This Juneteenth Menu Comes Straight From a Gullah Geechee Family Tradition

“You’ll find Braised Turkey Wings on every Lowcountry table—not just at holidays! The best cooks get the smaller ones, which are more tender. And the sauce is not heavy, but it flavors the rice very well,” says Michiel.

Get the recipe for Braised Turkey Wings.

“Okra, a native African plant, is massively important to African-American culture. In the Lowcountry, we tend to eat it fresh in soup or stews, as opposed to a roux-based gumbo,” says Michiel.

Get the recipe for Stewed Okra and Tomatoes.

Michiel Perry, her husband Fred, and their two sons live in an 1890s Victorian farmhouse in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. “The best thing about our farmhouse is the porch,” says Michiel. “It has three front doors, and what could be more welcoming than that? I got my rattan bar cart from a local consignment store I visit weekly. Drink trays, Champagne buckets, glasses…I wheel it all out on the cart. There’s nothing like sipping a cocktail and people watching!”