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Category Archives: Dessert

Cooking in times of plague and paucity

April 6, 2020by Sara Davis 3 Comments

In the first weekend my city recommended isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, I reorganized my pantry. I unearthed a variety of flours from forgotten projects–almond, coconut, buckwheat–and some other shelf-stable […]

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Beverages, Cooking, Dessert

Link Buffet: Of cookies and coping mechanisms

January 31, 2019by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Hydrox, gingerbread people, and other scandals: 2018 was a difficult year for cookies Atlantic, The Rise of Anxiety Baking This could very easily become a fan blog for Helen Rosner […]

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Dessert, Link Buffet

Food Music Playlist #21: National Cake Day

November 26, 2018by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Our friends at Foodimentary remind me that today is National Cake Day–a bold statement on a date so close to Thanksgiving, which is typically a carnival of pies. But I […]

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Dessert, Holidays, Music

Food Playlist #20: Trick or Treat!

October 28, 2016by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Happy Halloween! In honor of a celebration that, even more than Christmas or Valentine’s Day, is defined by an excess of sugar, this week’s playlist is inevitably all about candy. Commentary […]

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Dessert, Holidays, Music

Food Music Playlist #17: Birthday Cake

May 13, 2016by Sara Davis 1 Comment

My fifth blogiversary isn’t the only milestone this month–this is also the year I finally become old enough to run for president. To celebrate, this month’s playlist features songs about […]

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Dessert, Music, Rituals and Customs

Up close with Thiebaud

April 27, 2016by Sara Davis 7 Comments

I’m experiencing some synchronicity with work by the artist Wayne Thiebaud, whose paintings seem to be adjacent to a number of my research interests. I came across a tantalizing description […]

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Art, Consumer Culture, Dessert, Painting

The Presidential Cookie Bake-Off

June 9, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

In 1992, the public voted for Hilary Clinton’s cookies. How this cookie election came about is a little convoluted. To oversimplify: Clinton’s successful career in law became fodder for political opponents who wished to […]

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Dessert, Gender, Political Theater, Television

Link Buffet: Eye Candy

April 20, 2015by Sara Davis 2 Comments

First We Feast interviewed Jacques la Merde, the sophisticated plater of burritos and Bugles posted in the last link roundup. It is in all caps and well peppered with sound […]

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Consumer Culture, Cooking, Dessert, Link Buffet

Food Music Playlist #11: Heartburn

April 13, 2015by Sara Davis 2 Comments

Last week, at 299 Twitter followers, I offered to let Number 300 pick the next music playlist theme. To my delight, the next follower was one of my favorite bookstores […]

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Body, Dessert, Disgust, Music

Link Buffet: Sweets for the Sweet

February 9, 2015by Sara Davis Leave a comment

February 5th was World Nutella Day! Sorry if you missed it. I’ve written before about how food holidays come about–most often a brand or food commission will propose that a mayor, […]

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"Junk" food, Dessert, Link Buffet, Regional, Television

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