Georgia the country, much like Georgia the state, has a knack for good peaches. Wooden bins at the local fruit markets here are overflowing with the juiciest, softest and sweetest peaches around; not only that, but there is a massive variety. There are apple peaches, custard peaches, Saturn peaches, freestone peaches, white peaches, nectarines, and countless others. This was why I just could not let another summer pass without making a classic ... Read the Post...
Robert Smalls and the Never Ending Quest for Freedom
Early Life In the spring of 1839, a boy named Robert Smalls was born into slavery in the McKee family of Beaufort, South Carolina. Like so many other enslaved children, he spent a lot of time asking questions and searching for freedom. In his afternoons tending to the McKees, he often dreamt of a life where he and his mother were people instead of property. A life where they could make their own living instead of someone else's, a life where ... Read the Post...
Kharcho Soup Recipe (Georgian Beef Stew)
Riding out Coronavirus in Tbilisi has its perks. I'm right around the corner from hiking trails, have an endless list of Georgian wine to sample, and all the time in the world to learn my favorite Georgian dishes such as khinkali, Adjarian khachapuri, and now kharcho soup. This hearty kharcho soup recipe is the comfort food of dreams and loaded with rich herby and garlicky flavor that just makes ya feel warm and happy inside. It's celebrated all ... Read the Post...
The Remarkable Life of Ida B. Wells
Early Life Ida B. Wells was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi in the hot and unforgiving summer of 1862. Thanks to the Emancipation Proclamation, around 6 months later, the Wells family along with the remaining slaves of the Confederate states were freed. However, while the Wells may have been 'free' on paper, they were far from equal and at the very beginning of what would be a centuries-long fight for fair treatment, basic human ... Read the Post...
