Idylls of Cuisine, #43
[A picture, and nothing else, for silent contemplation.]
Category Archives: United States
Civil War Christmases
I beg to present you as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 100 and 50 guns and plenty …
Christmas Dinner at Mount Vernon, 1790
George Washington’s Virginia plantation, Mount Vernon, served as the backdrop for many scrumptious dinners, cooked by Washington’s slave cooks. Just …
In the Kitchen with Barbara Kingsolver: I
I’m going to bed every night now with Barbara Kingsolver’s latest book, The Lacuna: A Novel, about Mexico, politics, art, …
Christmas in Antebellum Virginia: Part II
Dey ‘s a-wokin’ in de qua’tahs a-preparin’ fu’ de feas’, So de little pigs is feelin’ kind o’ shy. De …
Christmas in Antebellum Virginia: Part I
What is now the state of Virginia boasted the first permanent English settlement in North America. Despite its rocky beginnings …
Christmas Cheer, or, Fire Up the Reindeer
Black Friday marks the first “official” day of Christmas, er, shopping, that is. (You know it’s almost Christmas when the …
Breaking: State Dinner Menu Released
Potato and Eggplant Salad White House Arugula w/ Onion Seed Vinaigrette 2008 Savingnon Blanc, Modus Operandi, Napa Valley Red Lentil …
Feasting in State: Obama’s First Real State Dinner
In the next week, we will see real-time examples of a few of the different types of feasts common to …
Hunger is the Best Sauce
A hungry people listens not to reason, nor cares for justice, nor is bent by any prayers. [Lat., Nec rationem …
