I mostly choose recipes at random, so it’s interesting when I can find so much information on the lives and contributions of people associated with them. Many of the authors of the very old cookbooks I work from had some of the worst politics imaginable. Nancy Polikoff, on the other hand, spent her entire career…
“A lady whose husband had a severe cold recomended flaxseed lemonade. ‘Huh!’ he said, irascibly, ‘a man can’t have a cold without everybody suggesting some fool remedy. I’ll send for a doctor.’So the doctor came, charged the sick man $2 for his visit and advised flaxseed lemonade.” – New York Sun, 1887 The earliest recorded…
The Bethel Korean Presbyterian Church of Baltimore was founded in June of 1979, with a parish made up of seven families. “Everyone was on the same boat, sometimes literally,” pastor Billy Park told the Sun in 2003. By then, more than 1700 people were attending Sunday services at the church. The Immigration and Nationality Act…
“Strawberry Pretzel Salad” is the stuff of potluck legend. Fruit; Jell-o; creamy whipped filling; and then – surprise! – a crunchy salty bottom-crust. It requires just enough assembly to be special. It’s quirky enough to be memorable. It’s the kind of “Suzie Homemaker” recipe that gets frequently requested from newspapers, and that people love to…
Easter was almost two months ago, but the fat from the stuffed ham I made has been living on in my kitchen. After rendering lots of lard of varying purity, I’ve learned just how much flavor it can impart when used for sautéing, and how the very faint meatiness actually adds welcome complexity to a…