One of the more unique recipes in The Black Family Reunion Cookbook is Macaroni, Peanuts, and Cheese, a contribution from Ms. Hazel Isaiah-Ransom. She tells a story of growing up in small-town Oklahoma with a 10 (!) siblings and a mother who could never make enough macaroni and cheese to feed the crew. Young Hazel was……
Ingredient: prepared mustard
Cabbage-Cheese Chowder (Oklahoma, 1970s)
There’s something adorable about this recipe. Not because it’s great or even especially good, but because I feel like it captures the essence of a lot of the recipes Adventures in Food in one fell swoop. This is a recipe from one harried homemaker to another; a quick weeknight meal cobbled together from what’s on……