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Soul Food Recipes

Period. from Soul Stirrings: How looking back gives each of us the freedom to move forward

The onion, like many of us, starts its life under the garden, compressed and without light. But the tender green shoots that grow into the sun are enough to bring that life to the surface where it breaks through into the brightness above.

Beyond the bitterest tears, even the first time cook can release the sweetest flavor, with a little fire and … a little Stirring.

Following are some special foodsthat have been the centerpiece of get-togethers over the years. Try them the next time you have a family gathering