Has Breakfast Always Been Around? 17th Century: No, No, No! The history of breakfast tells us that "breaking the fast" was not always considered the "healthiest meal of the day." On the contrary, in the 17th century eating in the morning was considered bad health, bad habit, and bad morals! It was thought that eating [...]
ENGLISH TOAD IN THE HOLE: OLD WORLD PUB & COMFORT FOOD Imitation Toad in the Hole If you enjoyed a piece of toast with a hole in the middle and egg in the hole, you just had an American Toad in the Hole, which is nothing like the wonderful English comfort food that goes by [...]
ROLLED FOODS WORLDWIDE FASCINATION Around the world, people and cultures have always had a fascination with rolled foods. Sushi and roll display MEATS FOR EXAMPLE often appear in rolled manner. Argentines pride themselves on matambre arollado - a rolled beef often stuffed with vegetables and eggs. Scotch eggs appear in delis throughout the United [...]
Food in the Role of Communication For as long as time has been recorded, food has not only played a role in sustenance, but also in relationships. It seems that every culture around the world and throughout time has connected cuisine with some form of communication. Food and Its Statement Breaking bread together signifies unity. Wings [...]
Potato lasagna sounds both weird and wonderful. But why is it on-trend, especially in the gluten-free world? Hold on. Let's back up a bit. Gluten-free recipes are more sought out today than ever before. The reasons for this are many but include more awareness of celiac disease, an increase in gluten intolerance, interest in the [...]
Kedgeree on the table in England and Scotland Living in London as well as traveling in Scotland, the delightful dish called Kedgeree often appeared at the breakfast table. Growing up, I had always been nontraditional as far as wanting to eat rice, spaghetti, curry, stir fry, pizza, sushi, and the likes for breakfast. Imagine my [...]
Isn't it wonderful when cuisine from other parts of the world inches its way into our restaurants, eventually into our list of experimental recipes, and sometimes becomes a part of our own culture? Often, once you have tasted a new food from another country you want to incorporate it into your own recipe collection. That's [...]
If you are gluten free, I know how you get occasional urges to sink your teeth into a fluffy biscuit, a wonderful piece of naan, a course and slightly sweet corn dodger, or one of grandma's yeast rolls. Don't lie now, you have thought about it. When I get that longing, my go-to is cloud [...]
Hey, What's All the Fuss About? There is great concern these days over the dramatic rise in insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, and diabetes, resulting in the importance of understanding the glycemic index. Although the system has its weaknesses and cannot be used in isolation of other nutritional factors, it does seem important to have a basic [...]
Lavash has made its way across the ocean, into our specialty grocery stores, onto the menus of popular Middle Eastern and West Asian restaurants, and finally right to our tables at home. What is it? How hard is to make? How do we incorporate it into our menus? And finally, can it be made in [...]
Have you ever thought of turning your hobby or hobbies into a job? A Google search leads to an array of links concerning turning your hobbies into a job, but Nature's Yoke has one employee who has a true life success story about just that dream. In fact, the star of our story actually combined [...]
Would you like to have your eggs served on fresh asparagus in a perfect hollandaise sauce? Or in a lovely fluted mini tart pan filled with a crab and heirloom tomato quiche? Or with a side of roasted corn patties? This is very likely to happen at The Inn at Twin Linden. Imagine a delightful [...]
