Great food has a history. This one comes with table manners. The Gilded Age is back on HBO for season four, and the premiere packed in a wedding, a birth, and a scandal. It also packed in an artichoke. Jack Trotter (Ben Ahlers), the footman turned inventor, has money now. He … [Read more...] about How to Eat an Artichoke: The Gilded Age Lesson Jack Trotter Needed
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread or Muffins: The Old-Fashioned Trick That Makes Them Better
Halloween is next week, and Thanksgiving is five weeks away. In a lot of kitchens, that means one thing: half a can of pumpkin sitting in the fridge, slowly turning into a science project. This pumpkin chocolate chip batter ends that problem. It uses the whole can. Bake it as a … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread or Muffins: The Old-Fashioned Trick That Makes Them Better
Creamy Cucumber Salad That Stays Crisp, Not Watery
Most creamy cucumber salads are soup by the time they reach the table. They don’t have to be. October is last call for garden cucumbers in much of the country. Before the frost takes the last of them, make this salad. Two easy tricks keep the slices crisp and the dressing … [Read more...] about Creamy Cucumber Salad That Stays Crisp, Not Watery
Stewed Cucumbers: The Edwardian Way to Use Up Too Many Cucumbers
A forgotten side dish from Mrs. Beeton that turns the biggest cucumbers in your garden into something worth eating. It's the end of September, and somewhere in your garden, a cucumber hid under a leaf for a week and came out the size of a rolling pin. There are probably … [Read more...] about Stewed Cucumbers: The Edwardian Way to Use Up Too Many Cucumbers
Apple Sponge Cake: The Victorian Tea Cake for a Full Apple Basket
Apple sponge cake is a butter-based sponge with diced apple folded through the batter, baked in one pan, and served warm with custard sauce poured over. It comes from the Victorian tea table, where cooks folded whatever fruit was on hand into a basic creamed batter. No layers. No … [Read more...] about Apple Sponge Cake: The Victorian Tea Cake for a Full Apple Basket
