Tourtière: Québecois for Christmas
For French-Canadians, the must-have holiday food is a spiced meat pie
Inviting Writing: Must-Have Holiday Foods
Tell us, by Friday, December 9, what lengths you’ve gone to for your favorite celebratory dishes
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”
Mocktails for Expectant Moms and Hangover-Free Holidays
Going beyond the usual soft drinks, some bars and restaurants are starting to get creative with their nonalcoholic beverages
Holiday readings from Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Philip Roth and contemporary novels that use Thanksgiving as the backdrop for family dysfunction
Inviting Writing: Thankful for Traditional Recipes
Nothing fancy, just warm and tasty and filled with tradition
Cooking Through the Ages: A Timeline of Oven Inventions
How much has technology really changed since the first ovens, wood-fired hearths?
Q&A With a Back-to-the-Roots Grain Grower
Baker Eli Rogosa talks about how supermarket flour differs from flour made from heritage grains such as einkorn
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
The subtleties of preparation, the exact timing of when to add water and for how long it should lie before being served are the subject of fierce debate
Inviting Writing: Thankful for a Tolerant Spouse
“The veggie bacon definitely smells the worst. And the corn dogs taste the worst.”
Where’s the Lunch? Looking at Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party
“It’s like a painting about the most perfect meal that ever was—but you can’t tell what most of it was,” says a Phillips Collection curator
The open-air market began in the early 1200s, when what we now call “farmers’ markets” were merely “markets” and “eating local” was merely “eating”
Scrapple: the Meatloaf of the Morning
Like the McRib, scrapple is a distinctively American pork product and a regional favorite
Treacly Treats for Guy Fawkes Night
The anniversary of a failed assassination is celebrated with fireworks, bonfires, effigy burning and some very sweet desserts
The Other Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
In her cookbook, the author pairs food with the people and events that highlight her life
It’s versatile and found in cuisines throughout the globe. Stuff it, fry it, shred it and more
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