Yolele! Recipes from the Heart of Senegal
To paraphrase Flannery O’Connor,* a good African cookbook is hard to find. And so when such a book appears, the …
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Dame Alice de Bryene’s Household Book: Easter 1413
One of the most spectacular “finds” related to English medieval history, The Household Book of Dame Alice de Bryene (1931 …
Did Eggplants March with Alexander the Great?
No, eggplants probably didn’t march with the Greek conqueror Alexander the Great, although he certainly might have eaten some as …
Cookbook Academy Awards: IACP Winners 2009!
Brad Pitt and Angelina weren’t there, but a lot of other people walked up to podium anyway. The International Association …
Idylls of Cuisine #8
[A photograph and nothing else, for silent contemplation.]
Gardening at the White House
A history of American gardens, a part of the “Eat the View” effort to turn the 18 acres of the …
Eggplant: Passage from India
Considering that people over the centuries have blamed eggplant for “causing insanity, acting as an aphrodisiac, and serving as a …
Eggplant: Mezze Time
With this post, we continue on our journey of exploration , attempting to learn where eggplant came from and how …
