Farm friend Charo Ledon speaks with Grace about her favorite Cuban comfort food, rice & beans. She talks about her journey from Cuba to the States, and how her ancestral foods instill in her a sense of connection to her homeland. She teaches Grace her four variations of rice & beans, how to cook cornmeal like a boss, and what old fashioned roller skates look like.
Seeds of Our Ancestors
Macedonian Embroidered Peppers
Grace Pernecky
This December, Grace sits down with fellow mushroom hunter and farm friend Smilka Zdravkovska, and her daughter, Bojana, to chat about the Macedonian Embroidered pepper, an ancestral seed for their family. They journey from the intricacies of growing and using this pepper, all the way to the significance of their ancestral seeds and beyond.
Traditional Czech Comfort Food
Grace Pernecky
This month, we’re getting a taste of Czech cuisine via Grace’s wonderful mother, Sandy Pernecky. Grace delves into her own ancestral heritage and is deeply rewarded and fulfilled by what she finds.
Molokhia - A Journey from Palestine to Ann Arbor
Grace Pernecky
This month we’re taking a journey from Palestine to Ann Arbor with our friends Tahani and Lutfi Othman, to learn about one of their ancestral foods. Tahani and Lutfi both grew up eating Molokhia prepared according to their family's traditional recipe.