Happy to see the Northern lights in Maryland tonight!

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It's #ReadCaribbean Month. What Caribbean #books are you reading this month? Here is a collection of some of the #Caribbean books that I own. In this stack, I still have to read: 📚Where There Are Monsters 📚 Trinidad Noir 📚Ibis 📚 Saga Boy

44 million Americans struggle with hunger. For 33 years, #StampOutHunger has replenished food banks serving families in need nationwide. 📅 TOMORROW, our members will hit their routes, ready to collect donations of nonperishable food. Don't forget to leave a bag out for your letter carrier!

For #GoodFriday, I made these vegan #HotCrossBuns using Philip Khoury's recipe. It was delicious, soft and heavenly. I love them heavily spiced with a variety of dried fruits! I enjoy them with good butter and a few slices of cheddar cheese with a cup of tea!

I enjoy observing how my #ShadblowServiceberry tree transform with each season. This 5 year old tree has brought me so much joy after learning more about it. Can't wait to enjoy the #serviceberries in a couple of months.

Enjoying my second to last slice of @nigella.bsky.social Chocolate Tahini Banana Bread with a cup of Lapsang Souchong. This was my first time baking with tahini and this bread was decadent and so easy to make! www.nigella.com/recipes/choc...

Today is the very first #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay! Here are some of my favorite #diversebooks from my collection! @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #WNDB #BookList

For Bittman Project, I wrote about the global farmer-chef-etc. reliance on WhatsApp in creating alternative food economies—and why it’s hard to get people off Meta. bittmanproject.com/whatsapp-and...

Winter sunsets bring me joy as I patiently wait for it to warm up in the DMV!

This week I finished #reading these two #bookclub picks for January. 📚Tomorrow, we discuss 🇯🇵 Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto for Alicia Kennedy's Desk Book Club. 📚On Tuesday, we discuss 🇯🇲 The Book of Night Women by Marlon James for the Book of Cinz Book Club.

It's Soup Saturday and this Okra Soup is one of my favorites to make from @koshersoul.bsky.social. This time I added @ranchogordo.bsky.social Christmas Lima Beans to it and it was so delicious and comforting!