Monthly Archives: June 2017
Grandma’s Saucy ‘Snap’ Beans
When I was growing up in Richmond, Virginia, my grandmother always called green beans “snaps,” short for snap beans.
Posted in Food, history, History, memoir
Tagged beans, chives, grandmother, lemon juice, picnic, Richmond, snaps, string beans, Virginia
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George Washington Drank Here
A visit to Mount Vernon in Virginia, one-time home to George Washington, brings you into the dining rooms where he entertained and the fields and gardens where he grew his food.
Posted in cocktails, cookbooks, Food, history, History
Tagged cocktail, creme de cassis, France, George Washington, kir, Martha Washington, mexican, Mount Vernon, U.S. Presidents, Virginia
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