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| Cashew Nog, recipe below (photo from http://catnip13.blogspot.com) |
Passed through D.C. on the way to Florida in a RV. The stop reminded me of the time I spent in the city while in graduate school in the 1990s. After I passed my comps and received the approval of my dissertation proposal, I headed to Washington, D. C. to do research using State Department records in the National Archives. For the next two years I would be researching and writing about an African Diaspora on the Caribbean Coast of turn of the century Guatemala in Central America. The problem was I had little to no research support. I had spent a good amount of time applying for funding including a Full Bright Application to do archival research in Guatemala. Unfortunately I found out after I completed my degree that a professor who agreed to write a letter of recommendation for my funding application had submitted letters that undermined my work and thus sabotaged my chances of getting research support. These things don’t happen often but they happen so be careful who you ask for a letter of recommendation. To make ends meet, I took out student loans to finance the last stage of Ph.D. studies. Fortunately my brother, a Howard University graduate, opened his home to me on 14th and Fairmount to me. His home was relatively close to the National Archives, the foodie friendly Adam Morgan Section, and U Street. This was in 1996 before the gentrification of U Street and the arrival of Whole Foods Market there. The house was also blocks from Georgia Avenue and Howard University which had a great bodega like place with a hot bar called Everlasting Life. This place I remember well because it had the best food, including appetizers, entrees, desserts, and smoothies and everything organic and vegan. Anytime I return to D. C. I make a trip there. Their cashew nog made from freshly ground cashews, soy and coconut milk represented the most iconic item on the menu and it’s incredible! And the desserts, they had really great baked goods.
Everlasting Life Menu: http://www.everlastinglifecafe.com/menu.html
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