Toni Tipton-Martin

1 month ago | kcindependent.com | Toni Tipton-Martin |Diana Henry

Amid the flurry of appliances, bedding, and home goods that often fill wedding registries, a cookbook offers something more intimate: an invitation to slow down, cook together, and nourish not just the body but the bond between two people starting a life together. One of my favorite engagement or wedding gifts has been to give a copy of Life is Meals: A Food Lover’s Book of Days by James and Kay Salter along with a blank journal.

1 month ago | foodandwine.com | Toni Tipton-Martin

Credit: Victor Protasio / Food Styling by JULIAN HENSARLING / Prop Styling by Christina Daley Prep Time:1 dayTotal Time:10 minsYield:8 drinks Sorrel is a fragrant, flavorful, red-hued drink made from dried hibiscus flowers and flavored with cinnamon, cloves, orange peel, and fresh ginger. This tart and refreshing drink is lightly sweetened for balance and garnished with mint leaves and fresh lemon.

Mar 13, 2025 | tablemagazine.com | Kylie Thomas |Toni Tipton-Martin

We’re back with another installment of Cookbook Club featuring Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin. As I touched on in our first cooking adventure from the book, Tipton-Martin combed through over 400 cookbooks dating to 1827 to create a more accurate historical account of African American cooking that goes well beyond “southern” and “soul” cooking. The book also includes original recipes to show launching points for the dishes the author created.

Aug 18, 2024 | robertsimonson.substack.com | Toni Tipton-Martin |Lynnette Marrero |Megan Krigbaum |Robert Simonson

Well, it really has been something—seven days of Gin content, which is never a bad thing. Over the past week we’ve reviewed more than 40 gins; done two in-depth interviews with gin luminaries; dove into gin-revival history; spotlighted a new style of gin; visited a New York City gin palace; and showcased twelve gin cocktails and the books they came from.

May 4, 2024 | blackdoctor.org | Toni Tipton-Martin |Dominique Lambright

Cooking can be very intimidating, especially when we didn't grow up learning or seeing family come together for big meals. But on the other hand, it can be this wonderful event, celebration, or an intimate thing we do with the people we love. Either way, as much as we cherish such big or small meals, we can become afraid to cook because it won't be the same. Or at least you feel that way. You won't get the same experiences or outcomes when cooking yourself.