Let’s get ready to celebrate Juneteenth with a blog takeover of delicious and savory Juneteenth recipes. We’re sharing some of the best recipes you can find on the internet from our Black culinary friends, featuring recipes you can make to celebrate Juneteenth. From appetizers to drinks, there’s something on this list for everyone!
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The Ultimate List of Juneteenth Recipes
Happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth celebration is in full effect! And it’s all about celebrating the emancipation of all slaves held in Union-controlled states.
President Lincoln signed the famous Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863. However, African-American slaves in Texas didn’t hear the good news until June 19, 1865, nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. And so we celebrate!
We celebrate how we always celebrate by sending up a prayer for our ancestors! We celebrate with traditional African-influenced dancing!
And of course, we celebrate by eating lots of delicious food and drink. So many of our favorite soul food recipes are a part of a proper Juneteenth celebration, too!
Like black-eye peas, red velvet cake, strawberry soda, hibiscus punch, sweet, juicy watermelon, yams, collard greens, and okra, but it doesn’t stop there because our African descendants have deep roots in nearly every quarter of America.
You will see this diversity reflected in the foods we prepare for this yearly summertime celebration.
So, let’s collectively pour a libation for those who came before us and come together to celebrate the heartfelt occasion and join us as we kick off a very HAPPY JUNETEENTH!
We’re getting ready to celebrate Juneteenth, and no self-respecting Juneteenth party can go down without a traditional strawberry soda drink made with homemade strawberry syrup.
This weekend, we’ll be hosting our annual Juneteenth celebration, and we’re so excited to spend time with our family + friends surrounded by delicious food!
The Ultimate List of Juneteenth Recipes To Make For Your Cookout
We’ve joined other Black culinary creatives to present the ultimate list of recipes to make for your Juneteenth celebration.
In this Juneteenth Cookout takeover, you’ll find traditional recipes, new twists on classic recipes, vegan, gluten-free, paleo, keto, and whole 30 recipes as well!
Use #JUNETEENTHCOOKOUT to find more recipes and Black bloggers sharing their stories surrounding food and Juneteenth.
Juneteenth Recipes | Juneteenth Cookout
Step aside biscuits and honey, this recipe for hot buttered rum biscuits is your new favorite. With warm cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg, just like a hot buttered rum cocktail, these biscuits will warm your heart and please your belly.
Succulent Summer Salads with a recipe for Watermelon Feta Salad
Potato Salad with a little Caribbean flare. Curry powder, ground ginger, allspice, and Olive Oil Miracle Whip make for a sweet and savory flavor profile that elevates this classic dish to new heights.
Greens are always apart if any Juneteenth menu but this three green salad is a new way to enjoy your favorite leafy greens.
Have you ever eaten a meal that brought tears to your eyes? Only one meal does that for me; smothered okra. There is no meal that makes me think of both of my grandmothers more than smothered okra.
Comfort food at it's finest. A Vegan friendly update to the Southern Classic: Braised, Cabbage and Johnny Cakes. You won't even realize you're missing the bacon. The peppers and liquid smoke are stealthy flavor boosters!
Originating in West Africa, callaloo is a nutrient-dense dish that is common across the African diaspora. In Trinidad, callaloo is a quintessential part of Sunday lunches. In this recipe, carrots and butternut squash braise alongside dasheen leaves, okra, green onions, garlic, onion, cilantro and thyme in coconut milk.
This buttermilk fried chicken recipe is as nostalgic as much as it is crispy and delicious! With the sour cream and honey sauce, it takes me right back to summer days hanging with family and breaking bread at cookouts.
Sweet Potatoes or yams are a favorite holiday staple for African Americans. This recipe takes a typical spice cake up a notch by adding sweet potatoes and creating a delicious moist cake that is great year-round.
Vegan Saka Saka (Congolese Cassava Leaf & Spinach Stew) — Murielle Banackissa
Rich, comforting, healthy and satisfying, this vegan twist on a traditional Congolese dish is made with lots of greens, red onions, peanut butter and habanero for a touch of heat. Serve it alongside golden plantains and rice.
Black American culinary tradition is rooted in barbecue. Modern times call for modern measures: When you don’t have time to set up the smoker or fire up the grill, these Easy BBQ pork ribs come to the rescue.
How to make easy Southern Tomato Pie with Bacon, Basil and Jack Cheese
The earthiness of the sweet potato meets the warmth and comfort of traditional buttermilk cornbread and, right in the center of the Jubilee table, the richness of our African-American heritage takes the form of Sweet Potato Cornbread.
Sweet tea is a summer (and sometimes year-round) staple for my drinking pleasure. Here’s one of my favorite ways to enjoy it.
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