It is the first known cookbook written by an American, for Americans, and the first cookbook to use decidedly “American” ingredients. Before this cookbook was published, people in the American Colonies used cookbooks which were both written and published in Great Britain. American…
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Potato Famine Frosting
Holidays are rooted in cooking and family recipes. When we remember Christmas or Thanksgiving, we remember the smells and the old cookie recipes written on index cards. Along with the holidays comes themed cooking. For Easter we color eggs, for Thanksgiving…
Preserving Food History: A Man, a Meal and 5,000 Years
In 1991, two German hikers discovered what would turn out to be the oldest recorded meal in human history. The 5,000 year old body of a man, given the name Ötzi, was found almost astonishingly well preserved in the ice of…
Red, White and Brew
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle tasting their new brew
Ever wonder what the president eats and drinks? Well now you can experience it yourself. Eddie Gehman Kohan’s Obama Foodorama is “the official site of record about White House food initiatives, from policy to pie.” This blogspot site, founded and edited by Kohan, contains recipes from the White House kitchen. One of the recipes that stands out to me is the White House Honey Ale beer. The president requested some home-brewed beer and bought all of the equipment; the White House chefs started brewing! The official White House government website even contains the recipe. I will definitely have to take this one on!
Watch Zach Galifianakis discuss Thanksgiving dinner with President Obama on Between Two Ferns!
Cookbook of Firsts: History and Background of American Cookery
It is the first known cookbook written by an American, for Americans, and the first cookbook to use decidedly “American” ingredients. Before this cookbook was published, people in the American Colonies used cookbooks which were both written and published in Great Britain. American…
A Taste of Publishing Branding
Since shortly after 1921, the name Betty Crocker has made it into the home of Americans across the nation. Many of those same individuals might visualize an enthusiastic women ready to share her recipes with the world. The truth is…
Eating Chilean
Patagonia Cuisine is a cookbook that would help you travel across Chilean Rivers, Lakes and Chilean Patagonia.This book would teach about Chilean Cuisine, complemented by photos of Chile’s extreme, diverse landscapes and stories about the country’s culinary heritage.”
Francisco Fantini’s Author of Patagonia cuisine was inspired by ingredients harvested in Chile the flavors, aromas that they produced when you convine them. His book has won “Best cooking book in the world” in Paris, Gold medal in a culinary competition in China.
Jim Stuart a fan of Fantini has created a food blog “Eating Chilean” that was inspired by Chilean food history and culture. Like Fantini, Stuart enjoys the ingredients harvested in this country the flavors, aromas.
This site would teach you about the Chilean Culture, what to expect during meal time. As well as advise you on what are the best restaurants to visit that work with harvested fruits, veggies in Chile, and their famous olive oil and Chilean wine.
If you ever visit this wonderful country I recommend you follow the instructions on what to eat, what to drink in Chile. You will make your experience a lot more enjoyable.
Jewish cookbook survived Holocaust
A cookbook recently purchased by a Maryland woman provides a lens to mid-twentieth-century Jewish cooking. The book is a rare find in that it came out of the holocaust, and contains a handwritten recipe, indicating it was a personal possession.…
The Forme of Cury
A page from the Forme of Cury.
The Forme of Cury, printed in the late 14th century, is one of the oldest cookbooks in English, although not exactly English that you will easily recognize (if you need some help, check out this helpful glossary). This cookbook was written by the master cooks of King Richard II and intended to help instruct on proper preparation of everyday dishes. Read more about it at the British Museum.
The Mid-Century Menu
At the Mid-Century Menu blog, you can find such vintage classics and Polynesian Fishsticks and Hawaiian Frankobobs, prepared from vintage cookbooks such as that Carnation’s Easy-Does-It Cookbooks. Published as part of “No Pattern Required,” written by a group of mid-century American culture…