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  • The Rise of the Quick Bread

    March 23, 2023 /

    For centuries, the only way to make bread rise light and airy was with yeast, eggs or sourdough. Then around…

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    Candace

Hi, I’m Candace! I’m the authoress around here and culinary history is my passion! I love books (especially historic cookbooks), experimenting with recipes and researching food and its history. This is my journal of sorts of the amazing facts I find in my research! Read more…

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Summer is just around the corner! This year I'm pl Summer is just around the corner! This year I'm planning to step back from posting on the blog to focus on some other projects. Between work, teaching herbal classes, study and a very EXCITING project I have going on, I haven't been able to fully spend time researching for the food history topics that I have lined up. But! I'll will be still posting here on Instagram 😊 And I'm planning to resume posting on the blog at the beginning of September. Keep a look out today for one final post on the blog with a list of some of my favorite articles I have written! Have a wonderful summer! 🌞 #june #summer #summerbreak #break #projects #blog #study #research #foodhistory #culinaryhistory
I taught a class last week at our local garden cen I taught a class last week at our local garden center all about edible flowers and how to crystallize then! 🌺🌸🌼 It was such a fun time and everyone got to go home with a little package of edible flowers and mint. Because leaves crystallize really well too and sugared mint leaves taste amazing! Like perfect mint candy 😁 Did you know that in Roman times, edible flowers use to be super popular? They loved to add violets and roses to their omelettes! Have you tried edible flowers yet? #edible #edibleflowers #flowers #crystallizedflowers #sugar #mint #mintleaves #spring #ancientrome #rome #foodhistory #culinaryhistory
It's nearly two weeks into this new month of May a It's nearly two weeks into this new month of May and we have started a new food history topic on the blog - vacation foods!! Vacation foods are all about ease, fun and portability. It's all the fun foods and drinks that we save for those special times when we take time off for a little rest and relaxation. Take a look at the first post in the link above! What's your favorite vacation food? Mine is French fries 🍟😁 #may #vacation #vacationfoods #snacks #endofschool #travel #rest #relaxation #frenchfries #foodhistory
Finishing out our United Kingdom month with making Finishing out our United Kingdom month with making some sourdough crumpets! Crumpets are believed to have originated in Wales. They are softer then English muffins because they are made with a yeasted batter. These that I made are straight up sourdough with a little sugar, salt and baking soda. They are so fluffy and perfect with butter and honey or jam 🍯 😋 How do you like to use your sourdough? #sourdough #sourdoughcrumpets #crumpets #unitedkingdom #england #wales #foodhistory #culinaryhistory
Some of my best cookbook finds have come from libr Some of my best cookbook finds have come from library book shops. 📚 That's where I found these two wonderful cookbooks about United Kingdom food! It's amazing to study how similar yet different American and British cuisine is! #cookbook #cookbookstagram #book #bookshop #library #unitedkingdom #england #britain #american #cuisine #foodhistory #culinaryhistory
It's spring!!! 🌺🌼🌸🌻🌿 And that means It's spring!!! 🌺🌼🌸🌻🌿 And that means all the beautiful flowers are starting to appear as the earth warms up. Did you know that there are dozens and dozens of edible flowers out there? Most people know that you can eat pansies and nasturtiums, roses and lavender, but did you know you can also eat fuchsia, borage, marigolds and jasmine? Of course, all of these blooms have to be cultivated without chemicals in order to be safe for human consumption, but how neat would it be to eat a flower salad?! #spring #edible #edibleflowers #flower #bloom #pansies #nasturtiums #rose #lavender #fuchsia #borage #marigolds #jasmine #salad #nature
This month we are headed across the pond to the Un This month we are headed across the pond to the United Kingdom for some food history! I'm so excited to share all the interesting tidbits that I uncovered! I visited England several years ago and enjoyed it so much 🇬🇧 Though America and England have the same language, the cultures are quite different. And the food is no exception! Also, with the crowning of a new monarch not too far away, the food of the United Kingdom is likely to be on display too! Have you ever traveled to the United Kingdom before? #unitedkingdom #england #america #travel #culture #monarch #foodhistory #culinaryhistory
Lately, I've really been enjoying this cookbook pu Lately, I've really been enjoying this cookbook put out by the Smithsonian Institute! It's full of wonderful American food history with delicious recipes included. I especially loved how they included some famous state recipes and a couple of sections about famous chefs and people who have made major contributions to the culinary field like George Washington Carver. What is your favorite American history tidbit? #america #american #americanhistory #americanfoodhistory #foodhistory #culinaryhistory #history #smithsonian #cookbook #cookbookstagram
One of our family favorite bread recipes is coming One of our family favorite bread recipes is coming to the blog today! 😋 This is a recipe passed along by my aunt. The oats and cinnamon give the bread a special touch that I have never seen in any other bread recipe. And I love that one recipe makes two loaves! You can freeze the second loaf for later or just devour it too 😉 If you try it, let me know what you think! #bread #breadrecipe #recipe #breadbaking #oatmeal #oatmealbread #baking #family #familyrecipe #culinaryhistory
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