Food History

Food, Cooking & Wine Channel Posts

• Chronicling change
  I just had a clever thought. I can celebrate the Olympics and go back to a project I started ages ago and ran out of steam on. I hate running out of steam. I especially hate the little energy I [...]
• Some Basic Kitchen Prep-Lessons
  • Here's how to fold the dough to making calzones: 1. Press the dough into 6 1/2-inch circles on a baking sheet or counter top. 2. Place the filling for your calzone onto one sides of the [...]
• Dinner success
  Trying to get Sam to eat these days is torturous. He’s too busy playing with trains or watching Curious George to want to eat at the table and his toddler mentality ensures that most foods that he [...]
• Alice Bradley's recipes
  I'm still sick as sick. I can't leave you with nothing, though I don't have any oomph in me to prepare you more posts on different countries. I hope biscuit recipes will do for tonight. Alice [...]
• Doritos: The Quest Mystery Flavor Chips
  I tried these out about two months ago when I was driving cross country and saw the chips at a gas station. The flavor is certainly unique and the closest description we could come up with is [...]
• Excuses, excuses
  These last few weeks I've been a bit erratic because of health problems. Alas, right now they're particularly bad. I found myself in hospital last night, even. It's nothing fatal, but it is [...]
• Kai's Candy Company 2008 Presidential Candidate Limited Edition Candies
  Kai's Candy Company has an interesting line of limited edition candies for those into politics or just want to show there support for their favorite presidential candidate with something sweet. [...]
• Junior Fruit Cremes
  The makers of Junior Mints recently made Limited Edition Junior Fruit Cremes. They are fruit Mentos looking on the outside with a chewy gummy looking inside. There are three flavors of these [...]
• The How to(s) of Slicing and Dicing
  • How to slice a Jicama: 1. Cut the jicama in half. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the outside brown layer. 2. With cut side down on the cutting board, slice the jicama into half moon [...]
• Coca Cola Limited Edition Olympic Cans
  Coca Cola is one of the major sponsors of the Olympic games. As part of their showing their sponsorship they have put the Beijing 2008 Olympics on most if not all of their Coca Cola products. [...]