Food Heritage
Dinner With Friends
T and I live in a very small town, so small that people from anywhere but here stick out like a sore thumb. But, T and I stick out like a sore thumb too. We have made friends with the owners of a local Chinese restaurant and were pleasantly surprised when we were invited to […]
The RMS Titanic: Chapter 3
Titanic Construction Timeline 1907 Plans are made to build two luxury ships, the Olympic and the Titanic, with a third, the Britannic, to be built later. 1908-1909 Construction of the Olympic and Titanic begins in Belfast, Ireland, at the Harland and Wolff shipyards. 1910 October 20 The Olympic is successfully launched. 1911 May 31 The […]
The RMS Titanic: Chapter 2
They say, “Hind sight is 20/20″ and as I’ve been studying the foods involved in the history of Titanic I’ve come to understand this saying to be fact. In perhaps an ironic twist of tragic fate the ill fated Titanic was built by folks who had left the farm lands of Ireland, moving to the […]
The RMS Titanic: Chapter 1
What if I told you that the story of Titanic did not start with the construction of the keel in March of 1909? What if I told you that the tragic story of Titanic did not start at 11:40 pm on the night of April 14th, 1912? What if I told you it started 5,000 […]
Celebrating Whiskey
Today is World Whiskey Day! I’ve been celebrating whiskey by treating a tooth ache with it. But here’s some other things to know about whiskey: History: The word “whisky” comes from the Gaelic Uisge Beatha, or Usquebaugh, which means “water of life.” 1618 – first known reference recorded to “uiskie.” The art of blending whisky […]
Hanukkah: A Festival of Lights and Food!
This year, Hanukkah will be celebrated December Tuesday, December 20th through Wednesday, December 28th. Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday, celebrates the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days when the Maccabees rededicated the holy Temple in Jerusalem after their victory over the Syrian-Greeks (1) Hanukkah is celebrated by the lighting of candles, additional daily prayers, […]
National Dessert Day: Chess Pie
It’s national something or other day every day. Today is National Dessert Day tomorrow is National Grouch Day. (I don’t know if the almighty they did that on purpose or if it’s just a bad joke…) Anyway, in honor of National Dessert Day I wanted to share a favorite pie of mine that just happens […]
Free Fish Fry!
One of the central events that have happened around this area for as long as I can remember is the Free Fish Fry in Bath, Illinois. Though I’ve lived here most of my life I’ve only attended this event once and realizing that all the food was free was amazing. This year marks the 107th […]
Remembering Grandma
Lots of people today will be running around to BBQ’s, various family get togethers, swimming and later on in the evening fire works. At some point this evening T and I will be heading out to a friend’s feast to eat up homemade pie. Get togethers with food just seem to be the norm for […]
Catching Up: Camping Treats
Wow! It’s been a few days. My apologies. T and I stowed away for a long weekend to spend some quality time locked away in a cabin. It. Was. Awesome. This was our first get away after over a year of being together. That will never happen again! But back to camping. Many people who […]
Cheesy Tomato and Macaroni Casserole
Before I go into detail about this delicious recipe, let me throw out this disclaimer right now: I stole this from my mother-in-law. I don’t know where she got it…frankly, I really don’t care. It’s just too darn tasty not to share with all of you. My mother was never big on the casserole so […]
Celebrating Native American Heritage
Today, T and I traveled to the Return to Pimiteoui Pow Wow. I haven’t been to a Pow Wow in years and T had never been to one at all so we were excited to have the opportunity to go. Little known fact about me: I am descended from Native Americans. Being a mix of […]
