It seems we've turned the corner. Though I'm generally a fan of winter, there is something that happens on that first warm shor...

Photo by Chris Chen from  Pi(e) Day 2013 at The Dunes, Washington, D.C. Happy Pi(e) Day! I hope you are enjoying the mathematical excus...

I was first introduced to picadillo-- the spicy beef dish traditional to Spain and other Latin American countries-- by the folks at La Ma...

This past weekend I attended the Appalachian Storytellers edition of the Blind Pig Supper Club at Claxton Farm in Weaverville, North C...

When I was moving from D.C. to West Virginia, I told people I was trading in my half-smokes for pepperoni rolls, both being the iconic c...

I'm currently camped out at my friends' house, stretched out on the couch as I look out the window to a foot of snow on the gro...

Last year I wrote about the origins of the native cranberry and the cultural history of the fruit in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey , as ...

Aside from holiday guides and Molly's beautiful illustrations , it's been a while since I've written a proper post. I do hav...

A couple of years ago, my friend Mack shot an interview with me as I prepared for our annual Pi(e) Day celebration  at my home in D.C. I...

My trip home for Christmas has been delayed by a pesky migraine, but the upshot is that this extra recovery time offers me chance to sque...

This is the first time in ten years I'll have spent Thanksgiving with my family. This past decade of Friendsgivings, celebrated from ...

    Nabs. Peanut Butter Crackers. Lance's Toast Chee . Whatever you call them, you are likely familiar with the unnaturally floresce...

Since the very early days of this blog, I've asserted that if you're going to make a "pumpkin" pie from scratch with p...

A few weeks ago, I attended an American Folklife Center symposium at the Library of Congress, celebrating the release of the new book Ola...