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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
As we enter this new year, many of us have made resolutions to spend more time with family, to volunteer, perhaps to stop smoking, and of course, to get fit and lose weight. The widespread desire to become healthier and shed those extra pounds is met with a plethora of weight loss products, programs, and …
Posted in: Advertising, Cookbooks and Food, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is written by science librarian and culinary specialist Alison Kelly. She has provided her expertise in a number of Inside Adams blog posts related to food history and cooking such as Early American Beer. New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, so this seems like a good time to raise a glass to …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is written by science librarian and culinary specialist Alison Kelly. She has provided her expertise in a number of Inside Adams blog posts related to food history and cooking. Alison is also a gardener and a horticulture subject specialist- she wrote a post about Women in Horticulture that highlights a selection of books …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
...we thought it might be interesting to explore what the soldiers ate during that war and how they celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday.
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Once Autumn hits the Northern Hemisphere we begin to see a plethora of gourds, such as pumpkins and squash, popping up all around our towns and homes. We use them as decorations to signify the season, as well consume them in pies, casseroles, and even beverages! Squash and pumpkins are angiosperms (flowering plants) and part …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Gardening
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about the Arcade in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Cookbooks and Food, Washington and the Capitol
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
This week I am celebrating a birthday, and although I am more of a pie or tart kinda gal, a birthday calls for cake- and that cake must be the one that- in my opinion- rules over them all. Drum roll please, the thin, chewy, chocolate and nutty Texas Sheet Cake. I wish to thank …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is by 2012 Junior Fellow Brian Horowitz of the University of Maryland, College Park. The Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is both the Maryland state reptile and the official mascot of the University of Maryland (UMD). The bronze statue of Testudo, a gift from the class of 1933, sits with pride on the campus at College …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
With summer winding down and our interns returning to school, we are featuring a Five Questions post with intern Shayela Hassan. Shayela’s assignment in our division gave her the opportunity to immerse herself in the Library’s collection of cookery and food history books. 1. What is your background? I’m a first-generation American girl born to …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Five Questions