Emily Hilliard

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Swiss Village + West Virginia + Mardi Gras Feast = Fasnacht

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

On Saturday evening, I found myself in a white-out blizzard, driving up steep and curvy West Virginia back roads. Normally, I would have admitted defeat and turned back. But I kept going, propelled up the mountain by thoughts of the unique Mardi Gras foods and festivities that awaited me in ...

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Fat Tuesday: The Many Different Doughnuts Of Mardi Gras

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The history of doughnuts is intrinsically linked to the celebration of Mardi Gras. "Fat Tuesday" — the Christian day of revelry and indulgence before the austere season of Lent — features dough deep-fried in fat as its main staple.

Among the first foods to be deep-fried were Roman scriblita, a ...

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Get Freshly Minted This Holiday Season

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

When I was growing up, my uncle Richard farmed mint. In the late summer, he and his crew would mow the mint fields like hay and collect the leaves in enclosed wagons, then drive them down to the still, where they would seal them and pump them full of steam. ...

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Cobbled Together: American Fruit Desserts

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Cobbler. I didn't understand the dessert until I understood the word.

A professional "cobbler" is often thought of as a shoemaker and repairman, but a true cobbler is only a mender of shoes. A cordwainer is the more masterful footwear maker.

A cordwainer would not want to be called a ...

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Outside The Pizza Box: Chicago's New Pie Scene

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

As we prepare to celebrate Pi(e) Day on Thursday (Congress established March 14 as a day to honor both the mathematical constant, 3.14, and our nation's favorite dessert), we find a burgeoning pie scene in Chicago. And it's not of the deep-dish variety.

In a busy kitchen in the West ...

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