Día de los Muertos (Todos Santos)/ Day of the Dead Food-Laden Altars
(Note: The italicized portion of the following article is an excerpt from something I wrote for an encyclopedia on the …
Monthly Archives: October 2008
All the Presidents’ Tables: James Buchanan’s Inaugural Extravanganza
Named the worst of all U.S. presidents, James Buchanan — ironically boasting the most government-related domestic and foreign experience of …
World Food Crisis — One of the Next President’s Major Worries
The next president will have his hands full with many pressing problems, both here in the United States and abroad. …
All the Presidents’ Tables: President Benjamin Harrison’s Inaugural Ball Reception Menu: A Reflection of the “Gilded Age?”
The following menu, served at the inaugural ball of President Benjamin Harrison (in office 1889-1895), omits the news that 5,000 …
All the Presidents’ Tables: A. Lincoln’s Inaugural Beef à la Mode
Thomas Jefferson’s cook quit upon seeing the kitchen at the White House. And George Washington placed a want ad for …
SWEETS FOR THE CANDIDATES
Now I’ve heard everything — cookies as campaign material! (Caveat: I tried to find a McCain cookie on the site …
BARACK OBAMA’S CHILI AND JOHN McCAIN’S RIBS
Barack Obama’s reply to a reporter who asked him in March 2008 what was his favorite dish to take a …
All the Presidents’ Tables: Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural Menus
In the throes of the 2008 election campaign, I decided to do a little looking into what the candidates, Senators …
GOULASH, BY GOSH!
A few weeks ago, while leafing through Lidia Bastianich’s Lidia’s Italy, I came across a recipe for goulash made in …
Hog and Hominy: Soul Food From Africa to America, by Frederick Douglass Opie
Several books on African-American cooking tempt me right now, all brilliant in their own way. See Building Houses Out of …
