And we have official reached Month 9! Which means I’m tired. Like, all the time. So we decided to have a little fun with this month’s Dinner at 1800… Today we will be cooking from the American Housewife (I think?) And by we, I do mean I. And who am I? I am the dearlyContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Special Edition”
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On the Trail: Stop 3 – Blue Mound
Not much past the Parting of the Trails, so just a few days from Independence, came the first real landmark often mentioned in diaries – the Blue Mound. From our perspective, it isn’t much to see, but for the travelers, it was a visible milestone on the trail. According to Traveling the Oregon Trail, “AlthoughContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Stop 3 – Blue Mound”
Dinner at 1800: Soda Cakes
Daniel requested cookies for this month’s Dinner at 1800. Really, he just didn’t want another food that he had to stop himself from spitting out…and I’ll admit the last two months were pretty bad, so I took pity on him. They weren’t exactly cookies, but how could I pass up something called Soda Cakes? PlusContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Soda Cakes”
Dinner at 1800: “Piccalilly”
Why am I putting today’s food in parentheses? Because if you google it, it comes up as Piccalilli, but many 19th century cookbooks spell it Piccalilly, including the recipe I decided to use. And what encouraged me to try this random thing? Well, I had a bunch of leftover green tomatoes in my freezer fromContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: “Piccalilly””
Different is a Very Good Word
Don’t miss my latest podcast on the Gibson Girl Review! The book featured in these episodes, A Fair Barbarian, is actually written by an author we all (or most of us) know and love!! The same author who wrote The Secret Garden and A Little Princess – though this book is a completely different tone.ContinueContinue reading “Different is a Very Good Word”
On the Trail: Stop 2 – Parting of the Trails
About 40 miles from Independence – so 2-4 days depending on how fast they were traveling – came the first Parting of the Trails (and yes, there was more than one)! While there isn’t much to say about this area, it is still worth noting as the second most significant “stop” when following the trail,ContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Stop 2 – Parting of the Trails”
Dinner at 1800: Molasses Gingerbread
I’m just going to say…this didn’t turn out how I thought it would. Then again, I really didn’t know what to expect, consider the recipe was all of two sentences. Reprinted in Wagon Wheel Kitchens, the author pointed it out as something that they might have made on the trail due to the simple instructionsContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Molasses Gingerbread”
Scientific Motherhood
Our latest podcast is up on the Gibson Girl Review! And, in case you didn’t catch it, we’ve completely changed the format this season! Instead of one, long episode, we are doing two shorter episodes – the first one will introduce the book we’ll be reading, while the second is the actual review, and withContinueContinue reading “Scientific Motherhood”
On the Trail: Stop 1 – Lone Elm Park
I know, I know. Last month, I said the Mahaffie House was stop 1. But I’ve updated that to be a stop 1 alternative. Because, especially in this first part of the trail, the first major stop really depended on what jumping off town you chose, what route you decided to take, and even whatContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Stop 1 – Lone Elm Park”
Dinner at 1800: Chocolate Cakes
I had one criteria for this month’s episode–it can’t use eggs. Yup, eggs have officially become too expensive for me. And this recipe was unique enough to be intriguing. Because for chocolate cake…there isn’t actually any chocolate in it! Don’t forget to check out the one minute Instagram version. Chocolate Cakes The Virginia Housewife PublishedContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Chocolate Cakes”
Forest Idylls 