Cooking in Italy
Instead of forking out thousands of lire for a cooking class in Italy, take a look at these videos. Buon …
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Cooking and Eating: Some Harsh Truths
Food thoughts for munching … thanks to Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards, the originator of home economics, or domestic science. Nutritional …
St. Joseph’s Day
St. Joseph’s Day (March 19) always enthralls me because of the elaborate “tables” that Italian women created in honor of …
The Book of Sent Sovi: Medieval Recipes from Catalonia (Textos B)
The discovery of “new” old cookbooks always makes my brain tingle — so few people wrote down anything about the …
Irish Food History
Amidst the mythology of Saint Patrick’s Day, a little Irish food history to cheer you on your way — be …
Canelés de Bordeaux
Along with vanilla, a bit of legend perfumes these delicious little cakes from the Bordeaux area of France. According to …
Idylls of Cuisine #5
[A photograph and nothing else, for silent contemplation.]
How Cooking Works: The Chemistry of the Matter
Having trouble keeping your red cabbage red and your green leafies green? Although cooking IS an art, wielding a well-honed …
Angelina’s Hot Chocolate
For anyone who’s walked through Paris on a rainy winter day, the cold wind whipping your coat about your knees, …
Manuscript Cookbooks
Three manuscript cookbooks held in Virginia Tech’s Newman Library’s Special Collections promise rich material for food history scholars. Food historian …
