Classes, Curry Stones, Borlaug, War Photos, and Cornish Pasties

Historical Cooking Classes Anne Bramley of Eat Feed is offering historical cooking classes, on line I think. You’ll get not just recipes (duh) but the whole cultural background. A great…

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Soaking dried chiles in Spain

I’m always interested in the diffusion of chiles and chile-preparation techniques so this nice post by Janet Mendel on Spanish pimentón caught my eye. I had not realized that the…

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William Rubel on Bread

Primitive tools do not need to imply primitive results.  exquisitely carved objects and elegant painting by societies tens of thousands of years before the invention of grain agriculture attest to…

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