The Perfect Negroni
The perfect Negroni - its recipe must be the simplest one in the world. And yet, some people make a better Negroni than others. And with all due respect to…
Pesto alla Genovese – One of my Favorites
Pesto alla Genovese - The Original Once again, I draw my inspiration for the pesto alla Genovese from Sandra Lotti at Toscana Saporita Cooking School. Their pictures made me miss…
Viking Bread Not Stone Age
Viking Bread not Stone Age Bread Try as I might, I can’t find the history of this Viking Bread not Stone Age Bread. The PBS special many years ago called…
Request for Recipe Suggestions – Must have history!
With travel restrictions, I have not had my usual interactions where I would pick up stories about the recipes of what I am eating. But I think that you probably…
Not Your Regular Cheesecake
Cheesecake – the Dessert of Champions The next time you eat cheesecake, remember that you are eating one of the world's oldest recorded recipes, from 7,000 years ago. Certainly, what…
Spaghetti Bolognese for Earth Day
Spaghetti Bolognese - the Most Popular Food in 1970 What was the most popular food on the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970? Can you believe it was spaghetti…
What is the World’s Oldest Recipe?
What is the World’s Oldest Recipe? Lamb Stew – Unchanged from Ancient Times What is the world’s oldest recipe? Well, of course, it was bread, but writing didn’t yet exist…
Break the Fast with Hummus
Fasting for Lent just finished with Easter, but now fasting for Ramadan has just begun on April 12. And even if you are not Muslim, given the current trend for…
What to make with left over ham bone
Three days after Easter, and you’re still eating leftover ham? What are you going to do with it all? And what can you make with that leftover ham bone? My…
Easter – a uniting theme for foods around the world
Possibly the most important religious celebration in the Christian calendar, Easter is celebrated worldwide with a few common foods that signify rebirth, renewal and peace – eggs, meat, fish, sweet…