Did you know Kwanzaa was founded by a UCLA alum? Maulana Karenga introduced the holiday during the frenetic days of the 1960s civil rights movement. He saw Kwanzaa as a way to celebrate black culture ...

For Dr. Jessica B. Harris, the allure of chicken yassa comes down to its simplicity. "It's my good-luck dish, in a way," the James Beard Award-winning food historian told TODAY Food. "Lemons are ...

This variation on the classic yassa theme, which author Jessica B. Harris has experimented with over the years, uses carrots and pimento-stuffed olives to form a rich chicken stew. Serve with white ...

In a large bowl, mix the onions, garlic, vinegar, chillies, lemon juice and zest, bay leaf, mustard and black pepper. Now add the chicken pieces, mixing to fully cover chicken. Let the chicken ...

Earlier this year my wife and I visited Paris and we dined at a number of restaurants, including one near the famed Père Lachaise cemetery. It was called Bistrot Père and they served classic French ...

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The celebrity chef shares a popular Senegalese dish featured in his new cookbook The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food. "I hope yassa, typically served with chicken, gets its place in ...

Mix all ingredients (except the optional cabbage or carrots), the more onions the better, and allow chicken to marinate in a glass dish in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight. Remove the ...