Dec
18
Soul food has long nourished cash strapped African American families through generations. From slavery to today. But with the popularity of fast food, the once popular comfort food experience a slump in popularity for the past decade. But with the current economic woes, this popular southern cuisine is making a quiet comeback. With more cash-strapped families battered by the recession and the higher cost to eat, more families choose to prepare meals at home to save money. A University of Californian study revealed the average family of four can save over 53% off their monthly eating bill simply by preparing meals at home instead of eating out.
Soul food has the reputation of not only filling bellies, but staying with you longer. Such dishes as collard greens, black-eyed peas, southern candied yams and pinto beans have a long heritage as stick-to-your ribs dishes that has stood the test of time. More families are going back to these menu items not only for their staying power but for their low cost. For example a pound of dried beans cost an average of 79 cents a pound compared to a can of beans that cost $2.59 or purchase at a popular fast food establishment for $3.00 plus tax. This small example, gives you a glimpse of the money savings of cooking more meals at home.
This popular southern cuisine has brought many generation of African Americans through hard times and lean budgets. The popular comfort food continues to make a strong comeback, not only among African Americans, but through many non-African Americans. Free soul food recipe sites, along with cookbooks continue to grow in popularity. Cooking shows, videos and classes are starting to grow to meet the demand of a hungry public interested in preparing more meals at home.
Yes, cooking is making a strong comeback and soul food is in the middle of it. Such popular recipes as barbecue chicken and ribs, peach cobbler, southern candied yams, collard greens, black eye peas and sock-it-to-me-cake continue to grow in demand. More people not only find cooking meals at home saves money, they’re also finding a new creative side coming out. Many are going a step farther and enrolling in cooking classes and even cooking school.
By: Roy Primm
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Soul food has the reputation of not only filling bellies, but staying with you longer. Such dishes as collard greens, black-eyed peas, southern candied yams and pinto beans have a long heritage as stick-to-your ribs dishes that has stood the test of time. More families are going back to these menu items not only for their staying power but for their low cost. For example a pound of dried beans cost an average of 79 cents a pound compared to a can of beans that cost $2.59 or purchase at a popular fast food establishment for $3.00 plus tax. This small example, gives you a glimpse of the money savings of cooking more meals at home.
This popular southern cuisine has brought many generation of African Americans through hard times and lean budgets. The popular comfort food continues to make a strong comeback, not only among African Americans, but through many non-African Americans. Free soul food recipe sites, along with cookbooks continue to grow in popularity. Cooking shows, videos and classes are starting to grow to meet the demand of a hungry public interested in preparing more meals at home.
Yes, cooking is making a strong comeback and soul food is in the middle of it. Such popular recipes as barbecue chicken and ribs, peach cobbler, southern candied yams, collard greens, black eye peas and sock-it-to-me-cake continue to grow in demand. More people not only find cooking meals at home saves money, they’re also finding a new creative side coming out. Many are going a step farther and enrolling in cooking classes and even cooking school.
By: Roy Primm
About the Author:
Roy Primm has written dozens of articles and soul food recipes online. For more food for the soul cooking tips, recipes and thousands of Brand Name Coupons go to Soul Food Recipes
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