Crystal Wilkinson On Kitchen Ghosts

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Crystal Wilkinson On Kitchen Ghosts

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Feb 2, 2024

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This week on Special Sauce I talk with former Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson, author of the culinary memoir, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks.

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Feb 2, 2024

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