I’ve always been fascinated by dining cars on trains. When I was a little girl, we used to travel overnight on a train quite often, and the best part was getting to go to the dining car. It was always so beautiful with wood paneling and velvet, and the tables […]

  Today, we’re going to talk some more about what we can learn from World War Two about food and nutrition. One of the biggest takeaways for me is realizing how resourceful people became when they had to be. They grew the victory gardens. They substituted certain foods for other […]

  The way our grandparents ate is a fascinating subject. It’s inspiring to learn from our grandmothers in the way they cooked food to bring good health to their families. Today I want to do the second part of What We Can Learn from our Grandmothers about Food and Cooking.  […]

Today we’re going to talk about what we can learn about food and dining from England, not so much Scotland or Wales – they’re also part of the UK, but I’m going to chat about those at a different time. England is quite fascinating. I always think of the Famous […]

It’s fascinating to think about nutrition and what food was available both during the world wars and in the time after them, and about what our grandparents and great grandparents did to be able to feed their families nutritious food during those difficult times. Today we’re going to talk about […]

Today we’re going to talk about what we can learn from Russia about food and cooking, from traditions they have. I don’t know a lot about Russia, but it’s been fascinating researching this, because they have such rich culinary and cultural traditions, and I think there’s so much we can […]