Tastes of Lime

Over at the Slice of Lime, I have something called the Pop Culture Homework Project . Its purpose is to fill in cultural gaps, and to final...

The American Plate Project continues, but even as I explore the wide range of the foods the contributed to modern American cuisine, certain...

When it comes to most Secret Ingredients, I can count on public support. I mean, there's nothing very controversial about loving limes ...

Time Period: 1800-1869 Is the story of Granny Kellett, her jam cake recipe, and her Civil War beau particularly indicative of American ba...

Recipe : Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Source : Allrecipes.com Halloween is my favorite holiday, but I don't always have the time or money to...

Cold weather is increasingly upon us, and making cookies serves the double purpose of providing quality treats and warming the apartment. B...

Cookie Party was conceived long ago, as part of a blog I no longer write for. Though that blog may be in eternal hiatus, me fooling around ...

In my entry on Pie (and the attendant research post), I noted that "As American as Apple Pie" is a bit of a misleading phrase, s...

Time Period: 1800 - 1869 This recipe was published as part of a 39-page booklet named A Domestic Cookbook in 1866. It was created by Malind...

Time Period : 1650-1799 As a wise woman once sang, let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. The first cake I tac...