American Cookbooks: History 101 (II)
Continued from April 28, 2009: By the 1820s other cookbooks followed, The Virginia Housewife among them, written by Mary Randolph, …
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Hunger and Hope
Today, even as I immerse myself in the wonders of African cooking, I need to mention malnutrition and hunger. In …
American Cookbooks: History 101 (I)
(The following comments stem from a talk I gave to a group interested in the Peacock-Harper Culinary History collection at …
The Picnic as it Might Be
Despite the title [No Picnic on Mount Kenya: A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb, by Felice Benuzzi], this is a …
Idylls of Cuisine #11
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
The Triumvirate of American Cooking
TRIUMVIRATE: Latin triumvirātus, from triumvirī, board of three [men] Americans owe a lot to the following three people — without …
Safari Cooking: Ingredients
In 1928, the authors of The Kenya Settlers’ Cookery Book and Household Guide, with their advantage of having many years …
Ibn Sayyār al-Warrāq: The Tenth-Century’s Answer to Jamie Oliver?
Sit at dinner tables as long as you can, and converse to your hearts’ desire, for these are the bonus …
The Pope and the Porcupine
When it’s soft, eat the stone and throw the porcupine out. Old saying about tough meat. Chef Bartolomeo Scappi (1500-1577) …
Scottish Eggs, Anyone?
Scotland’s been in the news a lot lately. But what do Scottish people eat? That’s the question. Tea, most likely. …
