lil boo hag.
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my name is really Amethyst. š winning chef/writer seen in/on @sweetjuly @nytimes @natgeo + more. UofSC alumna. From the Roota to the Toota coming out 2027!
North Charleston, SC
Joined October 2009
Got a lot of new followers today, hereās the rundown one more time:. I like food.I donāt like people.I love project pat. The end.
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1. I love him.2. It totally makes sense that DMX grows orchids.
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Many restaurants are all about being Instagramable while the food lacks. Like cool chairs bro but this food is bland as fuck.
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Yāall gotta stop being āhumbleā and start letting people know you are absolutely better than a lot of mfs out here.
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May their voices haunt him in life and eternally in his death. May his grave be made small and his soul stay tormented šš½.
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the lady who created @canva deserves everything in life. when we eat the rich, i will save her.
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26 thousand reported rape-related pregnancies. in one state. in a little over a year.
āTexas saw an estimated 26,313 rape-related pregnancies during the 16 months after the state outlawed all abortions, with no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest,ā according to a new study.
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top 3 favorite smells you not supposed to like but you still do š.
I know yāall can smell it through the phone. I hope it holds my daughterās hair tomorrow.
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Black folk across America for the next three+ days:.
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Four years ago, nine beautiful people lost their lives at a church bible study because of a racist. including one of my friends. Today, i remember him, and them.
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This is the most first world white woman problem i have ever read lmao.
So Disney+ has now been removed from Tesla vehicles. Iām assuming this is in retaliation to Disney pulling advertising from X (which they have every right to do). So now I, as a mom, get to deal with telling my toddlers we canāt watch Disney+ while in our Tesla and deal with
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When yāall talk bout southern food and how we donāt have bodegas and shit, ima direct yall to this post bc this is our grocery store food š.
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Gullah Geechee people have asked and told you to stop making this a thing and you refuse. Your recipe is wrong. The facts on your website are wrong. You have audacity to change our recipe bc you think it needs to be brought closer to its roots? Who the Fuck are you?.
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Whenever my granny makes shrimp & grits, she always sets some fried shrimp to the side cuz she knows all her kids & grands is GREEDY and we walking by to grab a couple while they hot out da oil. When i make it for myself, i make sure to fry a couple up to the side to snack on š
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The man in the airport restaurant in houston just gave me all flats, fried my wings hard, and walked past and asked if i wanted fries. We go together now.
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yall. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SONG THEY SING lolololol.
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Lol CDC lowered quarantine times to five days so the economy wonāt break in half and it was nice knowing yāall!.
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To everybody mad that i eat greens on top of my rice- Iām from Charleston South Carolina. I eat rice WIT my rice okay?! Fuck wrong wit yāall š.
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āYou think you all that, you think you better than xyzā. Well yes bitch actually i know i am. So.
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Six months yāall. Six months and still no rest for this family.
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I REPEAT: BLACK OWNED GRITS COMPANY OUT OF S.C. We need to support them! Check em out on IG
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I put humble in quotes cuz yāall donāt be humble yāall be scary and have low self esteem. And thatās fine. But sometimes let your nuts drop on somebody forehead cuz if you think they ever playing in yo face, they absolutely are. So talk some shit. Live a little.
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No cream. No cheese. No milk. Just butter and water. You gotta treat certain grits like how youād treat risotto. Lots of stirring so you naturally release starch and let it be creamy and corny on its own. No lumps. Just love it.
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Did i show yall this lamb masala i made yesterday with rice from Pakistan?
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All these āhow to pick a watermelonā videos and articles and the real reason yāall get shitty watermelon is cuz you ain buying them from off the side of the road from the back of a old man truck.
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So last year round this time i had a stroke or whatever. Some of my biggest takeaways:. 1. Them doctors really donāt be listening/believing you, so advocate for yourself/have others advocate for you and/or find a doctor who will listen. 2. Sit the Fuck down. Drink a LOT of water.
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Charleston. Those million dollar homes made from bricks that are hundreds of years old literally have the fingerprints of the enslaved who created them imprinted on them. The plantations are there as a TOURIST ATTRACTION. They are protecting King St but donāt protect you.
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You kno damn well only a white person made some soap you can wash your ass and stove with.
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South Carolina has the best peaches, and we the real peach state. Itās true, look it up.
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No no. Please stay out of my kitchen and out of my way.
Cooking together is the sexiest date you could ever have.
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@AyyAmbs i buy a small ting off my amazon list.treat myself to a meal.nap/play video games.tell other people what i did so that they can praise me cuz i wont do it for myself lmao.
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Well yāall, I got nominated for the Forbes 30 under 30 Food and Beverage section, but I am 4 months too old š„“šš
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Alright mother blitches, skrap in - your favorite geechee girl chef and budding food scholar is finna tell you all bout why your black eyed peas sitting on top of some rice is NOT hoppin john - and how you can honor the roots of the dish.
is it time for me to give yall the yearly convo on Hoppin John?.
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BIG NEWS, YāALL BOI š . Iām beyond thrilled to finally share that Iām writing my first cookbook, āFrom the Roota to the Toota,ā with the incredible @4colorbooks, @bryantterry, and @jauneclaire! š½ļø This book is a love letter to our southern roots, our heritage, and the stories we
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My grandpops with severe dementia remembered me todayā¦and ate all the food i cooked. Lemme go weep!.
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This is the WILDEST SHIT IN MY LIFE. I am giggling uncontrollably right now lmao what is my life even.
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aite so simply put, im glad K*3th Lee is getting his bread and recognition. but there are so many actual Black food journalists, food critics, and chefs/food personalities that should have been given the platforms he has now. he does a lot of good for the communities so this isnt.
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Woke up this morning and got the pdf of my cover sent to me š„¹
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Oh he done lost his mind lmaooooo.Not only is dawg bout to get everybody sick, type man gotta hold his nose to go under this shallow ass pool dawg i HATE IT HERE
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A little ol gal from North Charleston in the got damn New York Times, and Samin Nosrat wrote about my home, my culture, my FAVORITE FOOD, and me. Wow. Truly. I Stan.
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I can finaaaallllyyy announce Iāll be on TV again! This time for PBS with my cousin Tia šš¦stay tuned!!
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If yall wanna support the ONLY GULLAH FARMERS growing Carolina Gold and Sea island red peas-Support Rollens Raw Grains!
Alright mother blitches, skrap in - your favorite geechee girl chef and budding food scholar is finna tell you all bout why your black eyed peas sitting on top of some rice is NOT hoppin john - and how you can honor the roots of the dish.
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The best thing bout being back in Charleston is this. PERIOD.
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Having a preference is one thing, but calling peopleās cultural food nasty is another.
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I want yall to know i took 673 pictures and none of them truly brought me joy. But the pot still look and taste good so thatās all that matters tbh
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i wanna write something on americas obsession with chefs and restaurants on tv but hatred in real life for food service workers and how the shows only glorify what we do vs the reality. and yes, even the Bear glorifies it, even tho they came close-ish to getting it right.
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I pray often for a kitchen that is basically a restaurant kitchen. I not only want a walk in fridge AND freezer, but an oven big enough for me to put full sheet trays in. I want racks. I want a pot filler. I want every tool and gadget known to mankind and the space for it all.
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Happy Gullah Geechee Heritage Month and Hoodoo Heritage month šŖš½.
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Mia X, Gangsta Boo, LaChat, & Trina. like yeah i loved lil kim growing up but them?! they talked that shit i understood in a way i understood it. like yeah we from the South, we country, we get money, we get dudes, we nasty, we scrap, we ALLAT.
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My granny saw the risotto and said to me in a low voice (like it wasnāt just me and her in the house) . āā¦ā¦you meant to make the rice like this??ā. Lmaoooooooo dawg š.
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Gonna have a salmon patty special on my restaurant menu. All day you can get salmon patties wit rice or grits. Add an egg and bacon for $2 more lol
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I'm excited to announce I got a position to intern with America's Test Kitchen! It starts this March, but yall, I need some help. Housing is expensive. Please donate and share this so ya girl can go to Boston and put this work in! .
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I made some veal meat sauce wit rigatoni for dinner tonight
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Someone should commission me to write āWhy Black people fucked with Uncle Anthony Bourdaine So Muchā.
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Rice waffles are an antebellum recipe Iāve been wanting to try to make since I saw Bj Dennis make em. They can be savory (which is my next recipe) and is what youād see chicken or smothered meats served with. But I wanted sweet waffles so i made em with some aged rum cane syrup.
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My cornbread recipe in time for New Years:. 1 cup AP flour.1 cup cornmeal.3.5 teaspoons baking powder.A heavy pinch of salt.1 stick unsalted butter, melted.1 cup milk.1/2-1 cup white sugar (if you like sweet go for 1 cup).1 beaten egg. 400Ā° oven til done.
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A racist BBQ spot in SC is on fire and Facebook is WILD in the comments on all the post about it š.
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Something cool about our menus is that theyāre made on seed paper-so you can shred em up and itāll grow native wild flowers š“
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No, like SHE SHOWED OUT!! 4.0 GPA, CHEERLEADER, AND NOW A MEMBER OF THE SAME SORORITY AND CHAPTER AS HER MAMA AND GRANDMA!!! SCSU STAND UP #13 šš„¹ my baby š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹
my lil sister had her probate last night and boy the way she showed out!!!.
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All Black women chefs. My entire FOH & BOH staff was Black folk. The majority of the menu was sourced from Black local farmers. Over half of my guests were Black local folk. My wine was from a Black woman winery. My Somm was a Black woman. My event coordinator was a Black woman.
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How we eat shrimp and grits in the Lowcountry. gravy dark, onion & peppers, beautiful small skrimp and crab. Not the same as the skrimp and crab from home, but e gah have ta do! My granny always always made shrimp & grits in cast iron so i used my @smitheyironware skillet š
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None of the pictures I took made me happy so whatever, here you go š
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I feel so blessed that auntie sent me an early copy of her new childrenās book š„¹ support one of our Gullah matriarchs and get this for you and the little ones bookshelf!
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If you want to learn how to make amazing cornbread like moi, even at high altitude, check me out next week (Wednesday-Friday) when I take over Saveur Magazines Instagram page. We will also definitely debate sweet vs savory cornbread.
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Hereās my piece about what Martha Lou Gadsden and Martha Lous Kitchen means to me and the Lowcountry. Rest in Power FOREVER.
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i won chef of the year yesterday, got a major brand sponsor, signed the biggest contract of my life to date, and my birthday in 2 weeks. and it's just monday. we OUTCHEAAAAAA.
I hope something amazing happens to you this week š«.
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Gullah Geechee matriarch and mentor, Chef Sallie Ann Robinson, needs our help! Can yāall please share and/or donate? š«¶š½
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A lil egg n rice with The Rogerwood never done me wrong. Ever!
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Itās crazy to think that itās been 9 years since the Emmanuel Church massacre. I miss Wanza bad, and i honor him and all those lives lost today and everyday. i miss saying WANNNNNZZZZAAAAA and him saying back PUUUUUURRRRPPPP. Our long convos and us working each other nerve. I
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Yāall Granny turned 75 today
yall its my damn granny bday and we going to juicy crab lmao.
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Gullah cuisine & culture is more than red rice & shrimp n grits. Yall can try to copy recipes, but yall will NEVER have our flavor or our legacy. I canāt wait to show yall more from today, but hereās a quick one of me and my OG Mrs. Charlotte Jenkins & our conch stew š
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And the ones who know youāre smarter than them and try to diminish your intelligence.
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Friendly reminder that you can STILL start cleaning your house NOW for New Years. Please - wash your linens, scrub your baseboards, let some fresh air in if you can, wash ALL ya clothes and such, clean ya tub out, and whatever else.
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Carolina Gold grown and harvested this past weekend by Rollen Chalmers. Hundreds of years after our ancestors were forcibly brought here bc of their knowledge and expertise, Gullah farmers are growing the grain again. This bunch is on my altar. Next year i hope to help harvest.
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Soā¦Charlestonā¦. Itās official. End of July (final date tbd), Iāll be doing my first pop up event downtown. It will be a ticketed, somewhat invite only/first come first serve type ming. Live music. Good drinks. 3 or 4 courses. Yāall ready?. Stay tunedā¦ā¦.
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