Category Archives: Desserts
Thomas Jefferson: The Francophile Who Became the First U.S. “Foodie”
Thomas Jefferson. President. Scientist. Writer. Man of many passions, some hidden, some not. In his writings and in his actions, …
Oreillettes, A Part of Provence’s Thirteen Desserts
Fried dough, a universal love. Grease, sugar, what more could you dream of? In the south of France, when you …
Ladies of the Pen and the Cookpot: M. F. K. FISHER
Anyone who reveres food and eats oysters, who yearns for security and longs for love, and who seeks out experiences and thinks much must discover M. F. K. Fisher. Just who was M. F. K. Fisher and why did James Beard, that gentle giant of the food world, call her a national treasure? And why did John Updike refer to her as “the poet of the appetites”?
John Evelyn: Cook, Or, the 17th C. Man Who Would Be a Locavore
Omnia explorate; meliora retinete (Explore everything; keep the best.) ~~ Evelyn family motto Somehow, and how I wish it were …
Honey, I’m Cooking!
As an infant, Zeus, the Greek god of gods, fed on milk and honey, or so the story goes. And …
Carnevale Cometh: Ricotta and Fritters, Oh My!
Fritters and Carnevale, lumped together like ham and eggs, mashed potatoes and gravy, risi e bisi, rice and beans. Ricotta …
Carnevale Cometh: Cenci By Any Other Name Would Taste as Sweet …
Hereupon, a whole host of absurd figures surrounded him, pretending to sympathize in his mishap. Clowns and party-colored harlequins; orang-outangs; …
Plum Pudding & Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Christmas Message, 1944
During the Roosevelt years. FDR spent time talking to the American people via radio; these became his famous “Fireside Chats.” …
George Washington’s Christmas Brunch, 1769
Happy/Merry Christmas/Hannukah/Holiday Season/Winter Solstice and a wonderful, hope-filled New Year. A big “Thank You” to each and every one of …
