Cooking
How Marshmallow-Topped Sweet Potato Casserole Became a Thanksgiving Classic
Sweet potato pudding has been a part of American cuisine for a century
The History of Mincemeat Pies, from the Crusades to Christmas
Mentioned by Shakespeare, allegedly banned by Puritans, and enjoyed by many still, these traditional treats have a long history in English cuisine
These Were the First Cookbooks Published By Black People in America
These cookbooks and domestic guides offer historians a window into the experiences and tastes of black Americans in the 1800s
How Eleanor Roosevelt and Henrietta Nesbitt Transformed the White House Kitchen
The kitchen was new, but by all accounts it didn't help the cooking
Get Stuck on Band-Aid History
Small injuries are a commonplace problem, but before the Band-Aid, protecting papercuts and other such wounds was a huge hassle
The Great Uprising: How a Powder Revolutionized Baking
Before baking powder hit the scene in 1856, making cake was not a piece of cake
One Man Invented Two of the Deadliest Substances of the 20th Century
Thomas Midgley Jr.'s inventions have had an outsize impact—not all of it good—on humankind
Apple Pie Is Not All That American
Neither apples nor the pie originally came from America, but Americans have made this dish their own
A Pound Cake Was Originally Made With Four Pounds of Ingredients
Most Americans today don't bake using pounds and ounces, but cups and teaspoons
This Oven Could Change How We Cook
By using radio frequency technology, it can prepare all the components of a dinner, at the same time, just right
Reuben Riffel on Becoming a Top Chef in Post-Apartheid South Africa
South African food culture fosters connection, he says
Does the Classic Paris Meal Still Exist?
Two food lovers set out to learn whether the Paris dining experience of their youth can still be found
Why the Scrumptious Date Is So Important to the Muslim World
The Prophet Muhammed said that Ajwah dates—grown in the Madinah region of Saudi Arabia—are from paradise
A Brief History of Food as Art
From subject to statement, food has played a role in art for millennia
How the Crusades Helped Create Your Gingerbread Latte
Spices have been shaping cuisine for thousands of years, especially around the Christmas season
People at the 1904 World's Fair Paid Half the Price of Admission for a Box of Cotton Candy
Celebrating cotton candy's sugary, innovative goodness
Feeling Down? Scientists Say Cooking and Baking Could Help You Feel Better
A little creativity each day goes a long way
You, Too, Can Cook Like Surrealist Godfather Salvador Dalí
The painter’s erotically charged cookbook is getting a rare reprinting
Here’s an Ingeniously Simple Method for Making Bakailaoa Pil-pilean, the Traditional Basque Meal
Digesting the lessons that the Basque chefs taught at this summer’s Folklife Festival
Ancient Maya Bloodletting Tools or Common Kitchen Knives? How Archaeologists Tell the Difference
New techniques for identifying the tools of sacrifice sharpen our understanding of the ritual
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