No one particularly thought that the first log book was going to turn into something special, but when it was full and there were no pages left to record anything else, another book was ordered and filled again, and over and over it went for five decades. Having that kind of family deta...
This little jewel of a holiday treat combines whipped-cream vanilla mousse with a tart sweet cranberry gelee topper, all ringed ‘round with delicate lady fingers. Like so many vintage sweets, the provenance of the charlotte russe is a bit vague. Some historians suggest the dessert was invented...
It was cultivated anciently in Western Asia, (being found in archaeological excavations in present day Iraq), accepted now as one of the earliest known sites of agriculture. It was cultivated in Egypt as early as 4000 BC, and from there eventually spread throughout the Roman Empire and Asia....
Among the items brought back to Spain were yams, potatoes, pineapple, peppers, cocoa, vanilla, papaya, squash corn, tomatoes, peanuts, cotton, avocados, cotton and the turkey. What did England eat before potatoes? Cereals remained the most important staple during the early Middle Ages as rice...