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On the Road Again! 5 Fun Ideas for Your Next Foodie Adventure
Create your own foodie adventure with these 5 fun ideas. Whether you are traveling or having a staycation, explore new foods and experiences. We don’t know about you, but when we travel, there’s one thing we always look forward to most: FOOD!!! Whether we’re traveling for business or vacation, our whole family loves researching the best food our destinations have to offer. Sarah and her dad are especially thorough, spending hours on Yelp and food blogs and occasionally making spreadsheets. It sounds intense, but it pays off! It turns out we’re far from alone- in fact, there are travelers who plan their ENTIRE trips around food! Honestly, we can’t believe…
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Lights, Camera, Action! 5 Movies That Celebrate Food Memories
Change into something cozy and grab your popcorn… it’s movie night! We’ve already highlighted several of our favorite TV shows that celebrate food memories- check them out here and here. Now it’s time to share five of our favorite food memory-centric movies. Next time you’re debating what to watch, try one of these flicks (and make sure you have plenty of snacks). Julie & Julia (Netflix) Julia Child has inspired countless professional and amateur chefs to tackle French cooking in their own kitchens. As we watch Julia fall in love with France and write her first cookbook, we also follow Julie Powell’s later attempt to cook through that same cookbook…
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Farm To Table Memories + A Corn Pudding Recipe!
Previous generations were eating farm to table meals as a way of life. Memories and recipes those recipes continue on family tables today! If you’ve ever worked on a farm, you probably have a deep appreciation for where food comes from (and the rest of us owe you a debt of gratitude!). Growing vegetables and other crops is not easy! Kay Bissette from Raleigh, North Carolina, grew up in a farming family and was enjoying farm-to-table meals way before it became trendy. Corn was a staple in her family’s fields and on their dinner table. One particular dish became a Bissette family favorite: “I grew up in the country, outside…
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Easter Bunny Approved Delicious Cadbury Creme Egg Brownies!
Easter means Cadbury Creme Eggs are back. Experiment whipping up a batch of Cadbury Creme Egg brownies or eat them right out of the package! Cadbury Creme Eggs! They are back! We absolutely love Cadbury creme eggs here at The Food Memory Project! I (Lisa) remember when those Cadbury Eggs hit the American market, and I was instantly hooked. 🙂 Yes, I have a bit of a sweet tooth! I still remember the Cadbury Egg commercial where different animals wearing bunny ears would audition to be the Cadbury bunny. Such a cute commercial and it instantly put me on the look out for Cadbury Creme eggs. Obviously, it was effective…
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A Taste of Alaska: Memories of Favorite Comfort Foods
Tastes of comfort foods bring back delicious childhood memories. Crowberries and fish pie reflect the Alaskan food culture of today’s contributor. Here at The Food Memory Project, we spend a lot of time talking about food’s unique ability to transport us to other places and times. All it takes is one bite of a certain dish, and suddenly you’re back in your grandparents’ kitchen, on a trip around the world, or at your favorite hometown restaurant. It’s cheaper than buying a plane ticket and easier than building a time machine! One of the most fun parts of this blog is learning about food traditions from all over the United States…
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More Fun with Girl Scout Cookies! A Yummy Recipe for Frozen Banana Bites
Remember our list of 10 creative ways to enjoy your favorite Girl Scout cookies? Well… once we started thinking about it, we couldn’t stop! The ideas have just kept on coming, and we had to get in the kitchen and experiment. In fact, this may be the first time we’ve ever eaten our cookies any way besides straight out of the box! It took some serious willpower, but we did it just for y’all. We’ve also seen lots of businesses with serious cases of Girl Scout cookie fever, and we’re loving the results! I (Sarah) thoroughly enjoyed this Tagalong-inspired cupcake from Magpies Bakery here in Knoxville, Tennessee. Our local family-owned…
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10 Delicious Things To Do With Girl Scout Cookies!
“Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?” If you’re anything like us, your answer to this question is always a resounding “Yes, please!” Girl Scout cookies are one of our favorite treats, and since they’re only available for a limited time each year, we have to snatch them up when we can. We like to think of it as supporting young female entrepreneurs… if that means buying 5 boxes of Thin Mints, so be it. Both of us were cookie dealers Girl Scouts back in the day, and Lisa was Sarah’s troop leader for several years. Cookie sales were always serious business in our house. As soon as…
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“I Can’t Believe It’s Butter!” Discoveries at the Dinner Table
Is it butter or margarine? What was on your family table at mealtime? Are your memories accurate or do your mealtime memories need correcting? Mealtimes look a bit different in every household. Each family has their own unique habits and customs that practically become second nature. In fact, it can be quite easy to forget that not everyone serves and eats the way we do! Have you ever gone to a friend’s or family member’s house for a meal and seen something unfamiliar on the table? Is It Butter Or Margarine? Melissa Barker (AKA The Archive Lady) from Houston County, Tennessee, has been there! She shares this fun memory with…
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6 More Shows Celebrating Our Food Memories: Best of the Rest
Explore these 6 television shows that celebrate our food memories and heritage. From southern food to French cuisine, you’ll love these shows. We’re baaack! Now that you’ve had a chance to check out our favorite food memory-centric shows on Netflix, we’re sharing six (6) more shows from other networks that will give you the warm fuzzies and the munchies. How many of these have you watched? Trisha’s Southern Kitchen (Food Network) Trisha Yearwood may be best known for her music, but she also knows her way around a kitchen. Every Saturday morning, you can catch her on Food Network putting a new spin on classic Southern favorites. Many of her…
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Peppermint Patties & Family History
Food memories lead to the sharing of family history. Meals and foods eaten with loved ones sparks fond memories of earlier generations. Some of the best food memories revolve around the people we cooked and ate with. We may not remember every bite, but we remember who was there and how we felt. Sometimes we associate foods with specific people in our lives. Maybe your grandmother always offered cheese and crackers to her guests, or your favorite teacher handed out Tootsie Rolls as rewards for good behavior. Now, when you see, smell, or taste that one familiar food, you immediately think of that special person. This is certainly true for…
