Food History

Welcome everyone to the Carnival of the Recipes #174. I’m sorry this is a bit more disorderly than my posts normally are, but it’s Christmas Eve Downunder and – though it ought not touch me at all (since I’m Jewish) I’ve been invited to a friend’s place for the whole shebang, including a full day’s preparations. I’ve tried to make up for lack of editing time with some bad jokes. Think of them as fine seasoning, since I can’t plate the meal beautifully.

I believe the theme of today’s Carnival is “memories.” I was going to weave everything together in a lovely series of courses, but I have to go in a half hour. Maybe next time I host, I’ll do you some interlaced stories. In the meantime, happy rest-of-festive-season.

Soup

Did I tell you about the sailor who ate a tulip worth a small fortune, a the height of the tulip craze. This soup is safer: Elisson presents THE BULB THAT IS BOTH HUMBLE AND NOBLE posted at Blog d’Elisson.

Annette Berlin presents 8 Minute Hot and Spicy Bean Soup posted at Frugal Journey.

Batya presents Easy, One-Pot Vegetable Soup posted at me-ander.

‘Tis the season for fowl – which is a far, far better thing than it being a foul season.

Steve Bainbridge presents Grilled Duck Breasts in Red Curry Sauce with Ginger Chili Polenta posted at Professor Bainbridge on Wine.
Chicken Recipes presents Chicken Casserole posted at Chicken Recipes.
helly presents Orange Roast Chicken posted at Chicken Recipes.
Turkey Recipes presents Low-Fat Turkey Stock posted at Turkey Recipes.
Tiffany Ludwig presents Santa Fe Chicken posted at Loving the Low-Carb Lifestyle.

I suppose you want relish with that turkey? Marsha Hudnall presents Healthy Recipe: Festive Cranberry Relish posted at A Weight Lifted.

Vegetables! Suitable for all seasons (which is just as well, given most of you are in winter and here it’s a very odd summer.)

Kathee presents Creamed Peas And New Potatoes posted at Famous Recipes.

Karen Dowell presents Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without Brussels Sprouts! posted at Wiggly Wigglers.

There is no such thing as too much salad, especially if you can find a wonderful dressing. My father used to complain that undressed salad was unsuitable for children, too):

Try Diabetic Recipes’ Cilantro Lime Dressing

And side dishes? We don’t have many today: this will have to do. Suzanne McMinn presents Hot, Crusty French Bread (and More!) posted at Suzanne McMinn.

Life too healthy? Let us eat cake, and pie, and biscuits/cookies. Oh, and pancakes:

Bill presents Slow Cooker Recipes: Slow Cooker Recipes - Crockpot Apple Pie - Crockpot Recipes and Recipes for Slow Cooker Cooking in the crock pot. - Slow Cooking posted at Slow Cooker Recipes.

Easter Recipes presents Coconut Pie posted at Easter Recipes.

Christmas Recipes sharesFruitcake Recipe posted at Christmas Recipes.

Famous Recipes presents Christmas Recipes posted at World Famous Recipes.

Roshan kindly donates3 Eggless Cake Recipes | Indian Food Kitchen Blog posted at Indian Food Kitchen Blog.

Chef Andrew presents Dulce de Leche posted at The Recipe Bank.

Mel Rimmer gives us Sourdough Apple Fritters posted at Bean-Sprouts.

Katy presents Truffles posted at sugarlaws.

Perfect for post-silly season, when you don’t want to cook but you still crave something and you have no idea what and you swear that next year you’ll eat less. Pancake Recipes - Gingerbread Pancakes . This is handy, too: WorksForMom presents My Taco Dip Confession posted at What Works For Us.

Even more perfect for post-silly season, Wenchypoo has realised that no-one has any money after the spree and that we all might have to budget a bit: Revised: Cheap Eating with Cost-Per-Serving posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket. She has also realised that some of us might not want to cook at all Food Absurdity of the Millenium posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

After it all, you want to travel. You know, get away from family and try something new. Cheese – oddly enough – helps: Sagar Satapathy presents That?s Gouda: Top 25 Vacations for Cheeseheads posted at Travelhacker.

And, saving the best for last, the Kosher Cooking Carnival. Why is it the best? Lots of amazing recipes, one of whom is by me. (Someone complained I was too modest the other day. I’m working on developing overweening attitude so they can scold me for that, instead.) Batya presents KCC #25 The Great Green One posted at me-ander.

PS If you want historical Christmas recipes, I’ve just down a whole series and there’ll be one more post tomorrow. By that time we will all be so festive’d out we shall never eat carrots again. Or was that turkey? Or Christmas pudding?