Shakshouka Sunday
On Sunday, April 26th, 8 am PST / 11 am EST, we launched our very first Shakshouka Sunday IG live, hosted by our co-founding editor Ikram Lakhdhar @lalaik and Dirt star collaborator Tsedaye Makonnen @tsedaye. We distance cooked Shakshouka and talked about Tsedaye’s Zoom art performance with @Bufubyusforus, and her incumbent curatorial project entitled Black Women as/and the Living Archive based on Alisha Wormsley’s film Children of NAN at @WPA. 👩🏽🍳👩🏿🍳
Ingredients used by Tsedaye Makonnen to make:
Berbere: chili peppers, garlic, ginger, basil, korarima (Ethiopian cardamom), rue, ajwain or radhuni, nigella (black cumin), and fenugreek
Kebe: clarified butter, onion, garlic, Ethiopian cardamom/korarima, fenugreek, ginger root, cumin, oregano, holy basil, turmeric, coriander, kosseret (Ethio herb that I don’t know English translation, I don’t think it grows in the US)
The word shakshouka in Arabic translates to a ‘chaotic mixture’ and to cook it, you can utilize any leftovers of vegetables & spices (preferably onions, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, pepper, cumin, paprika) you have in your fridge to make a saucy pan. Similarly, Shakshouka Sunday IG live will invite an artist to hash out the leftovers of their brains from the week to create a spicy and delicious conversation.
Watcha think? Will you quarantine and Shakshouka with us!? 🌶🍅🍆🧅🧄🍳
Follow us @Dirt.dmv to stay tuned on our announcements for the next Shakshouka Sunday!
Ingredients used by Ikram Lakhdhar to make Shakshouka: diced tomatoes, garlic, onion, cilantro, eggs, olive oil, bread of choice.
Tsedaye Makonnen primarily works in sculpture, performance, installation, and textile. Her studio, curatorial, and research-based practice threads together her identity as a daughter of Ethiopian immigrants and a black American woman, as well as her experience as a doula and a mother.
She is currently curating a virtual group exhibition with Washington Project for the Arts in DC titled Black Women as/and the Living Archive based on Alisha Wormsley’s film Children of NAN. She lives in DC with her 9 year-old son.
Ikram Lakhdhar (She/Her) is a Tunisian, LA based writer, curator, and cultural entrepreneur. She is one of Dirt’s co-founding Editors. Lakhdhar is an avid berber harissa eater and baguette enthusiast. Find out more about her @lalaik and www.ikramlakhdhar.com