BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Lexington Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Lexington Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ee9b0bbb-c427-4bcd-bc30-b15d970343d8 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260716T215235Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T150000 SUMMARY:In Conversation with Crystal Wilkinson LOCATION:Central Library\nCentral Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Central Library;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Central Library:geo:38.0455385,-84.496328 GEO:38.0455385;-84.496328 DESCRIPTION:Author Crystal Wilkinson will discuss her new book\, Praiseson g for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Bla ck Country Cooks.\nhttps://lexpublib.libnet.info/event/10493493 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A lyrical culinary journey that explores t he hidden stories of Black Appalachians through powerful essays and forty comforting recipes from the Poet Laureate of Kentucky. Years ago\, when O. Henry Prize-winning writer Crystal Wilkinson was baking a jam cake\, she felt her late grandmother's presence. She soon realized that she was not t he only cook in her kitchen\; There were an abundance of ancestors stirrin g\, measuring\, and braising with her. These are her kitchen ghosts\, five generations of Black women who arrived in her region of Appalachia and ma de a life\, a legacy\, and a cuisine. Part food memoir\, part cookbook\, P raisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts weaves fiction with historical records\, memories\, and interviews to present a unique culinary portrait of Black A ppalachians. Forty recipes rooted deep in the past yet full of contemporar y flavor are brought to vivid life through stunning photography and beauti ful illustrations. You'll find delicious favorites such as Corn Pudding\, Chicken and Dumplings\, Jam Cake\, and Praisesong Biscuits woven into the narrative of Crystal's family\, portraying the experience and history of B lack Appalachians through their voice\, spirit\, and foodways. As the keep er of her family's stories and treasured dishes\, Crystal shares her inher itance in Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts. She found these stories woven into her apron pockets\, floating inside the steam of hot mustard greens\ , and tucked into the sweet scent of clove and cinnamon in her kitchen. Cr ystal conjures up her ancestors every time she cooks\, honoring the mother s who came before her\, the land that housed generations of her family\, a nd the untold heritage of Black Appalachia

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