My friend Amy told me about a new book entitled Fannie’s Last Supper: Re-creating One Amazing Meal from Fannie Farmer’s 1896 Cookbook by Chris Kimball, the host of America’s Test Kitchen and the editor of Cook’s Magazine. Yippee, I thought! A book about Fannie Farmer and a cook who spent two years (!) recreating Fannie’s twelve-course Christmas supper […]
Tips For An Organized Kitchen
The kitchen is the most used space in the home. This makes it necessary to have systems put in place to avoid a mess. An organized kitchen allows you to cook more efficiently, clean up quickly, and find everything you need instantly. The need for functionality especially with limited spaces to say the list is […]
Good Food Tips for Stay Healthy
Everyone today is health conscious and it is good to be one. Who wants to be unhealthy and sick? Well, no one, but still we find many people suffering from several lifestyle-related diseases, which are on the increase day by day. It is due to our errant eating habits that today we stand at this […]
Not Your Mom’s Cole Slaw
Summer is here and the Five Points Farmers Market is in full swing right outside my door at work every Thursday afternoon. So I thought it would be good if I tried one of Aunt Lillian’s vegetable recipes. There’s been lots of cabbage in the market right now, so I thought I’d try her Cabbage with French […]
Vintage Cooking – Third Time’s the Charm Date Bars
Table of Contents Problem number one: Finding a vintage recipe to help me Problem Number 2: Do Not Deviate from the Recipe! Round Three – Success, But…… My second attempt at cooking from Great Aunt Lillian’s cookbook proved to be a daunting and time-consuming experience. The cupcakes were so easy so I thought date bars […]
Victorian Cooking with Great Aunt Lillian or the Slow Food Movement Reinvented
Everyone is talking about the Slow Food Movement now and rightfully so. It’s great to get away from the additives, high fructose corn syrups, and processed foods that we, as Americans, have become so accustomed to eating. Going back to our roots and eating food made from scratch, using local ingredients, and organic products is really the […]