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Dining with Miss Lil: Amali Restaurant Review

Posted on September 26, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Lil Nickelson

James Mallios and his fellow partners have designed Amali as a very comfortable, yet cozy and relaxing atmosphere for their guests to partake in some great tasting Mediterranean inspired food.  Continue reading →

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Dining With Ms. Lil: March 2012 Spring is Here

Posted on March 26, 2012 by | 1 Comment

March is here, and spring time as a time of growth.  More vendors are returning to my local farmers market with this season’s crops that have come to harvest. Continue reading →

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Dining with Miss Lil Nickelson:”It’s Tea Time” In Harlem

Posted on November 3, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Any day is a perfect day to sip on a mug of hot tea; paper cups just won’t do. It’s one of those fall days that give us a preview of our winter days to come.  Tea is a versatile beverage; it invigorates and stimulates your mind or can calm and sooth you that can be consumed hot or cold. Continue reading →

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Dining With Miss Lil: How The Black Church Is Nourishing The Souls Of Harlem

Posted on April 22, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Happy 2nd anniversary to my column and I want to thank God and my readers for this culinary journey.  During this holy time of the year I want to reflect on the pivotal role that the black church has played in establishing Harlem as the “Mecca” of black life in America.  It is around the time when the black church began its “dual role” of nourishing the spiritual and physical souls of Harlem.

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Dining With Miss Lil: A Red Rooster Brunch

Posted on January 20, 2011 by
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By Lil Nickelson During this New Year Red Rooster Harlem launched their lunch/brunch menu, and from all indications from my dining companions and myself it is a smash hit. First off it is reasonably priced for the superb quality fresh from the farm … Continue reading →

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Dining With Miss Lil: On the Good Foot

Posted on January 20, 2010 by | 3 Comments

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By Lil Nickelson

Happy New Year and welcome to 2010.  Now that we’ve indulged our selves through last year’s holiday season, I hope you are ready to getting back on track to eating healthy.  Instead of focusing on what foods you can’t eat, stay positive and try focusing on the foods that you can eat.  Aim to keep an open mind about food, especially trying new food and food you didn’t like when you were younger.  I didn’t like spicy food as a child, but my taste buds can handle and love them now.

I’ve come to believe that there are no such things as bad foods.  What makes food bad is how often you eat it, and how much you eat when you eat it based upon how much exercise you get.  The secret weapon to healthy living and weight loss is the right combination one two punch.  Just like we must eat to live well, we must exercise to live well too. Continue reading →

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Dining with Miss Lil: Dining for the Holidays

Posted on December 8, 2009 by | 3 Comments

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December is a festive time of year with Christmas, Kwanza, and New Year’s Eve.  A great deal of cooking and baking cakes take place in my family’s kitchens this month.  My late sister Helena and I were born in December, and Grandma Jackson always made our favorite “from scratch” cakes.  Lena wanted chocolate frosting, and I had to have coconut frosting with pineapple filling.  Making Red Velvet Cake and German Chocolate Cake are holiday traditions in many Southern families, and these two recipes follow at the end of the article.  And who didn’t bake cookies to leave out for “Santa Claus” on Christmas Eve?  I kept baking the cookies even when I discovered that my Dad was our Santa Claus.  Please make the time to do so with your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews to keep our legacies going. Continue reading →

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Dining with Miss Lil: Feast as we Give Thanks

Posted on November 22, 2009 by | 9 Comments

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Thanksgiving is coming and my memories of Thanksgivings past are as vivid as yesterday.  My family cooked together, and we ate and gave thanks together as a family for our many blessings.  It’s the one time of year when I throw caution to the win and fix my late Mother and late Grandmother’s best recipes just as they did.  We make our turkey dressing and pie crusts from scratch.  It took me a long time to perfect their thin crust and gravy from scratch, but I finally have them down pat.  This is the perfect time to pull our young folks into the kitchen for cooking lessons to pass on family traditions.  Please make the time to do so with your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews.  Let’s keep our legacies going. Continue reading →

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Dining with Miss Lil: Yogurt Parfait

Posted on September 18, 2009 by | 6 Comments

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jogurt_parfaitSeptember is back to school time.  You should be very concerned about our pre school kids to college students’ eating and exercise habits, just as much as they should be concerned about the same for the adults in their lives.

Two thirds of Americans are overweight.  A May 2007 report released by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene titled “Obesity in East and Central Harlem” states that:

  • 1 in 4 children in public elementary schools is obese and more than 4 in 10 are overweight or obese. Continue reading →

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Dining with Miss Lil: Grilling and Chilling

Posted on August 28, 2009 by | 1 Comment

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By Lil Nickelson

vegetablesThis is that time of year that you should be outdoors as much as possible, grilling and chilling.  Be adventurous when you grill.  Try new seasonings, recipes, and ingredients such as using fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits you have yet to try.  Fresh herbs can add lots of flavor without any calories.

Marinate your meats for no more than 2 hours in the refrigerator to make sure the acids do not begin the cooking process or you will wound up with tough meats.  If you want to marinate overnight just exclude the salts, vinegar and citrus acids until 2 hours before you begin cooking.  I’ve included a link to a “Build Your Own Shish Kabobs” recipe below. Continue reading →

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