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The Colonial Kitchen
When I think of Colonial America, I think of a young country full of opposites. America was still a rugged…
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Indian Pudding: The First American Dessert
If there is one dessert that signifies the meeting of the Old World and the New and is truly one…
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Native Traditions
Unlike what is taught in most American history classes today, the truth of the relationship between the Pilgrims and Native…
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Feast of History: A Pilgrims Thanksgiving
As delicious as it is, the current roster of foods made and enjoyed on an American Thanksgiving day is not…
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Foraging the Local Land
Several years ago, my brother and I decided that it would be fun to learn about native plants and how…
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Feast of History: Native American Strawberry Moon
In Native American culture, each full moon of each month had its own name. The names often reflected the seasons…
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Foraging, Hunting, Planting and Gathering
By now just about everyone you meet has not only heard of the paleo diet, but they probably have tried…
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Native American Sacred Plants
Each Native American tribe had plants that were sacred to them. Often these plants were believed to have been given…
