For a national meal, Thanksgiving is really rather extraordinary. It is not a public event, it is not showy, it is a home-cooked meal of ordinary ingredients shared by the…
Read moreSidney Mintz, the anthropologist and author of Sweetness and Power, sent Johan notes about books. Maida Heatter, cookbook author and ‘legend of desserts,’ sent him batches of cookies. John Thorne,…
Read moreThere’s a conference today on tamales and atoles. Tamales, dumplings of ground corn (maize), usually enclosing a tasty little morsel, and usually wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves, have…
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