Christine's Pantry

Simple Beef and Rice

2013-05-21T23:27:00.000-05:00

Each culture has a rice dish that is similar to one from another. Each country spice or produce may make the dishes vary from one another, but in the end, they all stemmed from the same dish. At Hawaii rice festival, rice will show its true diversity and prove its importance in the food culture in Hawaii.

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Smothered Potatoes

2013-05-17T19:36:00.000-05:00

American patriot, Benjamin Franklin, and his food predilections. One of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence and a singer of the US constitution, he was also a great proponent of local American produce as a way to avoid dependence on foreign imports.

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Bowtie Chicken

2013-05-14T23:22:00.000-05:00

Parsley is a wonderfully nutritious and healing food, it is often under appreciated. Most folks don’t realize that this vegetable has more uses than just being a decorative garnish that accompanies restaurant meals. They do not know that parsley is actually a store hose of nutrients and that it features a delicious green and vibrant taste.

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Banana Chocolate Pancakes

2013-05-10T16:56:00.000-05:00

People have been eating pancake for a very long time. According to Alan Davidson, in the Oxford Companion to Food (Oxford University Press, Oxford: 1999), the first mention of anything other than just a bread baked on a griddle is in Apicius, who talks about cakes from a batter of eggs, milk, water and flour.

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Sour Cream Chocolate Loaf with Chocolate Butter

2013-05-07T14:44:00.000-05:00

The Olmec Indians are believed to be the first to grow cocoa beans as a domestic crop.

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Spicy Sausage with Pasta

2013-05-04T20:55:00.000-05:00

Before industrialization, salt was extremely expensive and labor intensive to harvest mass quantities of salt necessary for food preservation and seasoning. This made salt an extremely valuable commodity. Entire economies were based on salt production and trade.

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Mixed Berry Smoothie and 4 Refreshing Drinks

2013-05-01T19:42:00.000-05:00

Smoothie recipes are like a basket full of fruit in a glass.

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Baked Tilapia with Lemon Butter

2013-04-28T23:11:00.000-05:00

The origin of the lemon has not yet been determined; science suggests it may be northwestern India, cultivated for more than 2,500 years. Arab traders brought the lemons to the Middle East and Africa sometime after 100 C.E

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Penne with Sausage and Peppers

2013-04-24T23:39:00.000-05:00

History has it that mozzarella was first made when cheese curds accidently fell into a pail of hot water at the cheese factory near Naples, soon thereafter the first pizza was made! New cheeses are often formulated when mistakes happen, so there well may be truth in the tale!

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Baked Chicken Meatballs

2013-04-20T22:21:00.000-05:00

No one is sure where the meatball originated and early recipes are difficult to find. It's easy to ascertain though, that meatballs as we know them, made with ground meat, were not possible until meat grinders were invented.

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Chocolate Strawberry Banana Smoothie

2013-04-17T20:03:00.000-05:00

As you may have notice in your grocery store, bananas are picked and shipped green. They are the only fruit that actually develop better color, aroma, and sweetness when ripened after harvest. Bananas ripen rather quickly after being harvested and will also hasten ripening of other fruits in their vicinity.

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Saucy Noodles with Ground Beef

2013-04-14T21:42:00.000-05:00

If you could follow the scent of pasta through the millennia, it's no exaggeration to say that the entire history of civilization would be traced. The trail would span cultures and continents ranging from Asia, Europe, the Mid-East, America, and parts of Africa, and reach back at least 3,500 years.

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Honey Mustard Pork Chops

2013-04-11T18:49:00.000-05:00

Honey is as old as record history, dating back to 2100 B.C. where it was mentioned in Sumerian and Babylonian cuneiform writings, the Hittite code. It is thought to even older than that. Mustard has been used as a condiment for thousands of years.

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Mini Meatloaves

2013-04-08T22:53:00.000-05:00

I love food history because it’s full of surprises. Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935. One of the recipes from the Presley Family Cookbook was “Sunday Meatloaf.”

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Naked Chicken Pot Pie

2013-04-04T21:20:00.000-05:00

Chicken pot pie used to be a much livelier dish. In Roman Empire days, these pastries sometimes had living birds under the crust that would burst out of the shell when served.

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Roasted Shrimp

2013-04-01T01:36:00.000-05:00

Easter, celebrates Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead, Christianity's most important holiday.

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Walnut Chicken Salad

2013-03-28T18:22:00.000-05:00

Phillip Sollomi, in 1945, returned to his hometown Kansas City, Missouri. Upon his return, after serving his country in World War II.

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Beer Marinade

2013-03-26T17:03:00.000-05:00

Moonshine began early in American history. Shortly after the Revolution, the United States was struggling to pay for the expense of fighting a long war.

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Chocolate Milkshake

2013-03-24T01:40:00.000-05:00

When the term "milkshake" was first used in print in 1885, milkshakes were an alcoholic whiskey drink that has been described as a "sturdy, healthful eggnog type of drink, with eggs, whiskey, etc., served as a tonic as well as a treat.”

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Garlic Herb Chicken Tenders

2013-03-20T18:24:00.000-05:00

Finger foods, also known as canapés, finger foods are perfect. They’re easy to handle, and you don’t need a fork to enjoy them.

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Kale Salad - Tough and Bitter - It Doesn't Have To Be

2013-03-18T20:48:00.000-05:00

Sunflower seeds are the gift of the beautiful sunflower that has rays of petals emanating from its bright yellow, seed studded center.

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Beef Stew with Beer

2013-03-15T22:56:00.000-05:00

The Irish have observed ST Patrick’s Day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years.

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Cannoli Cones

2013-03-12T13:17:00.000-05:00

Food historians believe cannoli date to the time of Sicily's Arab dominion by the Saracens may be even earlier...

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Pork Chops are Drunk

2013-03-08T23:20:00.000-06:00

Who drank the first beer is unknown. Beer is the first alcoholic beverage known to civilian.

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Italian Style Chili

2013-03-05T17:44:00.000-06:00

Antonio Mancini, with few personal possessions and a will to work, left Italy and came to America in 1904.

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