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Dec 2, 2024 | 
latimes.com | Crystal Wilkinson
This unique turkey hash is a recipe from poet and novelist Crystal Wilkinson’s cookbook, “Praisesong for the Kitchen Gods.” “I make it the way my grandmother did, although it’s not like the traditional hashes I’ve seen,” she writes. “Turkey, onion and potatoes cook down in a rich sauce into a hearty dish that warms the soul in late fall.”Serve this with warm biscuits, but it’s as delicious and comforting straight from a bowl.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Crystal Wilkinson
The daily Crossword was played 13,976 times last week. Can you solve it faster than others? The daily Crossword was played 13,976 times last week. Can you solve it faster than others?
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
ca.style.yahoo.com | Crystal Wilkinson
FTW OutdoorsWordle hint today: Clues for December 1 2024 NYT puzzle #1261WARNING: THERE ARE WORDLE SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT THE DECEMBER 1, 2024 WORDLE ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU. Ready? OK.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
tablemagazine.com | Emma Riva |Diana Henry |Crystal Wilkinson |Clarkson Potter
I have a friend who says that a cookbook has to pass the ‘flick’ test before it can be purchased. You need to flick through quickly, finding enough recipes and photos that make you stop and think, “yes, I’d like to make that.” In that spirit, here are some truly flickable cookbooks of 2024. For a more region-specific take, take a look at our Italian Cookbooks for the Serious Cook.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
audiofilemagazine.com | Crystal Wilkinson |Allyson Johnson
When I tell people that I’m from Appalachia, I often get a response that's something like, “Appalachia? Oh, have you read Hillbilly Elegy?” I can’t help but wince. Appalachia includes hundreds of counties across thirteen states, which contain a population of around 25 million people. No two Appalachians are alike, and neither are their audiobooks. Since JD Vance’s HILLBILLY ELEGYcame out back in 2016, he’s been platformed as “the” voice for Appalachia. But no single voice can speak for a region.
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May 21, 2024 | 
readappalachia.com | Kendra Winchester |Crystal Wilkinson
Dorian Hairston is a poet, educator, and former college athlete from Lexington, KY. His first collection of poetry, Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow, explores the life and legacy of Josh Gibson, considered one of the greatest catchers to play the game of baseball. Hairston is an Affrilachian poet, and his work has appeared in Anthology of Appalachian Writers and Black Bone: 25 Years of the Affrilachian Poets.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
gardenandgun.com | Crystal Wilkinson
Recipe An Easter variation on pot roast This is a scrumptious variation on beef roast or pot roast, braised till the meat falls off the bone. The only time my grandmother cooked mutton was during basket meeting [a tradition at Pine Lick Baptist Church]. Mutton recipes have reemerged; the meat is typically defined as coming from a sheep that is two or three years old, with a more assertive flavor than young lamb. Broth and braising low and slow is the key to this Sunday supper favorite.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
gardenandgun.com | Crystal Wilkinson
Recipe Just waiting for fresh cream and berries This cake has been in my dessert repertoire since high school. It is as spongy and fluffy as a cloud, and it’s fat-free. Serve it plain, simply dusted with confectioners’ sugar, or paired with berries and whipped cream. To ensure maximum lift, make sure your 10-inch tube pan is grease-free and your egg whites contain no trace of yolk.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
gardenandgun.com | Crystal Wilkinson
Recipe A savory side dish with garden-fresh ingredients This humble but rich-tasting side dish was a staple at Appalachian basket meetings—a regional tradition that showed off homegrown vegetables—as well as Sunday suppers and holiday meals. Slow-simmered until tender, the green beans and potatoes absorb the flavor of smoked or fatty meat. The taste of the ones from my grandmother’s garden could not be rivaled. She flavored them with salt pork. I use smoked turkey instead, as an alternative.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
smileypete.com | Crystal Wilkinson
Editor’s note: Lexington writer, professor and former Poet Laureate of Kentucky Crystal Wilkinson recently published her first cookbook, “Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes From Five Generations of Black Country Cooks,” which features 40 family recipes presented in a style that is part memoir, part cookbook.
