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Back to Cooking School!
It’s September! And that means I’m back to finish out the year with some amazing food history topics! I’m really…
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Nostalgia Ahead: Retro and Vintage Menus
If there is one time period that I absolutely adore for its menus, its the 1940s through the 1960s. These…
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Chex Mix™ – The Original Snack Mix?
I think most everyone is familiar with the popular snack mix brand called Chex Mix™. Chex Mix™ was first created…
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The Soft Drinks of Yester-Year
Why are the drinks that we often get with our fast food, called “soft drinks”? That is thanks to advertising…
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Delis, Diners and Fast Food
Soda fountains are just one of the interesting places to eat that grew out of the American fast food culture.…
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Summertime Soda Fountain
June means that summer has come and that always puts me in mind of the the old-fashioned soda fountain! Now,…
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Road Trip!
Of course everyone knows about the road trip! That trip you take with friends in the middle of the summer…
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Grandma’s Recipes – Spinach Salad
I was actually surprised to find a recipe for an actual salad in my grandmother’s recipes! I expected mainly gelatin…
