Rachel Laudan

Reality Check. Home Cooking in Mexico and Burundi

By Rachel Laudan August 4, 2008 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food History, Food Politics 5 Comments

I’ve had some wonderful comments on my earlier post, Your Friend the Kitchen, Really? And I’ve been mulling over some books I’ve been reading about food security, global food supplies,…

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Migrating with a Millstone around the Neck: Italian-Mexicans

By Rachel Laudan August 2, 2008 Food History, Globalization Then and Now, Grinding, Mexican Food 8 Comments

Well, not around the neck but from the village in Italy, on to the ship, off load and reload in railroad cars, and then off load and slog up the…

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Tisane, Orzo, Horchata, and Orgeat: Part of the Tangled History of Agua Fresca

By Rachel Laudan July 27, 2008 Drink, Food History 2 Comments

Tisane. The generic name for French herbal teas that might put you to sleep or cure an ill or just taste delicious. Orzo. An Italian dried pasta, the size and…

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