The stuff you put in your foodhole
Hello, everyone and welcome to Let’s Read An Old Menu! This is a somewhat irregular column in which I, your humble LibraryLass, look at restaurant, hotel, and lunch counter menus from the 19th and 20th centuries. Sometimes things will be … Continue reading Let’s Read Old Menus, featuring the Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1963-1967!
Now that the holidays are behind us, a lot of people are buckling down into their new diets. Eating healthier doesn’t have to be a chore, though! There are plenty of winter veggies that can pack a flavorful punch if … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Greens
Hello, everyone and welcome to Let’s Read An Old Menu! After just over a year (and what a fucking nightmare of a year it’s been,) I’m back to look at restaurant, hotel kitchen, and lunch counter menus from the 19th … Continue reading Let’s Read Old Menus, Featuring Xochitl, New York City, 1959!
Welcome to the new year! As your resident food obsessive, I look forward to reading about and experimenting with all of the recipes and dishes you all bring to the group for 2021, and we’re kicking the year off with … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Shellfish
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Happy New Year! A fresh, shiny new year to learn more about Japan and read, watch, eat, and listen to new Japanese books, shows/movies, food, and music. (Wow, that was … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 6, 2021)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! 2021 is just around the corner, and I plan on ringing in the new year the same way I have for years: eating delicious toshikoshi soba. Many years ago I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 30, 2020)
2020 may have been a craptacular year, but it did get more people into the kitchen. Thanks to all for the recipes you’ve contributed, and if you have suggestions for future themes, let me know. As for today, let’s close … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: The Full Menu
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! With Christmas approaching, I assume that you have all put in your orders for this year’s KFC Christmas Dinner Set. Or maybe you plan on getting your chicken from your … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 16, 2020)
We’re in the midst of Hanukkah, Christmas is almost upon us, and there’s still Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, and plenty of other holidays to go, leading up to New Year’s Eve. Every family has their own food traditions, and with 2020 … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: The Holiday Season
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The time for cake! Okay, you can have cake any time of the year, but what about a delicious and beautiful Christmas … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 9, 2020)
This week’s header uses as its starting point a neat article about recent efforts by amateur culinarians to recreate ancient recipes and cooking styles. The main focus is the recreation of Egyptian bread by Seamus Blackley (creator of the XBox!?!) … Continue reading The History Thread Gets That (Egyptian) Bread
Thanksgiving is behind us, the weather has turned, and it’s time to warm the cockles of our hearts. We’ve already covered Spring & Summer drinks, and now it’s time to give us your best Autumn & Winter Drinks for the … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Autumn & Winter Drinks
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This week I have another cooking adventure to share. This time, it was inspired by my mom. Well, she was actually inspired by The Great British Bake Off, which is … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 18, 2020)
So…it’s been an odd year for every aspect of society, and now it’s time to see how the garbage fire of 2020 is going to affect the holidays. Our Canadian friends have already been through the gauntlet of Thanksgiving, and … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Thanksgiving
I think autumn is the best eating season, but today, we’re going to tackle a subject that can be enjoyed year-round. It’s time to talk Sandwiches. Here on the Avocado, the sandwich tournament generated much heated debate, but in the … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Sandwiches
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m a big fan of Japanese candy, so let’s talk about some of our favorites today. Pocky is a classic favorite of mine, and it was the first Japanese treat … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 28, 2020)
As the weather up here in the NorHem turns colder, the lure of chili becomes stronger and stronger. Our household has already experimented with two new types, and that’s not even counting the tried and true recipes that we’re sure … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Chili
Raw veggies too boring for you? Looking for a way to perk up those crackers? Just want your place to be permeated with the smell of cheese bubbling away in the oven? Great, now’s your chance! As requested in last … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Dips
I’m not sure how engaged you are with the news right now, but things kind of…suck? Like, a lot? Everyone has their own ways of coping with stress, of course, but there’s one method that is almost guaranteed to improve … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Cookies
It’s time for the Recipe Exchange thread’s first foray under the sea! Fish and seafood is too vast a topic to handle within a single post, so for today, we’re going to focus on how you prepare that weeknight staple: … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Fish (Filets and Steaks)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I have another cooking adventure to share with everyone. I’ve been wanting to attempt baking shokupan (Japanese milk bread) for a while now, but bread is pretty intimidating to … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 2, 2020)
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