“Everyone is so busy. We're constantly getting fast food or ordering out because our schedules are so, so busy. Sitting around the table and enjoying a meal, or being in the kitchen and preparing a meal with other family members, the joy and the love of that experience has gotten drowned out. And I really want to make sure that doesn't happen." That’s Jocelyn Delk Adams, the personality behind Grandbaby Cakes. She’s appeared on The Today Show, Everyday with Rachael Ray, and the Cooking Channel with her modern takes on her grandmother’s traditional recipes. Jocelyn sat down with us to chat about her family history in the kitchen, her road to becoming a mother, and how food can have a place in expanding diversity and understanding.
Jocelyn Delk Adams of Grandbaby Cakes
Her cookbook: Grandbaby Cakes
Julia Turshen’s new cookbook: Feed the Resistance
Recipes:
Creamy vegan pasta marinara | A Couple Cooks
Spicy oven fried catfish | Grandbaby cakes
Links:
This Lebanese cookbook author’s career was inspired by her father’s encouraging words when she was a child
Why eating the same food increases people’s trust and cooperation
Preorder A Couple Cooks cookbook >> Pretty Simple Cooking
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