Tag Archives: Thomas Jefferson

Freshly Picked and Marinated

Posted on August 26, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

Marinated vegetables usually remind me of mushrooms dripping with oil, plus already-soggy white bread on the side. Yet a 1980s recipe from the Richmond Times-Dispatch tempted me because in the past month, I’ve eaten enough crudités to feel like Peter … Continue reading →

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Candied Virginia Tomatoes From a Surprising Source

Posted on August 9, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

Inside a booklet that promised nothing more than Great Ideas for Barbecues & Summer Meals (Family Circle, 1983), I ended up finding a recipe for Thomas Jefferson’s Candied Tomatoes sent in by someone I knew quite well — the mother of my … Continue reading →

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Take This Cornmeal and Bake It

Posted on February 9, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

My father, pictured here in the 1930s with his parents, ate almost anything, including leftovers “as long as they were good the first time.” One family favorite, spoon bread, drew on his mother’s Southern roots. This baked combination of cornmeal, … Continue reading →

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