Any month of the year or any occasion is good for a Pig Pickin’ in North Carolina.  Unlike other food preparation in the South, which is usually dominated by … Continued

You can tell you are approaching Monroe, Wisconsin, when cheese factories and dairy cows begin to appear all over the countryside.  Just veer off the highways onto Wisconsin’s back roads … Continued

Hoppin’ John Stew –  Stove Top and Slow Cooker Preparation This recipe for Hoppin’ John black-eyed peas is a southern dish rich with tradition and lore served to celebrate the New … Continued

 Hawaiian Ahi Tuna Poke Poke (pronounced POH-kay) is served in most Hawaiian homes and restaurants as a side dish, and no gathering in Hawaii would be complete without a few … Continued

Loco Moco (loh-koo moh-koo) is Hawaii’s original homemade fast food and can be found at just about any fast food joint, roadside diner, mom and pop restaurant or lunch wagon … Continued

Photo from www.roadfood.com Despite the name Indian Pudding, it is not a traditional native dish.  Native Americans had neither milk nor molasses to use in their cooking.  They did mix … Continued

New Orleans Gumbo has been called the greatest contribution of Louisiana kitchens to American cuisine.  It is the quintessential dish of New Orleans with many versions of it.   It is … Continued

History of Gumbo By Mark Huntsman Of all the dishes in the repertoire of Louisiana cooking, gumbo is undoubtedly the most famous.  One of the oldest dishes in Louisiana and … Continued

  “Watch it wiggle, see it jiggle, Jell-O brand Gelatin…” , and “There’s Always Room for JELL-O.” These advertising slogans stick in many American minds.   Jell-O is the largest … Continued

Garbage Plate – Nick Tahou Hots   Rochester, New York, is known for this unusual dish. The Garbage Plate was created at Nick Tahou Hots’ fast-food restaurant more than fifty … Continued

Also called frankfurters, frank, weenie, wienie, wiener, dog, and red hot.  A hot dog is a cooked sausage that consists of a combination of beef and pork or all beef, … Continued

There is a dispute about who actually made the first hamburger and bun in America.  Have you ever wondered where the first hamburger on a bun came from?  Which story … Continued

Shave ice can be found everywhere in the Hawaiian Island – in coffee shops, mom and pop stores, shave ice stands, lunch wagons, crack seed stores, and especially at any … Continued

History of Ice Cream Sundae  For a detailed history of the following individual types of ice cream, click on the underlined: Baked Alaska – Ice Cream and Ices – Ice … Continued

History of Ice Cream Cone For a detailed history of the following individual types of ice cream, click on the underlined: Baked Alaska – Ice Cream and Ices – Ice … Continued