Eating Like a Tenement Family: Day 1
Corned Beef with Cabbage. Breakfast: Boiled Rice with Scalded Milk There was no recipe given for Rice with Scalded Milk, so I added 1/2 cup of rice (this item was already in my pantry, but costs about...
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Breakfast: Barley in Mutton Broth and Scalded Milk Corson suggested that I have mutton broth for breakfast today, but cooking the barley the night before used it all. So I ate a bowl of leftover barley...
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Roly-Poly Pudding. Breakfast: Cocoa and Fried Polenta Last night, I went to bed with a pounding headache, that no amount of Tylenol seemed to help. I lied awake for hours–during this project, I’ve had...
View ArticleEvents: Brooklyn Beefsteak Wrap-up!
“The Unbridled Enthusiasm of Sarah Lohman.” Photo by Doan Buu. I know this post is belated, but I must to take the time to say something about the amazing event I attended in Gowanus last weekend, the...
View ArticleIn the News: Meat, Meat, MEAT
A pig’s head made from newspaper, wire mesh, and clay. Not your grade school craft project. (historicfauxfood.com) Head’s up! The Brooklyn Beefsteak is back February 20th. Stay tuned into their blog...
View ArticleSilver & Ash: Look at All Those Wieners!
Silver & Ash, the interactive edible art piece I presented with singer/songwriter Clare Burson, went off without a hitch last week. We were SOLD OUT, and I am pleased to say the food was very...
View ArticleHow to Cook a Wolf Week: Day 3, That Butt of Gibes
A meal of ground round patties. Breakfast today was another hearty helping of toast; lunch, minestrone leftovers. Fisher said any good minestrone is better the next day. I came home from work at night...
View ArticleRetronovated Recipes: Crockpot Beef Tongue
Look at it. Licking the side of the Crock-pot. Old Stone House of Brooklyn hosted an 1864 baseball game; naturally, they wanted some 1864 ballpark treats to go along with it. So we did some research...
View ArticleWNYC: Blazing Maize – Mrs. Gannon’s Tamale Pie, 1947
One more little gem from around the web: I wrote this post for WNYC (New York Public Radio) about Frances Foley Gannon, a LaGuardia era public figure who held sway over the city’s public markets and...
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