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The PEN Pod: From Trauma to Transcendence with Alice Randall

InterviewNovember 3, 2020

“Black joy is particularly radical, and [the book] helps you achieve some Black joy right now—it helps all people achieve some honorable, honest joy.” More

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Writers Who Cook: Biryani and a Bone of Contention with Jehan Nizar

BlogSeptember 9, 2020

“Biryani for me is the smell of home and the scent of attar being delicately dabbed on wrists in anticipation of the Friday Jummah prayers and the subsequent meal… More

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Writers Who Cook: Pandemic Pie with Shawna Kenney

BlogSeptember 2, 2020

“A pie is group food, the perfect shape for sharing—round like the tables I learned to write on in school, like the ring I ask my students to arrange… More

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Writers Who Cook: Serious Biscuits with Steven Reigns

BlogAugust 6, 2020

“I became obsessed with making biscuits when quarantine began. . . At one point, I made biscuits 16 mornings in a row, trying to capture what I consumed in… More

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Writers Who Cook: Ooey Gooey Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Alex Espinoza

BlogJuly 8, 2020

“I was a chip champion. Until this recipe. Chunks are WAY better.” More

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Writers Who Cook: Stone Soup with James Sie

BlogJuly 1, 2020

“I call it stone soup, only in this case, the stone is replaced by coconut milk.” More

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Writers Who Cook: Nani’s Mango Murbo with Pooja Makhijani

BlogMay 27, 2020

“I turned to cooking, as many have, first to stockpile, then as distraction, then as comfort—which brought me back to Nani’s murbo recipe.” More

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Writers Who Cook: Bake Me Away with Janelle Brown

BlogMay 20, 2020

“Bread dough is a strange beast; at once sturdy and mercurial, delicate and robust, sticky and silky.” More

Writers Who Cook: Maryann’s Meatballs with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

BlogMay 13, 2020

“I make the meatballs these days, think of them, and try to be patient—waiting for the day we can all open our doors again.” More

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Writers Who Cook: Alexandra’s Mother’s Peasant Bread with Celeste Ng

BlogMay 6, 2020

Bread as comfort amid a pandemic. More

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