Tomato Soup Cake. You’d never guess the secret ingredient. (it’s love!) Last summer, I spent a week dining on recipes from MFK Fisher’s book How to Cook a Wolf. After I finished the project, there were two recipes I still … Continue reading →
Breakfast Yaaay, last day! Last day! I know it might seem like a dream to have to eat pastry every morning, but this part of the diet has left me feeling gross and hungry every day. Sugar consumption would have … Continue reading →
“Thanksgiving day Among the Puritan Fathers in New England” Harper’s Weekly, 1870. Courtesy the New York Historical Society. Did you know that 2013 is the 150th anniversary of Thanksgiving? I know what you’re thinking. What about the Pilgrims? Plymouth? 1621? … Continue reading →
One of the most emblematic cookbooks in American history is Fannie Farmer’s Boston Cooking-School Cookbook. Called “The Mother of Level Measurements,” Farmer is both credited with bringing standardization to American recipes but, as a result, destroying the soul of American … Continue reading →
Now and then, I like to immerse myself in the diet of another time and culture. I’ve been hungry, vegetarian, kosher, vegan, and drunk. Recently, my friend Sharon (of Starting from Scratch) emailed me a 1904 cookbook: Uncooked Foods and … Continue reading →
Nut Roast! I kept breakfast and lunch simple today: oatmeal with soy milk in the morning; almond butter on coconut bread with banana slices for lunch. The coconut bread was really tasty, and also a throwback to the 1910 cookbook. … Continue reading →
Oatmeal with cinnamon, raw sugar, and grated apple. In the morning, I decided to give this oatmeal thing another shot. But no more muesli–I cooked rolled oats in Apple Broth, with a little brown sugar and cinnamon. Then, when it … Continue reading →
To Book a Speaking Engagement with Sarah Lohman, please contact Sarah directly at: [email protected] *** Food of the Dead The Woodlands, Philadelphia, PA Sunday, April 8, 2:00-4:00 pm $35, $25 for The Woodlands & HFSDV Members (email The Woodlands for membership discount code) To … Continue reading →