A few years ago I had the privilege of doing an event with Chefs John Shields and Gwyn Novak at Gwyn’s unique space on Solomon’s Island, No Thyme to Cook. It was basically a cooking demonstration and we created Broiled Chicken Deluxe, Deviled Crab, Mrs. Tawes Seven-Layer Cake, and some other seasonally-inspired choices. I talked…
June 24th was the last day of the 1940-1941 school year. Students received report cards and were dismissed for the summer. The Evening Sun noted that “except for the studious or unlucky few who will attend summer school, there’ll be no more teachers and no more books for twelve weeks.” For the seventh year in…
A 1948 article in the journal “Economic Botany” referred to the coconut palm as “Mankind’s Greatest Provider in the Tropics.” The article discussed the uses not only of coconut flesh but of the oil and fiber and sap. “The palm provides almost every want except clothing,” concluded author Oscar K Moore. This was far from…
Halfway through February of 1958, the daily temperature had rarely been above freezing. The 11th started the morning at 5 degrees. Icebreaking boats made their way through the harbor, smashing paths to free ice-locked boats. When the possibility of snow was reported on Valentine’s Day, “the Weather Bureau said it could give no estimated snow…
A few weeks later I found myself in her house, flipping through a recipe scrapbook that had belonged to her mother-in-law.