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Why – and How – to Create a Family Cookbook
Just over two years ago, I wrote a blog about trying to recreate my Grandmother Bess’ “mystery” pie. This thin vanilla custard creation is a mystery because no one knows how to make it. My 97-year-old mother would love to…
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Creating a Community Cookbook
The New York Times declared in April that the community cookbook is experiencing a renaissance. I hope they’re right: Mrs. Farmboy and I are responsible for shepherding creation of our own local community cookbook: The Community Cooks, The Newbury Town…
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Preserving Treasured Stories in a Family Cookbook
When I was young, my grandmother made the best date-nut cookies. They were a dark chewy blend of sweet and nut, and always around and available in a ceramic cookie jar in her kitchen. My father’s mother, she was a…
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Finding Community in a Cookbook
On a visit back to my childhood home a few years ago, I stopped by Headon’s Fine Meats to say hello to Lyle Headon, a grade-school classmate, whose shop in Creston, Illinois is known throughout the region as having the…
