Foods Our Ancestors Ate: Eel Anyone?
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 4, 2025
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find eel recipes that our ancestors enjoyed... (Read More)
Tag: Food and Recipes
What to Do with Your Final Thanksgiving Leftovers
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 2, 2024
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides recipes to use up the last of your Thanksgiving leftovers, just as your family is tiring of turkey... (Read More)
Thanksgiving Means Turkey! Or Does It?
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 12, 2024
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find delicious recipes to help you add variety to your Thanksgiving feast this year... (Read More)
Our Ancestors & Newspaper Cooking Schools
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 26, 2024
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a phenomenon that was popular with our ancestors: newspaper-sponsored cooking schools... (Read More)
An Explorer’s Dinner
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 17, 2024
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the unusual dinners served by The Explorers Club in New York City during the past 120 years... (Read More)
Recipes for National Burrito Day (April 4)
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 4, 2024
In this article – to help celebrate National Burrito Day today – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives plenty of delicious recipes for you to try... (Read More)
Celebrating Washington’s Birthday: Presidential Food
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 19, 2024
To help celebrate Washington’s birthday on today, Presidents’ Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega provides recipes for you to prepare something special... (Read More)
Today Is National Spaghetti Day!
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 4, 2024
In this article – to help celebrate National Spaghetti Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes for this Italian favorite... (Read More)
Presidential First Ladies’ Recipes
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 13, 2023
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find favorite recipes from some recent First Ladies... (Read More)
