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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Día de los Muertos (Todos Santos)/ Day of the Dead Food-Laden Altars

October 31, 2008

(Note: The italicized portion of the following article is an excerpt from something I wrote for an encyclopedia on the …

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All the Presidents’ Tables: James Buchanan’s Inaugural Extravanganza

October 30, 2008

Named the worst of all U.S. presidents, James Buchanan — ironically boasting the most government-related domestic and foreign experience of …

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World Food Crisis — One of the Next President’s Major Worries

October 29, 2008

The next president will have his hands full with many pressing problems, both here in the United States and abroad. …

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All the Presidents’ Tables: President Benjamin Harrison’s Inaugural Ball Reception Menu: A Reflection of the “Gilded Age?”

October 28, 2008

The following menu, served at the inaugural ball of President Benjamin Harrison (in office 1889-1895), omits the news that 5,000 …

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All the Presidents’ Tables: A. Lincoln’s Inaugural Beef à la Mode

October 27, 2008

Thomas Jefferson’s cook quit upon seeing the kitchen at the White House. And George Washington placed a want ad for …

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SWEETS FOR THE CANDIDATES

October 26, 2008

Now I’ve heard everything — cookies as campaign material! (Caveat: I tried to find a McCain cookie on the site …

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BARACK OBAMA’S CHILI AND JOHN McCAIN’S RIBS

October 25, 2008

Barack Obama’s reply to a reporter who asked him in March 2008 what was his favorite dish to take a …

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All the Presidents’ Tables: Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural Menus

October 24, 2008

In the throes of the 2008 election campaign, I decided to do a little looking into what the candidates, Senators …

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GOULASH, BY GOSH!

October 23, 2008

A few weeks ago, while leafing through Lidia Bastianich’s Lidia’s Italy, I came across a recipe for goulash made in …

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Hog and Hominy: Soul Food From Africa to America, by Frederick Douglass Opie

October 22, 2008

Several books on African-American cooking tempt me right now, all brilliant in their own way. See Building Houses Out of …

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