In the new year, many people make the commitment to eat better. I have a great product to get you started! Some of you may recall a few blogs back when I talked about a 100-year-old pasta factory called Fould’s right here in my hometown. I would now like to tell you about another line of their […]
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A Hotel Only a Foodie Could Love!
How would you like to sit at a table shaped like a soup can? Lay your head on an Oreo pillow? Store your clothing in a freezer case? Or buy milk and eggs in the attached supermarket near the lobby? You can do all this and more at the Food Hotel in the Rhineland town of Neuwied, […]
A Peaceful Community of Cooks
This well-worn treasure of a book is one of my old favorites, published in MCMLIII (1953- a time when publishers still used Roman numerals). The author, Caroline B. Piercy, tells us that the sole purpose of the Shakers was to establish a Heavenly kingdom here on earth, with their hands, minds, and hearts wholly dedicated to […]
The Treat No One Can Resist
Is there anyone who really hates cookies? Do I want to know someone who really hates cookies? I don’t think so. My first recollection of a cookie is my Great-Aunt Margery’s floury, soft sugar cookies. She made them with pure lard, as did many women back then from small farm towns in Iowa. I can still […]
Judith Olney, Where Have you Been?
Dear Judith- How could I have lost you when I love this book so much?! I have had bread baking on my mind lately, and went to my cellar library to find more books on the subject. Somehow, poor Judith accidentally got pushed back behind some other books. Oh, how I love this book! The “Classic Dinner […]
The Best of Betty
You will still find people who believe Betty Crocker was an actual person. Betty has seen many changes in her appearance over the years. What hasn’t changed is how much America still loves Betty Crocker. For over 75 years, Betty has been with us, teaching us how to polish our cooking skills. We trust her recipes and […]
Salty Stories and Recipes from the Fisherwomen of Alaska
It’s not often you will find a cookbook from female fisherwomen, and from Alaska, even less. My daughters, Kristina and Kara, took a vacation to Alaska several months ago and found this great cookbook at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage to add to my library. Some of the most dangerous work in the world […]
Cookbook Giveaway for the Week of 1-10-11
If you read Friday’s blog, you know that the rules were just released for the next Pillsbury Bake-Off contest, which will take place in Orlando in March of 2012. In honor of the contest (and just because I love it), the giveaways for this week are very special! One lucky winner of the random drawing will […]
