FoodMay 20, 2011<May 20, 2011 The Art of Composing a Menu by Evangeline Holland Hosting a dinner party required more than an elegant setting and congenial guests, it required the host or hostess’s utmost skill in planning a…
HolidaysMay 5, 2011<May 4, 2011 Cinco de Mayo by Evangeline Holland I live in California, and coincidentally, this was where the first Cinco de Mayo celebrations were held in the 1860s. Just in case you…
Food, HolidaysDecember 31, 2010<December 29, 2010 New Years and Hoppin’ John by Evangeline Holland One of the traditions which arose from America’s culinary melting pot is the consumption of Hoppin’ John and collard greens. Deriving from the Gullah…