Recipes
Peeling Open the 1947 Chiquita Banana Cookbook
What do ham banana rolls with cheese sauce and salmon salad tropical have to say about politics?
February 24, 2012 |
By Peter Smith
Nothing Out of the Ordinary: Squirrel Stewed, 1878
A collection of old community cookbooks reflects a changing ecology and a cultural shift: the decline of hunting, chitlins and pig's feet
February 15, 2012 |
By Peter Smith
Brotherhood Spirit in Flesh Soup, or a Recipe Calling For Love
The counterculture has long been characterized by a single word: “love.” For some hippie communards, love was also a recipe ingredient
February 13, 2012 |
By Peter Smith
The Battle for Food in World War II
A new book examines how food figured into the major powers' war plans
February 02, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Jose Andres and Other Toques of the Town Honor Alice Waters
What do you cook for famed chef Alice Waters? Washington's culinary celebrities faced this challenge at the unveiling of her portrait at the Smithsonian
January 31, 2012 |
By Jeanne Maglaty
Meringue Chemistry: The Secrets of Fluff
If these things were made by Renaissance chefs in the days before electric mixers, surely I could manage to whip some up myself
January 20, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
How to Plan a Party Based on Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party
I'm putting on my event planner hat to offer up the following ideas for a party inspired by an Impressionist painting
January 10, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Law and Order: Four Food Crimes
After stealing $1,500 worth of cooking oil from a Burger King, two men were apprehended siphoning off oil from a Golden Corral
January 05, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Four Food-Themed Resolutions For 2012
Never mind losing weight. Isn't it possible to make a few resolutions that embrace food?
December 29, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Q and A with Cake Wrecks Blogger Jen Yates
"I'm not out to vilify bakers; I'm just trying to find a little funny in unexpected places"
December 23, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Last Minute Food-Themed Gift Ideas
Food, jewelry, toys and books for those hard-to-shop-for people on your gift list
December 15, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Inviting Writing: Must-Have Holiday Foods
Tell us, by Friday, December 9, what lengths you've gone to for your favorite celebratory dishes
December 05, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Cooking May Have Driven Human Evolution
Why have humans and our ancestors been cooking for all this time? A first-of-its-kind study suggests cooked food gives the body a "pick-me-up"
December 01, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Cooking Through the Ages: A Timeline of Oven Inventions
How much has technology really changed since the first ovens, wood-fired hearths?
November 18, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Brewing Beer is More Fun With Company
There has probably never been a better time to take up home brewing; supplies and information are readily available at bricks-and-mortar stores and online
November 16, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Paella: Rice With Everything
To the uninitiated, a paella is a paella is a paella, but the subtleties of its preparation, the exact timing of when to add the water and for how long it should lie before being served are the subject of fierce debate
November 15, 2011 |
By Guest Blogger
The Other Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
In her cookbook, the author pairs food with the people and events that highlight her life
November 03, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Is it Safe to Eat Roadkill?
Enough with the jokes already. Some people are serious about looking to the roadside for an alternative to mass-market meats
October 18, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Inviting Writing: Sorry I Took Your Son
I was up to my elbows in raw ground beef, anchovy paste, capers and onions, and completely panicked
October 17, 2011 |
By Smithsonian Staff
Toast, A Coming of Age Story Told Through Food
Based on the memoir by English food writer Nigel Slater that explores his coming of age by way of the foods that marked his childhood for better and for worse
October 13, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
