With this recipe, we wanted to give you something that spoke to the east and west coast, and West Africa. And we wanted you to be able to make it for you and a couple friends, or double/triple it to make it for you and your whole family!
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I’ve been paying much less attention to how often I eat or how many calories I consume - and much more attention to how satisfied I feel with my meal (and how little inflammation occurs after).
THIS IS A HUGE DEAL FOR ME - So I’ve been sharing a lot about upping my protein and fiber (following what Kelly calls the Fab Four (protein, fat, fiber, and greens), and practicing INTUITIVE EATING.
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We’ve been DEEP in the joys of summer, so I figured it’d be a great time to begin sharing some tried and true family recipes that we can’t get enough of, so you can integrate them into your solo meals, date nights, potlucks, BBQs, friend dates, whatever moves you.
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Launching the Celie & Squeak Dry Goods Store last year has really had me deep in my feelings. Who am I kidding? I’m always in my feelings. But the launch has truly had me rethinking how and where I experience … wait for it … imposter syndrome. Now, I’m not even a person who really believes in that term. I believe that the systemic oppressions that many of us face under a militaristic capitalist regime work to crush our souls and keep us subjugated to a point of paralysis. But I’m not usually one to say, “Oh, hi. I had to work 2-3x as hard as the other folks who entered this particular space, so my being here makes me doubt my skills, talents, and accomplishments. So I’m worried you might find out I’m a fraud.”
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If you’ve been following this snail’s pace ride of unfolding Celie & Squeak to share with you, then you know we’re moving into the middle of my most reflective moments of the year. And, yes, by reflective, I do mean the months and moments where I have at least a few existential crises prompted by career, family, and/or home decor. And then I usually decide to rearrange every part of the house at least once. This kind of self-reflection and overzealous nesting is exactly what brought me back to a blog I wrote in April of 2020 about an image I saved from @littleboxesorganization - an image that gave the cutest little tip about just removing all the cups you never choose in your cabinets so your cabinet can look just like the above cute and neat and stylized cup cubby.
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Sometimes I hate to admit it, but “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” (Robert Frost) has always been one of my favorite poems. And it’s not necessarily because I’m instantly curious about a trespasser feeling safe enough to take a beautifully quiet moment in the woods with an animal companion that is, too, curious about this specific moment of bravery in a dark and snowy forest.
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I made this quick recipe for all of us to have.
It’s fast - if you need it to be. It’s hearty. And it’s perfect for eating in a soft, chunky knit, on the couch, under a blanket, while watching terrible (or good, if that’s your thing) TV.
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We’ve been having so much fun figuring out how to share our home and family with you - which will soon include a soft launch of curated goods direct from our farm and local Winston Salem community - that I thought I’d drop in and mark this moment with a little joy.
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