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A taste of Black Appalachia

Too often, our attempts at nailing the family recipes end up in disaster and disappointment. This week, host Brittany Luse is joined by former Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson, author of Praisesong for the Kitchenghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks. The two talk about Appalachian food culture, turning oral recipes into written ones, and the emotional relationship between food, family and memory.

A taste of Black Appalachia

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Cicadas are back on the menu. One chef shares his dish ideas — and an easy recipe

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How 'SalviSoul,' first Salvadoran cookbook from a major U.S. publisher, came together

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After years of documenting Jewish food traditions, Joan Nathan focuses on her family's

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