When childhood moves at the speed of light, the family dinner is essentialÂ
Giving Thanks
The true spirit of Thanksgiving isn’t about the turkey
Rabbit Food
Living requires flexing—for persons and for cultures, tooÂ
Funeral Food
In times of loss, the gift of food meets many needs
REVIEW: Food Has a Story
If anything deserves a love letter, it’s the history of food
A bit of luck for the New Year
Happy New Year–and may we remember the foodways that make it happy.
Italian Christmas
Our culinary traditions can sustain us—when we need it most
Ideas in progress: Colleen Vasconcellos on enslaved girls in Jamaica, Florida’s first Jewish senator, and burnout
This is Part II of Ideas in progress with Dr. Colleen Vasconcellos. This is also the more serious part of this interview. If you missed Part I, which has all the fun and funny content (Jell-O! Pirates! Pirates of the […]
Ideas in progress: Colleen Vasconcellos on Jell-O, the history of piracy, and Pirates of the Caribbean franchise
This is Part I of a two-part post. Stay tuned for Part II coming next week, which will focus more on Colleen’s on-going research on enslaved girls and manumission in Jamaica. As you are getting ready for a new academic […]
What I Am Reading: Colleen Vasconcellos
Summer is the season for reading, whether re-reading old favorites or finding new ones—on your porch, in a cabin in the woods (bears optional), or at the playground or the beach. Because there have been so many wonderful essays on […]
What I Am Reading: Colleen Vasconcellos
I have loved books since I was old enough to read. Some of my most treasured memories are quiet afternoons that I spent with my mom at the public library, testing the seams of a ratty Book of the Month […]