The US and Canada celebrated Labor Day yesterday. Another long weekend in another year dealing with Covid-19. The weekend marks the unofficial end of Summer and is normally a joyful time when parents send their children back to school. However, the Delta variant has made this a … [Read more...] about Can you Serve Angel Food Cake After Labor Day?
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Juicy News About the New Downton Abbey Movie Sequel
At this week's CinemaCon event for movie theatre owners, Focus Features revealed much-awaited details about the sequel to the 2019 film. Downton Abbey: A New Era We no longer have to refer to the movie sequel as "Downton Abbey 2". The official name, accompanied by the above … [Read more...] about Juicy News About the New Downton Abbey Movie Sequel
August 23, 1902: Fannie Farmer Opens Her Own Cooking School
On August 23, 1902, pioneering cookbook author Fannie Farmer, who changed the way Americans prepare food by advocating the use of standardized measurements in recipes, opens Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery in Boston. In addition to teaching women about cooking, Farmer later … [Read more...] about August 23, 1902: Fannie Farmer Opens Her Own Cooking School
The Famous Blueberry Muffins from Jordan Marsh, Boston’s First Department Store
After the Civil War. came the Gilded Age, a period that gave rise to the establishment of institutions like Jordan Marsh, Boston's first department store in 1861. Acquired by Macy's in 1996, their muffins remain an institution. Offering refreshments onsite to shoppers kept … [Read more...] about The Famous Blueberry Muffins from Jordan Marsh, Boston’s First Department Store
Sneak Zuchinni into your Oatmeal Cookies
If you are inclined to grow a kitchen garden and are brave enough to plant even a few zucchini plants, you really need to be prepared for what to do with the deluge of produce that those plants can produce. My husband loves my oatmeal cookies so I make them often. One day, in … [Read more...] about Sneak Zuchinni into your Oatmeal Cookies
