Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom, Malinda Bun, of Cambodian Street Food
Managing distance learning with five children.
Food
“Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and Stories from the East Bay
Cut off from our homelands as refugees not able to return, our food recipes are core to the Central American identity.
Pepian recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
Pepian, a meat stew recipe from Guatemala. Recipe by Vilma Morales-Garcia. from "Para Chuparse Los Dedos."
Sopa de res, a Salvadoran soup recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
Read the article by Marabet Morales about the new Central American-focused cookbook and oral history project. SOPA DE RES Serves 6-8 Ingredients: 2-3 pounds of beef bone (You can ask the meat butcher to cut[Read more]
Nacatamales, a Nicaraguan tamales recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
A Nicaraguan tamales recipe courtesy of "Para Chuparse Los Dedos."
Free Meals for all Oakland Students; Mayor’s Town Hall on Distance Learning Today
Starting today, the meals will again be open to all Oakland students, including those attending charters and schools outside of Oakland.
Chinatown is Hosting StreetFest Fridays in August starting tomorrow
A socially distanced outdoor food festival starts in Oakland Chinatown this Friday.
Black-owned Food Businesses in Oakland
Want to support Black-owned food businesses in Oakland? Here's a searchable list.
Tuesday Morning at Arsola’s Food Pantry in Oakland During COVID-19
Long before hundreds of vehicles roll up on Tuesday morning, a half dozen volunteers are on the job. Along a makeshift assembly line, extended to allow for social distancing, a half dozen volunteers wearing masks[Read more]
Feeding East Oakland: Roots Community Market
The Roots Community Health Center is a non-profit health clinic in East Oakland that was founded in 2008 and currently has over 29 different programs to serve the community. One of their most recent[Read more]
