but I do know .... the women I worked with were very proud of their Southern soul food cooking .... it was wonderful .... and I totally enjoyed it.... seeing I tend to cook Greek style as is my heritage .... so being able to enjoy something I'm not used to cooking was a treat for me !
I'm thinking.... if it was Greek History month .... and a school served stuffed grape leaves, and spinach pie and moussaka and baklava.... well it might be sterotypical I guess.. but it's how we cook !
I love southern cooking as well. I think the difference is that we are assuming one race of people will eat nothing but that...it defines them. I doubt if the black people in NYC live on collard greens and fried chicken though. They probably eat whatever regional thing other folks eat, in the area. Southern cooking is a wonderful regional form of cooking just like places like Newfoundland and Maine have their dishes. It represents what is available and good in any particular area. The chicken and watermelon thing is trying to define a whole race of people...which is not right or accurate. I am not explaining this well. It is the best I can do lol.
I seriously want to hear from the African American cooks on the board .... concerning this ...
I lived in the South for over 20 years .... and I've spent much time with both blacks and whites .... the food was always the same ..... fried foods.... lots of biscuits and gravy .... cornbread .... okra in many forms... beans of all shapes and sizes .... all sorts of greens with vinegar .... grits ....(love grits) .... meats with gravies .... baked macaroni and cheese to die for .... God bless the ladies (and gents) that can cook comfort food this good !!!
All black folks in the States do not live on Southern foods though. They eat like the rest of us eat...whatever is plentiful and fresh from their area.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
What ?!?!! no collard greens ??
and hey .... before you all jump on me ..... in Columbia, SC .... the staff I worked with threw me a going away party when I gave my notice... and they were ALL African American ladies... and they cooked some of the best fried chicken, black eyed peas, barbecue beans, okra, corn and tomatoes, several pans of corn bread, greens, homemade biscuits, (fried chicken feet- I did not try those and they laughed at me), several variants of potato salad, deviled eggs and hummingbird cake!! .... and things I don't even remember because there was soooo much food there !
These women could cook !!! I love good soul food !!! It was one of the best going away parties ever !!!
Maybe this school lunch was offensive to people, I don't know ....
but I do know .... the women I worked with were very proud of their Southern soul food cooking .... it was wonderful .... and I totally enjoyed it.... seeing I tend to cook Greek style as is my heritage .... so being able to enjoy something I'm not used to cooking was a treat for me !
I'm thinking.... if it was Greek History month .... and a school served stuffed grape leaves, and spinach pie and moussaka and baklava.... well it might be sterotypical I guess.. but it's how we cook !
I seriously want to hear from the African American cooks on the board .... concerning this ...
I lived in the South for over 20 years .... and I've spent much time with both blacks and whites .... the food was always the same ..... fried foods.... lots of biscuits and gravy .... cornbread .... okra in many forms... beans of all shapes and sizes .... all sorts of greens with vinegar .... grits ....(love grits) .... meats with gravies .... baked macaroni and cheese to die for .... God bless the ladies (and gents) that can cook comfort food this good !!!
What is the red thing on the plate? Is it a piece of tomato? I am up in Canada so I do not recognize all the different food on that plate
@Agincourt Concierge
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It is soul food, which is part of the African American culture.
The civil rights era is a large part of Mississippi's History. We reflect on significant moments leading up social equality, remembering Medgar Evers, Percy Green, Emmett Tell, and the Mississippi burning case. Blues, juke joint, and fish fries are a huge part of southern black culture. Embracing culture isn't meant to be offensive. My black peers appreciate the history and the culture. I doubt this would offend them. They might make a joke, but they wouldn't be personally offended.
well yeah ... I know that .... I'm just saying that Southern Folk in general white or black tend to cook a certain way and they are proud of it .... I'm originally from the Boston area ... that type of food surely wasn't eaten in my neck of the woods....
thank you for making my point Garriga ...
Looks like a yummy fresh tomato from out the garden .... there are blackeyed peas and cornbread and chicken and potato salad and greens.... yum yum
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
So I guess as a Canuck I should eat back bacon, eat pancakes with pure maple syrup and drink hot tea
Where I am in Winnipeg they have a fish called a Goldeye (and it's the name of our local baseball team).
I think this is actually quite a tough one (and there could be a difference in cultures for us) but it probably is a fine line between being able to celebrate and educate and to cause offence from stereotyping.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I had a friend who went down to New Zealand as an exchange officer with the military and he had a blast! I hope to be able to travel some day and see other countries as well.
LOL ... don't know... what do Canucks eat ? I know that Winnipeg is the Slurpee Capital of the World !! So I take it you guys ingest a lot of slurpees !!!So I guess as a Canuck I should eat back bacon, eat pancakes with pure maple syrup and drink hot tea
Where I am in Winnipeg they have a fish called a Goldeye (and it's the name of our local baseball team).
My grandmother's parents were from Canada/Quebec .... Memire didn't cook much bacon .... more potatoes, chicken, onions with white gravy... she could make a mean bread pudding. Actually, she lived through the depression and learned to cook with whatever scraps of meat and food she had on hand... my Meme could make a meal out of nothing I swear she could !
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Oh my God - are we related? - that sounds just like my Grandma Bertrand in Quebec - she lived through the Depression too!
Well if you have family from Quebec we might be related in some way .... Both my grandparents on my mother's side had kinfolk that came from Quebec. Both sides all spoke French, although my grandparents and their brothers/sisters did speak English. I know that family lived in Frenchville and St. Agatha near the border. And I also know I still have family in Quebec.... I've never met them though.
...frankly, I don't care for that juxtaposition...
...frankly, I don't care for that juxtaposition...
