Ah November! The great countdown to Christmas; the anticipation of family gatherings, with a delicious first chapter at Thanksgiving. New Year resolutions approaching, but first, turkey with all the trimmings, including second servings of both the bird and desserts, without shame or guilt… maybe. Oddly enough, turkey is not featured among this month’s National Food… Continue reading November Food Fest Feast
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This Week in Food History – 11/20/2017
In addition to Peanut Butter and Raisin Bread (see previous articles), November is National Pepper Month. And pepper is the stuff of legends, quite literally. Indeed, for centuries, there existed a remarkable monopoly over pepper trade routes thanks to the traders’ clever fabrication of fantastic tales of creatures who ferociously guarded the precious spice. The… Continue reading This Week in Food History – 11/20/2017
This Week in Food History – 06/05/2017
This week of Food Holidays may be the most decadent to date. Every day celebrates a sweet dessert. We don’t see a problem with that. Do you? Many believe that the only reason we crave sweets after a meal is that we are culturally trained to do so. This is true, in part, but there… Continue reading This Week in Food History – 06/05/2017
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