You will say that I am mad—for who but a madman could devise so remarkable a species of vengeance, marked by such intricate dissimulation, such exquisite cunning? Continue reading
Category Archives: Food
What Laura Ingalls Wilder really ate
Two books claim to have the answer. But the answer each one presents is very different from the other. Continue reading
What the new ‘Flowers in the Attic’ book gets completely wrong
The copycat plot and abrupt ending aren’t the real problem with “Beneath the Attic.” It’s something involving a 100-year-old cake. Continue reading
Jane Austen tries Japanese candy
“Do tell us at once, Captain Middlebury, what that strange object might be,” cried Mrs. Rawlings. “I, for one, have never seen such a curiosity in all the county. Surely it is another of your wonderful importations from abroad.” Continue reading
It’s the 4th of July: What are you eating?
Talking books, keeping summer boredom at bay, and the world’s strangest pizza topping. Continue reading
The ultimate summer cake recipe
Called “one of 2018’s biggest and most controversial trends” by The Washington Post, edible glitter was invented for the cake decorating industry to garnish display cakes. By January, the FDA had to issue an advisory warning. Continue reading
Everything I know about glitter is wrong
Recently, I got to thinking about glitter. What is it made of? When was it invented? Most important of all, what would happen if someone baked it into a cake and ate it? Continue reading
Emily Dickinson tries Japanese candy
The gloom of night is swept away
As by a scouring broom—
Dawn’s golden-fingered beams reveal
A curious mushroom. Continue reading
