Just wanted to pop on here to explain that no, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. The past few weeks, I’ve had a lot on my plate (more on that later), and haven’t had time to post as often as I would have liked. What have I been up to? Well, I… Read More Blog Update
On New Year’s Day, I took my boys to my Granny and PawPaw’s house for our annual family ritual of eating black-eyed peas for good luck. My aunt brought some delicious spoonbread, and my kids raided the ever-present candy jar in the windowsill. When I took our dishes in the kitchen to put them in… Read More Transcribing my Granny’s cookbooks
What better way to close out the year than with a family road trip? My mom, my boys and I piled into the car on the last day of 2014 and headed to James Madison’s Montpelier, the home of America’s 4th President, who is considered to be both the father of the Constitution and the… Read More Farewell 2014 – Hello 2015!
By now, the festivities of the holiday season are behind us, and the new year is ahead. The kids are out of school, I’m off work and we’re all enjoying our Christmas presents. This year, my husband took my advice and went to Southern Season to find a gift for me. I knew as soon… Read More Vivian Howard’s Grits Changed My Life
Ever since I was little, my parents have taken me and my brother and sister to the Pennsylvania Dutch Country of Lancaster, Pennsylvania regularly. As a kid, our summer vacation was often spent staying at a campground or a cabin for a week and visiting all the antique shops, farmer’s markets and Amish and Mennonite… Read More Pennsylvania Dutch Food Culture in Lancaster, PA
So of course by now, Thanksgiving has come and gone, and with it my Family Food History project. Since my aunt always makes a full, traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey and mashed potatoes and stuffing and gravy, I didn’t want to make a ton more food since I knew everybody would already be stuffed. I… Read More Project “Family Food History” Thanksgiving
So once I caught the genealogy bug, I dove in with both feet and started digging up amazing, enlightening and interesting stories about my ancestors. On my mom’s side, I’m German, English, Scottish, Welsh, Dutch and a tiny bit French. On my dad’s, we’ve got English, Scottish, French and Welsh, with an ancestor I’ve been… Read More Project “Family Food History” Thanksgiving – Dutch and French Cuisine
I’d heard a lot of buzz about Early Bird Biscuit Co. & Bakery, so I was excited to check them out as part of the Lakeside Avenue Holly Jolly Christmas festivities. I am happy to say I was not disappointed! The shop is teeny-tiny, in a small shopping center containing a tv repair shop and… Read More Early Bird gets the biscuit
Last time I blogged about my “Family Food History Thanksgiving” project, I covered my family’s German roots and the foods native to that country. Today’s post focuses on the family history I’ve been able to uncover in the British Isles – Scotland, Wales and England. Many members of my family have thought we were a… Read More Project “Family Food History Thanksgiving” – British Isles
Now THIS is a themed-food week I can get behind! Because – duh – tacos. Also, I’m assuming the choice of dates has something to do with the Dia de los Muertos so, you know, history. From Nov. 3-9, a bunch of local restaurants have $5 nacho and taco menu specials. When you buy at… Read More #RVA Nacho Taco Week 2014
Dogwood Dispatches 