Sweet Potato
-
Eating History - The Potato
This root vegetable is probably one of the most widely used vegetables in our modern world. It has come a long way from its air thin origins in the South American mountain ranges.
Long before the potato reached the shores of the Emerald Isle, it was widely cultivated some 7,000 years before its introduction in Europe. The Western World didn't even come across it until about the mid-sixteenth century and it would not make it to the Old World for another couple of decades.
This rugged tuber met Read More...
-
Have a Bar Mitzvah Party Menu with Plenty of Sweet Potato Latkes
The Bar Mitzvah party menu can host a balanced mix of traditional Jewish cooking and some great tasting kids treats. The Baklava is a tasty European dessert made with honey and nuts so it should fit right in at the table. You can also make chocolate baklava for the kids. The main course can be something very simple like meat and cheese wraps or pitas with a tasty cucumber sauce. Even the Bar Mitzvah boy would love them, but you can also have a pizza on hand as back up for those picky eaters. Read More...
-
Not An Ordinary Potato Sack
You don't just put roots into it; you put kids into it (and sometimes the lower half of envious adults playfully trying to be young again). Just like the good-old-fashioned potato sack race stuck between the three-legged race and the egg dash; the days when we hopped around in real potato sacks and fell over our burlap-covered feet and each other, bunny-hopping toward the finish line to be the first to cross. It was always the big hit at our picnics and family reunions. Everybody including Sal Read More...
Share this:
RELATED ARTICLES