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Happy Birthday, An American Girl Anthology!
Today is the 1-year anniversary of An American Girl Anthology’s pub day. It’s also the anniversary of my mother’s passing from cancer back in 2013.
I’ve spent a good chunk of this last year going to book talks and virtual library events,...
Currently Seeking Small Bites of Joy
This spring, I’ve been very busy working on an oral history project for the Southern Foodways Alliance, documenting the narratives of local farmers and vendors as part of a larger effort to capture the state of modern farmers’ markets. My l...
A Wee Bit On Whiteness, Potato Chips, and “tallow-cooked splendor”
Last St. Patrick’s Day, I wrote about the food history in the 2001 American sports dramedy Disney Channel Original, The Luck of the Irish. This cult classic and, notably, a favorite of the multi-award winning Sinners filmmaker Ryan Kyle Coo...
The New Food Pyramid Scheme
Last week, the USDA debuted the long-awaited updated Dietary Guidelines, including what the administration is calling “The New Food Pyramid.” The guidelines were dropped on social media with all the gravitas of a new make-up line launch and...
Food Scholars Predict 2026 Food Trends
As we wrap up the end of 2025, I can’t help but think about all the ways society didn’t listen to food scholars this past year.
As outlined last year in Food Scholars Predict 2025 Food Trends, we accurately predicted the problematic rise...
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Food writer & recipe developer who got a PhD & then got lost in the cookbook archives. Currently working on a book about cake history. Read PENKNIFE for bite-sized bits of research, recipes, & food history.
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