Imagining the Christmases of the Past Through Food and Community
Imagining the Christmases of the Past Through Food and Community In 1843, the first printed Christmas card was commissioned by Henry Cole...
So We Keep the Home Fires Burning
It is no surprise that our memories and emotions are tied to food. The smell of warm cookies reminds us of coming home the first day of...
The New Santa Fe Trailer: Christmas Firsts in Kansas City
Missing the holiday season? Check out this detailed and informative post by Diane Euston at the New Santa Fe Trailer, which shares the...
Snarky in the Suburbs: Cookbook Love
Check out this great post from local blog Snarky in the Suburbs about the enduring value of family cookbooks! #linkup #blogfriends...
Collecting Handwritten Recipes
It's the holiday season and we are cued into the sights, and smells of our anticipated favorite foods some of which have been passed down...
Annie McCarty
Annie McCarty was born on December 5, 1854, in Clay County, Missouri, to William McCarty and Alice Riley, the child of two long-standing...
Raspberry Jam & Jellies
Mrs. Lewis Dougherty's Raspberry Jam To every pound of fruit allow three-fourths of a pound of granulated sugar, and to every three or...
Margaret Priscilla Sharp
Margaret Priscilla Sharp was born on May 17, 1860, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, the child of Milton Edgar Sharp and Elizabeth Ann Woods. She...
Beaten Biscuits, Three Ways
After a day out harvesting honey with friends, the fastest way to enjoy it, besides a dip with your finger, is a batch of beaten biscuits....
Sidney Neal Owens
Sidney Neal Owens was born on December 29, 1836, in Washington County, Kentucky, to Samuel Owens and Margaret M. Ellis, who was just 16...
