Food & Fitness, Food Facts & Lore

Food Facts for a Snowy Day

We wrote this on Friday. The snow fell steadily, and news of an impending storm-of-storms piled up in social feeds as fast as the flakes that had already moved over the region more than 24 hours ahead of schedule. It was one of those winter days when everything turns to calm outside and the mood… Continue reading Food Facts for a Snowy Day

Food Facts & Lore, Fricassee of Words

Fricassee of Words – As Easy as Pie

The Fricassée of Words is a stew of musings on food-inspired expressions, words and word play. Sit a while and savor today's food-inspired expression. As Easy as Pie Mark Twain is the most cited source when the expression “As easy as pie” is considered. If you’ve read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), you’ve certainly… Continue reading Fricassee of Words – As Easy as Pie

Food Facts & Lore

Looking Back at 5 Favorites

The 158 Main Blog is now 375 articles thick. It would seem that even at the pace of a single article per week, we’d run out of steam, or ideas, but that is far from the truth. This is a bottomless stew. Thank you so much for reading us. Keeping this project alive is a… Continue reading Looking Back at 5 Favorites