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THE BLOG
how the biscuit crumbles.
htbc.
I'm an artist, and food is my primary medium. but i don't like to limit myself. the blog includes recipes, how-to's, reviews, sketches, and other random musings about how we can better live, eat, and love together on this floating rock.
ABOUT ME
"the biscuit lady"
hi, my name is Lena.
some folks call me "the biscuit lady", and I love food. I've been a caterer, food blogger, and/or recipe developer since 2014. Before that, I cooked for fun, for family, and for friends. I've loved both phases of that journey, and now, my mission includes inspiring us to rethink our relationships with food. one of my priorities is to help stretch and shape our future toward viewing access to nutritious and delicious food as a human right. another is to remind people that food is a way to fuel our bodies, of course, but it is so much more.
food is a community-builder. a necessary return to our selves, our bodies and the cultures that birthed us. a common thread that we can use as a way forward.
how?
- by healing myself, physically and spiritually, through returning to and re-imagining the recipes and practices that sustained my ancestors
- by curating spaces (online and in-person) surrounding food but focused on bringing people together to dream about, discuss, and execute change
people power movements. food powers people.
WHAT IS IT [ALL] ABOUT?
cooking. creativity. cultivating change.
there’s no secret sauce, no wizard behind the curtain. working on ourselves, then working together is the way upward and onward. i simply use food and art to do my part of the work.
MORE ABOUT ME
born in: Raleigh, NC
birth month: July
favorite foods: shrimp & grits, cajun salmon caesar salad, lobster macaroni and cheese, biscuits and sausage gravy
pet(s): an 8-year old cat (Kizzy)
political affiliations: independent (free congo, sudan, palestine, hawaii and all other peoples oppressed by militarism and capitalism. and, yes, that includes US)
based in: Charlotte, NC (for now!)
favorite color(s): orange, green, and black
foods I don't particularly love to eat: olives, raw onions (unless they are diced, mixed with cilantro and thrown on a taco); no allergies
other hobbies: hiking and being in/around water, gardening, music and being a dining room DJ, collecting vinyl records, puzzles and mini DIY kits, drawing and watercolor painting, and (recently) calligraphy
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