Food History

Food, Cooking & Wine Channel Posts

• Becoming Medieval
  I'm in a medieval mood, mostly because I'm reading a delightful manuscript by Felicity Pulman. Just wait til it gets published, then you, too, can be in medieval mode. Or... maybe you don't [...]
• Kaaron Warren and Slights, part 2
  I did try to make golden syrup dumplings once. I got as far as buying the jar of golden syrup at the local shop and carrying it home. I dropped the shopping bag at the front door, shattering the [...]
• Congratulations
  Quick congrats and shout-out to Toybender for reaching 1000 posts. Later today (or early tomorrow, if you're somewhere otherwhere) Kaaron will tell you more about her writing and her food. [...]
• Another article by Jean Duane, The ALternative Cook
  [caption id="attachment_612" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Spring takes many forms let new sprouts grow within"][/caption] Here's a post from Jean Duane's blog. If you have questions [...]
• Great Gluten escape Camp for Kids
  [caption id="attachment_519" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="If you get hungry for Spicey living enjoy! Photo by Mary MacIntyre"][/caption] The ALternative Cook always has new ideas and [...]
• Kaaron Warren
  My first guest writer is Kaaron Warren. I'll let her introduce herself. I'm an Australian writer living in Fiji. We're nearly finished our three-year stint here and it's been very [...]
• Almost the 4th, Poblano Mushroom Quesidilla
  [caption id="attachment_560" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="My Mama TOlde me...."][/caption] Lovely day and night. I went to dinner after class with my friend. We went down to the plaza. [...]
• Limited Edition Tango With Added Tango Cans
  Earlier this year Tango released Limited Edition Tango Thanks cans. Now they have come out with another limited edition can design as part of their new ad campaign. The new cans are bigger than the [...]
• More chocolate
  The Receipt of him who wrote at Marchena, is this: Of Cacaos, 700; of white Sugar, one pound and a halfe; Cinnamon, 2. ounces; of long red pepper, 14. of Cloves, halfe an ounce: Three Cods of the [...]
• Chocolate!
  Today I have two posts and none of my own words. This is because I'm not in the mood for food (though I did manage a bad internal rhyme) due to the rather interesting side-effects of medication. [...]