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Tag: Food and Recipes

Photo: mashed potatoes. Credit: sousvideguy.com; Wikimedia Commons.

Thanksgiving Traditions: My Great-Great-Grandmother’s Mashed Potatoes

By Katie Rebecca Garner on November 17, 2022

In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner shares some lovely reminiscences about Thanksgiving and our family connections to food... (Read More)

Photo: Halloween candy. Credit: OhanaSurf; Wikimedia Commons.

What to Do with Halloween Candy Leftovers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 1, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find clever recipes for using up that leftover Halloween candy... (Read More)

Photo: various Junior League cookbooks in the author's collection. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

National Cookbook Month: Junior League Cookbooks

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 19, 2022

In this article – to celebrate October being National Cookbook Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about Junior League cookbooks.. (Read More)

Photo: schoolchildren eating hot school lunches made up primarily of food from the surplus commodities program. Taken at a school in Penasco, New Mexico, December 1941. Credit: United States Department of Agriculture; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: School Lunch Menus in Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 29, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests adding social history to your genealogy research by reading newspaper articles about school lunches... (Read More)

Photo: Fourth of July fireworks over the East Village of New York City. Credit: David Shankbone; Wikimedia Commons.

Celebrating Fourth of July: Special Foods

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 29, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes to add flavor and color to your Fourth of July celebration... (Read More)

Photo: enchiladas with mole sauce, served with refried beans and Spanish rice. Credit: Jon Sullivan; Wikimedia Commons.

Enchilada Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 5, 2022

To help celebrate Mexican food on Cinco de Mayo, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find a variety of recipes for enchiladas... (Read More)

Photo: meatloaf garnished with a sauce on top. Credit: Renee Comet; National Institutes of Health.

Recipes for National Hamburger Month (May)

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 3, 2022

To help celebrate May being National Hamburger Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find a variety of recipes using ground beef... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes: Everything but the Corned Beef

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 17, 2022

To help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find Irish recipes beyond the traditional corned beef and cabbage... (Read More)

Photo: chocolate with various fillings. Credit: Fotoarchiv Höpfner; Wikimedia Commons.

February Is National Chocolate Lovers Month!

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 9, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes for chocolate candy, cakes and cookies... (Read More)

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