The former Nickelodeon children's show host, who has a new picture book steeped in Gullah Geechee culture, opens up about family, food, and heritage.
And considering the dearth of Gullah representation in kids’ lit, the book comes none too soon.bears witness to many Gullah Geechee practices, from passing down cooking utensils through generations to making sweetgrass baskets.
Scary Mommy: Family plays an integral part in a lot of your art. In our plugged-in society, how can food bring you back to center? They were also read to from the womb. Ron was like, ‘I'm reading to my child.’ I said, ‘No, you're reading to my stomach.’ But we read to them from the moment they got out. The ritual of every evening curling up on the bed and being read to started when they were just infants. There was that connection always.plugged into a screen, sit there with them and analyze it.
SM: The star recipe in your book is okra stew, and listen, I'm an okra girl through and through. But kids can be really squirrelly about it. What’s your secret for getting them to try it? A child who reads this book might want to try okra stew or not, but they might want to help make cornbread, which is lovely and good and tasty. If you don't have a recipe, get some Jiffy and still make it a part of that experience. Food is a wonderful way to celebrate heritage, to learn new things, and to bring family together. Everybody got to eat!
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