The title of a recipe gives the first impression of the dish and the author. Located prominently, recipe titles are printed in special, large type, memorable to readers as units because they are official labels…
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Who Gets the Last Piece of Cake? What Dinner Table Manners Tell About You
The Marshalls always request for small slices. You can ask them if they would like just a little more, or if they are sure they are full, and they always express with certainty, “I really…
Three 1950s Cheese Appetizers: “Starters to Mellow the Mood”
Looking to the past for recipe ideas is fun and interesting. Here we go to the 1950s—a decade where housewives worked to perfect entertaining with elegance. The cocktail hour became an important part of dinner…
The Manly Meatloaf: Reflecting on Gender Roles in Cookbooks for Men
Walk into a bookstore, browse Amazon’s cookbook category listings, and you’ll find various genres of cookbooks. There are cookbooks for kids, for vegetarians, for couples, for one, for beginners, and even for dogs! Look closer,…
Food Memories and Madeleines
Food is more than just nutrients. Food conjures up memories and reveals who we are—and are not. What we eat is a medium for personal recollection and collective identity. Marcel Proust, the great French author,…
Lemony Banana Bread
Lemon and bananas are frequent stars in quick-bread loaves, but they are not usually paired together. There are recipes for lemon cranberry bread, lemon yogurt bread, lemon blueberry muffins…and banana muffins, banana chocolate chip bread,…
What We Can Learn From America’s Test Kitchen: Goal Setting
Known for its reliable recipes, the culinary media company America’s Test Kitchen and its affiliate magazines Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country have a method that we can learn from in our own goal-setting. According to…
The Quest for Authenticity Potato Chips: “All Natural” or “Classic”?
Picture this: You and your friends are hanging out in the backyard, playing Frisbee or cornhole, waiting for the hamburgers to grill on the barbecue. It’s a summer evening and the sun is beginning to…