Allyson Allyson

Presidential Food

Ever wonder what our President’s liked to eat and serve at the White House? Find out here along with Martha Washington’s famous crab soup.

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Allyson Allyson

Gilded Age-Lobster Newberg

Get the recipe for the famous Delmonico’s Lobster Newberg & learn what the upper and lower class were eating in the Gilded Age.

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Allyson Allyson

The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals and food between the Old world (Europe, Asia & Africa) and the New World (North and South America) following the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492. Can you imagine a world without tomato sauce in Italy? Ireland without potatoes? Florida without oranges? Pumpkin with no spice? Chocolate without sugar? Without the Columbian exchange, the way we eat today would be dramatically different.

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Allyson Allyson

Medieval Meat Pie

What were Europeans eating in Medieval times? Watch as I cook a meat pie over open flame as I describe the foods available in Europe from the 5th to 15th centuries. What did royalty eat at Medieval feasts? What about Medieval peasants? What myths are common about Medieval cooking? Did they use spices to cover the taste of rotten meat? Did they really drink beer and wine all day long? How did Medieval Europeans cook and preserve food? What were markets like in the Middle Ages? Get the answer to all these questions and the recipe here.

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