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A Thyme to Discover: Early American Recipes for the Modern Table
Revive your inner pilgrim and master the art of colonial cooking with sixty recipes celebrating America's earliest days!
From their voyage on the Mayflower to the days of the American Revolution, early American settlers struggled to survive in the New World. Join us as we travel through time and discover how our forefathers fed their families and grew a nation, from eating nuts and berries to preparing fantastic feasts of seafood and venison, and learn how you can cook like them, too!
With gorgeous and whimsical hand-drawn illustrations from beginning to end, A Thyme to Discover , spanning the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, is an illustrated historical cookbook for foodies, history buffs, and Americans alike. Cohen and Graves reimagine old original colonial recipes from pilgrims, presidents, and Native Americans, and modify them to suit modern palates and tastes. Arranged chronologically as the English settlers cooked and ate their way into becoming Americans, these deliciously historical recipes
Including a "Tipsy Timeline" of New World alcoholic beverages, the menus of the oldest taverns in America, and other bite-sized tidbits to satiate your curiosity and hunger, A Thyme to Discover revives forgotten culinary traditions and keeps them alive, on your own dinner table.
From their voyage on the Mayflower to the days of the American Revolution, early American settlers struggled to survive in the New World. Join us as we travel through time and discover how our forefathers fed their families and grew a nation, from eating nuts and berries to preparing fantastic feasts of seafood and venison, and learn how you can cook like them, too!
With gorgeous and whimsical hand-drawn illustrations from beginning to end, A Thyme to Discover , spanning the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, is an illustrated historical cookbook for foodies, history buffs, and Americans alike. Cohen and Graves reimagine old original colonial recipes from pilgrims, presidents, and Native Americans, and modify them to suit modern palates and tastes. Arranged chronologically as the English settlers cooked and ate their way into becoming Americans, these deliciously historical recipes
Including a "Tipsy Timeline" of New World alcoholic beverages, the menus of the oldest taverns in America, and other bite-sized tidbits to satiate your curiosity and hunger, A Thyme to Discover revives forgotten culinary traditions and keeps them alive, on your own dinner table.
152 pages, Hardcover
Published November 21, 2017
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About the author
Tricia Cohen
3 books1 followerFood lover and recipe creator Tricia Cohen grew up in the town of Plainville, Massachusetts, on a street where neighbors were considered relatives and her family welcomed people with fresh, homemade foods.
Her family’s house, filled with love and laughter, had two kitchens – one for her grandmother and one for her parents. Friends and family who gathered to share meals knew they would find good conversation and tasty recipes made from organic produce harvested from the garden her grandfather lovingly tended.
In her own home, Tricia continues to share love of family and food as a skilled hostess and gourmet cook. She teaches others the traditions she learned and engages her guests with culinary art, using fresh, local produce and interesting spices.
Tricia sharpens her craft by reading cookbooks, attending cooking classes, and occasionally assisting an acclaimed professional chef as sous-chef.
She and husband Michael live with their four dogs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and North Truro, Massachusetts.
Her family’s house, filled with love and laughter, had two kitchens – one for her grandmother and one for her parents. Friends and family who gathered to share meals knew they would find good conversation and tasty recipes made from organic produce harvested from the garden her grandfather lovingly tended.
In her own home, Tricia continues to share love of family and food as a skilled hostess and gourmet cook. She teaches others the traditions she learned and engages her guests with culinary art, using fresh, local produce and interesting spices.
Tricia sharpens her craft by reading cookbooks, attending cooking classes, and occasionally assisting an acclaimed professional chef as sous-chef.
She and husband Michael live with their four dogs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and North Truro, Massachusetts.
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January 12, 2020
A fun, informative read! I especially loved the illustrations and little quips added in!
November 23, 2024
Lovely.
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