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Fun Food History

Celebrate Hogmanay: A Scottish New Year’s Eve

downtonabbeycooks · December 30, 2023 ·

Ring in the new year with a traditional Scottish Hogmanay celebration. Hogmanay is Scotland's version of New Year's Eve, filled with festivities like bonfires, parties, festivals, and fireworks displays. The Scots inherited this winter celebration from Viking traditions and made … [Read more...] about Celebrate Hogmanay: A Scottish New Year’s Eve

Filed Under: Blog, Fun Food History Tagged With: History of Hogmanay, Hogmanay

History of Kentucky Burgoo

downtonabbeycooks · April 19, 2023 ·

Kentucky burgoo is a traditional stew made when communities come together to celebrate. "If it walked, crawled, or flew, it goes in burgoo." That old adage once applied to this stew from Kentucky, originally made with an assortment of game and livestock cooked in giant cauldrons … [Read more...] about History of Kentucky Burgoo

Filed Under: Dinner, Fun Food History, Gilded Age, Gilded Age, Kentucky Derby, Luncheon, Main Course, Picnic Tagged With: Kentucky Burgoo

The Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich

downtonabbeycooks · April 18, 2023 ·

People from all over the country come every year to the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky to try the legendary hot brown, a sandwich that’s on par with the Derby and bourbon as one of Kentucky’s cultural calling cards. Invented at the hotel nearly 100 years ago, the decadent … [Read more...] about The Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich

Filed Under: Dinner, Fun Food History, Gilded Age, Kentucky Derby, Main Course Tagged With: Hot Brown, Kentucky Derby

Happy St. Patrick’s Day: A Budget Friendly Food Holiday

downtonabbeycooks · March 15, 2023 ·

St. Patricks Day

March 17th is  Saint Patrick’s Day (aka St. Patrick’s Day, St. Paddy’s Day, St. Patty’s Day), a cultural and religious holiday that celebrates the life of Saint Patrick, who died on that date way back in the fifth century.  Patrick has endured as the most commonly recognized … [Read more...] about Happy St. Patrick’s Day: A Budget Friendly Food Holiday

Filed Under: Blog, Fun Food History Tagged With: St. Paddy's Day, St. Patrick's Day

Add Downton Touches to Your Thanksgiving Table

downtonabbeycooks · November 13, 2022 ·

Across America, many seasoned cooks have already finalized their Thanksgiving dinner menus and double-checked their order for a fresh turkey.  Less experienced cooks are summoning up the courage to take on their first big meal, excited about starting new family traditions of … [Read more...] about Add Downton Touches to Your Thanksgiving Table

Filed Under: Blog, Fun Food History Tagged With: Abbey Cooks Entertain, Downton Abbey recipes, Downton Abbey Thanksgiving, Downton dining, Easter Dinner, Edwardian cooking, Edwardian low fat banana pumpkin bread, food history, guilt free pumpkin pie tartlets, holiday ham, Holiday Meal, kedgeree, low fat pancakes, low fat waffles, Pumpkin puree, roasted lamb, squab, Turkey dinner

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