cook pot stories

As you know, I have a cookbook problem. I've written about this before , about my tendency to buy cookbooks and not use them. Sometime ago I set a goal of cooking from cookbooks weekly. I completely failed. Instead I'm trying to cook from cookbooks regularly. Sometimes good enough is good enough. The Yankee Cookbook by Imogene Wolcott is one of several I acquired from my partner's mom. She loved to cook when younger and all of her cookbooks are well used. It's copyright 1939 though this edition is from 1963. I especially love the subtitle: An Anthology of Incomparable Recipes From the Six New England States and a Little Something about the People whose Tradition for Good Eating is herein permanently recoded. Lovely! I am charmed by the interstitial comments in this book, including attribution and other cultural notes. I made corn chowder, more or less following the recipe in this book. Here it is, with surrounding recipes for your use and amusement: I replaced...

Today is World Food Day , a worldwide event to raise awareness of hunger and food supply issues. You may think this has nothing to do with you directly, but you'd be wrong. Ask your elders. Look around your city. Take notice of who watches you eat. You can make a difference in your community and around the world. Sign the petition , volunteer in a  soup kitchen, get educated , give a hungry person a meal. There are so many ways you can help. Nourish your soul; help decrease the impact of hunger worldwide.