Food Fidelity aka "Beats and Eats" is a weeknight-focused food and music blog where I share quick & easy, modern takes on what soul food is and can be for busy home cooks. I believe good music makes food taste better so every recipe is inspired and paired with a dope song.
Trending Recipes
These are the tried and true recipes our readers love and make daily.
- "Don't Disturb This Groove" Quick and Easy black eyed pea salad
- "my people" classic southern potato salad recipe
- "Southside" Chicago Style Smoked Rib Tips
- "Heads High" Authentic Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken {Recipe}
- "phyllis" how to make braised beef neck bones
- "Moonchild" Smothered Southern Turkey Necks {Recipe}
- "Get It Ready, Ready" whole smoked cabbage recipe
- "i know you got soul" stewed okra
Latest and Greatest Posts
- "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" Pressure Cooker Collard Greens
- "Waiting In Vain" Smoked Jamaican Jerk Chicken Recipe
- 27 Best BBQ Side Dishes
- What To Serve With Fried Chicken: 21 Side Dish Options
- "How Far" Unique Sweet and Savory Fried Sweet Plantains Recipe
- "Stay With Me" Cold Smoked Salmon Salad
- "Life We Live" Haitian Spaghetti: The Perfect Weeknight Meal
- "Piece of Mind" How to Make Perfect Smoked Spare Ribs Every Time
BBQ Recipes
Simple and inventive recipes for barbecuing anything from meat to fruit and vegetables.
- "smokestack lightning" smoked beef brisket
- "If You Don't Want My Love, Give It Back" Grilled Piri Piri Chicken
- "When 2 Are In Love" Grilled Vegetable Salad
- "Kanday" Poor Man's Burnt Ends
- "Southside" Chicago Style Smoked Rib Tips
- "Take Some, Leave Some" Smoked Baby Back Jerk Ribs
- "That Ain't The Way To Make Love" Grilled Whole Roasted Cauliflower w/ Alabama White BBQ Sauce
- "black man" grilled cedar plank salmon with hibiscus rub
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About Marwin
Husband, Dad, World Traveler, Music Maven
I make global recipes paired with electic music. Recipes are flavor forward with an emphasis on instructions for cooking efficiently and maximizing flavor.
Globally Inspired Dishes
Farm-fresh recipes representing flavors across the African Diaspora including Africa, the Caribbean, and South America.
- "Jazz, We've Got" Pan Fried Jerk Chicken Thighs
- "Tipa Tipa" how to make haitian soup joumou (beef & pumpkin soup)
- "the bridge is over" jollof rice recipe
- "Nao Saia Da Praca" Ensalada de Aguacate (Cuban Avocado Salad)
- "Walking On The Moon" Cuban inspired instant pot oxtails and grits
- "collide" Cuban Picadillo {Recipe}
- "quiero morir en tu piel" Colombian Chicken Potato Soup (Ajiaco)
- "Spongi Reggae" Caribbean Callaloo Soup {Recipe & Video}
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Modern Soul Food
Modern remixes of classic soul food staples that leverage new ingredients, techniques, and flavor combinations.
- "charade" collard greens salad with bacon vinaigrette
- "Baby I'm Scared of You" Instant Pot White Beans with Ham Hocks Recipe
- "i know you got soul" stewed okra
- "Forever In My Life" Smoked Mac and Cheese
- "black moon rising" black eyed pea soup
- "Housequake" Smothered Green Beans and Potatoes
- "automatic" fried cornish hen recipe
- "something keeps calling me" charred okra w/ harissa
See more Modern Soul Food recipes
Jamaican Jerk Recipes
I'm not Jamaican, but I jerk a lot - everything from spice rubs and marinades to chicken, seafood, and vegetables.
- "strange arithmetic" smoked jerk oxtails
- "Take Some, Leave Some" Smoked Baby Back Jerk Ribs
- "Love Is" Air Fryer Jerk Salmon {Recipe}
- "Mona Lisa" Grilled Jerk Steak
- "Stalag 17" Grilled Jerk Snapper
- "yellow bird" easy jerk bbq sauce
- "No, PT. II" jerk marinade
- "I'm Not A Player" Homemade Jamaican Jerk Seasoning Mix
See more Jerk recipes
Holiday recipes
- "Very Special" Southern Peach Cobbler
- "Housequake" Smothered Green Beans and Potatoes
- "A Bird In The Hand" Crispy Cornish Hen
- "Slow Love" Dutch Oven Pot Roast
- "Sweetest Taboo" Southern Candied Yams
- "that was then" roasted purple brussels sprouts and grapes with balsamic glaze
- "Black Enough" How To Make Real Southern sweet potato pie
- "Under The Moon and Over The Sky" Classic Southern Baked Mac and Cheese
