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 […]
Food & Cooking
Tailgate Party Ideas
1. Set up a game day photo booth 2. DIY Foam Finger for the kids 3. Set up a paper football table 4. Gameday glasses 5. Goal Post Table Accessory 6. Football Beverage Tub 7. Football Strawberries Make your tailgates more exciting with these awesome tailgate party ideas! Gameday has arrived! You’ve packed your […]
Great Aunt Lillian’s Mock Mince Meat Pie for Christmas
I’ve been pretty lax of late with writing a post, mainly because I’ve been so busy! But over Thanksgiving I made two of Aunt Lillian’s recipes that are perfect for either Thanksgiving or Christmas. For this post, I’ll focus on Mince Meat Pie. Like a lot of you, I’d grown up hearing about Mince Meat […]
Cranberry Sauce for Christmas
One valuable lesson I’ve learned from this experiment in cooking Great Aunt Lillian’s recipes is NEVER, and I repeat, NEVER think you will make one of these recipes on the first try to take to a big gathering such as Thanksgiving or Christmas. Related Post: Sour Cream Cake – How Did This Food Creep Into our […]
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 […]
Blueberry Muffins – An All American Favorite
Muffins have been around in our food culture for a long time. The word muffin first appeared in print in the 18th century and appeared as a recipe by the mid-18th century. I found two different descriptions of where the word came from. One source claimed it was an old French term which when applied […]