Tomato Soup Cake. You’d never guess the secret ingredient. (it’s love!) Last summer, I spent a week dining on recipes from MFK Fisher’s book How to Cook a Wolf. After I finished the project, there were two recipes I still … Continue reading
Breakfast Yaaay, last day! Last day! I know it might seem like a dream to have to eat pastry every morning, but this part of the diet has left me feeling gross and hungry every day. Sugar consumption would have … Continue reading
“Thanksgiving day Among the Puritan Fathers in New England” Harper’s Weekly, 1870. Courtesy the New York Historical Society. Did you know that 2013 is the 150th anniversary of Thanksgiving? I know what you’re thinking. What about the Pilgrims? Plymouth? 1621? … Continue reading
One of the most emblematic cookbooks in American history is Fannie Farmer’s Boston Cooking-School Cookbook. Called “The Mother of Level Measurements,” Farmer is both credited with bringing standardization to American recipes but, as a result, destroying the soul of American … Continue reading
Now and then, I like to immerse myself in the diet of another time and culture. I’ve been hungry, vegetarian, kosher, vegan, and drunk. Recently, my friend Sharon (of Starting from Scratch) emailed me a 1904 cookbook: Uncooked Foods and … Continue reading
Nut Roast! I kept breakfast and lunch simple today: oatmeal with soy milk in the morning; almond butter on coconut bread with banana slices for lunch. The coconut bread was really tasty, and also a throwback to the 1910 cookbook. … Continue reading
Oatmeal with cinnamon, raw sugar, and grated apple. In the morning, I decided to give this oatmeal thing another shot. But no more muesli–I cooked rolled oats in Apple Broth, with a little brown sugar and cinnamon. Then, when it … Continue reading
To Book a Speaking Engagement with Sarah Lohman, please contact Sarah directly at: [email protected] *** Food of the Dead The Woodlands, Philadelphia, PA Sunday, April 8, 2:00-4:00 pm $35, $25 for The Woodlands & HFSDV Members (email The Woodlands for membership discount code) To … Continue reading