fresh Thai basil.

But that feeling extends beyond blood, because when you can make a good pan or dish of red rice, it's like an entire nation all on its own approves.It gives you a level of confidence and pride that only the designated macaroni and cheese or pie makers at any family function would understand.

But it's also special, because it's not just a dish that ties us to our pasts, but also carries into our futures—being able to go to my homegirls and talking about our recipes and having younger family members ask to learn how to make it, realizing that by making it through years of trial and error, I've begun to root myself into the ways of elders and aunties and grannies before me.I'm a new generation brought into the fold.Red rice is a gift you have to be touched with to make, and a blessing for your soul if you ever get to taste it.. You can't have Amethyst's recipe, but these are a few places she recommends trying it:.

Charleston, South Carolina.Chanel's Gullah Cuisine.

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Bertha's Kitchen.What’s the purpose of a decanter?.

According to Food & Wine Executive Editor., there are a few reasons you should decant wine.

"If you have older wines, they're full of sediment at the bottom of the bottle, so you pour them into a decanter slowly and that way you don't have to get the sediment in the glass," he explains.The other reason to decant wine is to let the wine breathe and give it as much air and oxygen as possible.