Root: Historic Food for the Modern World

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Historical inquiry as a contemplative and imaginative practice
A recent foray into using stream-of-consciousness journaling as a generative tool for exploring time and place
 • Julia Skinner
Feasting: Repurposing Food Honors the Hands that Produce It
Your December Recipe Round up includes sweet-and-savory persimmon sauce, reducing food waste in holiday meals, raspberry vinegar, and more
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The trials and tribulations of Victorian silverware
And what they tell us about modern eating traditions and ourselves
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Cooking from two historic cookbooks
And devising a modern recipe when comparing multiple historic sources
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Reading list: Fermented futures
Two studies to spark your fermentation curiosity and hopefully, some conversation
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Book awards, podcasts, and other happenings
Next book's preorders are open! Plus gearing up for a busy autumn
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Fall opportunities and your own customized writing retreat
Work with me on your culinary + creative projects through the end of the year
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Root: Historic Food for the Modern World
Root: Historic Food for the Modern World
Rediscovering the magic of everyday life through food, nature, and the creative process, plus recipes, writing tips, and stories By Dr. Julia Skinner.
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