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These recipes share some of the bounty of Harris' life so richly lived and far-flung. You are sure to find a new favorite to expand your horizons — and book a ticket to somewhere delicious.Love any of these recipes? Tap "Save" to add them to
, your new, free recipe box for Food & Wine.In 2018, Food & Wine named Harris' pie as one of the 40 best recipes the publication has ever published. It originally ran as part of a menu she developed for the February 1991 issue, called "Heirloom Recipes From a Southern Family: A Big-Flavored Meal in the African-American Tradition," and followed a feast of fresh ham with rosemary-pear marinade, pear chutney, her mother's three-cheese macaroni, marinated cucumber salad, rutabaga and potato puree, and hoecakes, as well as a cool drink of lemon and orange juices, sugar, and a touch of grenadine. Theworks with either lard or vegetable shortening and takes on a piquant punch from fresh orange juice.
In the December 1996 issue of, Harris shared a taste of the African diaspora in
, writing, "To some 13 million Americans of African descent, December 26 is not just the day after Christmas. Instead it marks the beginning of Kwanzaa, a week of feasting and reflecting on seven principles of particular importance to the African-American community. Each day, a candle is lit to invoke one of these principles, beginning on the 26th with unity and ending on January 1 with faith.
Because Kwanzaa is such a young holiday — it was created in 1966 by Professor Maulana Karenga — its culinary traditions are still evolving. Christmas calls for a ham or a turkey, and potato latkes signal Hanukkah, but there is no set Kwanzaa menu. And since the holiday lasts a week, every meal can't demand a day in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Kwanzaa is a time for creativity, for foods that helped the African people survive on both sides of the Atlantic.", where he continues to post vulnerable videos about his family's daily struggles.
"I had to quit my job to go into poverty in order to get on Medicaid so that my wife could get some treatment," Cauli said in. "I've been in poverty for five years, credit card debt for five years. And I am stuck, I'm stuck, I'm stuck."
He shares the hardest moments of his caregiving journey, he said, so people understand how difficult it is.“I just felt like I had nothing to lose," Cauli told USA TODAY. “I wanted to show everybody, kind of, what it’s really like.”