Rise! Shine!

Saturday, 3 April 2010, 9:38 | Category : African American, Culture, Food, New Orleans, People, Television
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What better time to upload some more video from my “Church Lady Cake” project than the day before Easter. Actually, Johari Rashad is 7th Day Adventist, so she may be rising and shining today. I’m on the other calendar and will make my church appearance tomorrow. Considering the last two posts, this video segment continues [...]

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Happy Fat Tuesday!

Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 9:04 | Category : Books, Culture, Food, New Orleans, Women
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Two years ago I packed my video camera and accompanied my friend Johari Rashad and a suitcase of her prized homemade mini pound cakes to New Orleans for my first Mardi Gras ever. Johari was returning to NOLA, her adopted home city, to bring some comfort food to friends she hadn’t seen since before Katrina. [...]

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