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“You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.” —Yogi Berra Happy Free Book Friday! Today’s giveaway offers a plethora of mouth-watering recipes from the Lone Star State’s capital… Read the free chapter excerpt below (recipes included) and then comment on this post by Sunday, April 7 (by midnight) for your chance [...]
Three holiday-flavored recipes taken from Tiffany Harelik’s Trailer Food Diaries Cookbook: Austin Edition, Vols I & II. Bon appétit! Gingerspice Ale Courtesy of Schmaltz A citrus fresh tonic that uses cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Yield: 4-6 drinks 6 cups water 1 cup fresh ginger root, grated 1 cup sugar 4 teaspoons dried whole cloves 4 cinnamon sticks 1 lemon 1 lime [...]
“And such clam chowder as it was! Thick, juicy, succulent, it dripped down our throats like a sustaining nectar, some paradisal liquid that an angel must have evolved and mixed.” —C.H. Towne, 1921 A plethora of chowders enriches, inspires and influences New England cuisine. As the quintessential New England soup, chowder has a unique culinary history that compels [...]
Happy Free Book Friday, everybody! Today’s giveaway kicks off a summer of cold treats from the Cape’s oldest and most storied ice cream shop. We’re especially excited about this freebie because of its signature ice cream recipes (including The Kennedys’ Favorite Fresh Peach Ice Cream)! Comment at the end of this blog post for your chance to [...]
The phrase “southern cuisine” conjures up visions of sweet tea, crunchy fried chicken and biscuits so thick we could use them as (greasy) paperweights. Fortunately, we’ve found southern food recipes that exceed our KFC-quality daydreams. Informative and full of mouth-watering traditions, Rick McDaniel’s An Irresistible History of Southern Food: Four Centuries of Black-Eyed Peas, Collard [...]
Got a sweet tooth for delectable history? So do we. Combine our sugary cravings with the rich historical palate of the Lake Michigan region, and you can see why we gobbled up “Midwest Sweet Baking History.” We love that author Jenny Lewis (CCE, CHE) takes classic Midwest ingredients (like beet sugar and pumpkin) and, in [...]
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Guest post by author Cindy Grisham Long before he explored the wilds of the Congo in search of a lost missionary and uttered the now famous words, “Dr. Livingston, I presume?” Sir Henry Morton Stanley explored the wilds of Arkansas. He often spent evenings with local families who shared what little they had with him. [...]
Guest post by Sarah Falter, History Press Publicity & Marketing Wisps of smoke floated through the crisp November sky towards the palmetto trees that framed the battlefield, and then curled casually towards the bright Charleston sun. … [Read More...]
