Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Traditional Soul Food Sides for Juneteenth

Left, are the boiled peanuts shaped with Sculpey individually and then painted with acrylics.
Center, Southern greens with bacon. Right, a classic recipe, fried okra for Juneteenth.

       "Soul food is the ethnic cuisine of African Americans. Originating in the American South from the cuisines of enslaved Africans transported from Africa through the Atlantic slave trade, soul food is closely associated with the cuisine of the Southern United States. The expression "soul food" originated in the mid-1960s when "soul" was a common word used to describe African-American culture. Soul food uses cooking techniques and ingredients from West AfricanCentral AfricanWestern European, and Indigenous cuisine of the Americas." read more . . . 

Left, the small cuts of oven-bake clay are covered in glue and saw dust in order to give this
dish of okra  a deep fried look. After the glue dries, paint it with acrylics and Mod Podge over 
the entire dish. The dishes here are all made with egg cartons and painted red.

Fried Okra Real Recipes:

Boiled Peanuts Real Recipes:

Left, green feathers used to make greens in craft. Center, feathers glued to bowl with sculpted
bacon. Right, painted bacon and the feathers are covered with Mod Podge to make them 
look like cooked greens.

Bacon and Greens Real Recipes:


Happily Ever Zoe makes a Soul Food Classic

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