La Toussaint:* The Saints and Souls Who Preserve Us
A novel about an arrogant food critic could only happen in France. Bien sûr! Some time ago, I set myself …
Tag Archives: All Souls’ Day
Idylls of Cuisine, #36
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Halloween: Art
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! For more on the Day of the Dead in Mexico, see my previous post: Día de los Muertos …
Saints, Souls, and Haints: More Soul Cakes
About All Souls’ Day (November 2), Sir James George Frazer wrote detailed notes in The Golden Bough: a Study in …
Saints, Souls, and Haints: Soul Cakes
Trick-or-treating may well have originated in the old custom of “souling,” as people went from house to house, begging ( …
Saints, Souls, and Haints: Cider and Curds
About All Souls’ Day (November 2), Sir James George Frazer wrote in The Golden Bough: a Study in Magic and …
Saints, Souls, and Haints: Honey Cakes
Some interesting comments from 1845 about All Souls’ Day, by Charles Knight in Penny Magazine of the Society for the …
Saints, Souls, and Haints: Here Come the Pumpkins
Some pumpkin-laden advice from Janet McKenzie Hill, sounding like the Martha Stewart of a much earlier generation in her Practical …
Idylls of Cuisine, #35
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Saints, Souls, and Haints: Ghoulish Goodies
Check this out — a recent cookbook all about Halloween, for kids young and old: Ghoulish Goodies: Creature Feature Cupcakes, …
