My friend Amy told me about a new book entitled Fannie’s Last Supper: Re-creating One Amazing Meal from Fannie Farmer’s 1896 Cookbook by Chris Kimball, the host of America’s Test Kitchen and the editor of Cook’s Magazine. Yippee, I thought! A book about Fannie Farmer and a cook who spent two years (!) recreating Fannie’s twelve-course Christmas… Continue reading | 1 Comment
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Fannie’s Last Supper – A Book Review
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
Unchained Weekend – from Teennessee to New York 18th-century style
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Dan and I spent a long weekend in Ticonderoga, New York visiting my former place of employment, Fort Ticonderoga, for their annual Grand Encampment of the French & Indian War. This annual two-day event is the largest French & Indian War reenactment in the country and usually draws around 1,000 reenactors for the weekend and well over 2,000 visitors to the site.
We really miss the encampment… Continue reading | 3 Comments
