Becky Fifield
The Brutal and the Beautiful New York State Museum
This weekend, Dr. V, Jake, and myself went up to Albany to visit the New York State Museum. We had the very good luck of running into...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 8, 2016
- 1 min
“Omelettes – Plain or with Rum”
What? Where in culinary history did I miss the inclusion of rum in an omelet? New York Public Library announced recently the availability...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 5, 2016
- 2 min
Apple of My Eye: Lead Pesticide Use in 1920s Orchards
Orchard workers at Mt. Pleasant Orchard, near Havre de Grace, Maryland, c. 1915. Over the Christmas holiday, I unearthed a small journal...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 2, 2016
- 1 min
Snapshots from New Orleans
Aiji is a taxi driver. He is also the founder of the first burrito bar in Rwanda and a vegan chef. For right now, it’s the taxi while...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 6, 2015
- 1 min
Maryland Preparations for the Sick, 1881
‘Tis the season for illness. Cooking tomes of the past often included a chapter of recipes to be made for the ill and infirm. Certainly,...
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Becky Fifield
- Jun 13, 2014
- 1 min
Maryland Material Culture: Bushel Basket
Quiz: What does a Marylander most often associate with a bushel basket? Sure, you can put fruit or vegetables in it (pick-ur-own or...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 24, 2013
- 1 min
Christmas Dinner on the Rails
Christmas generally takes us to Maryland. While the Amtrak train I take travels over the Pennsylvania Railroad into Baltimore’s Penn...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 13, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Some Food in France
More often than not, even the cheapest little roadside offering in France blows the socks off of much of what you can get in the United...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 7, 2013
- 1 min
Bye Bye Schrafft’s: Losing More Unique Buildings on the UES
Schrafft’s at 155 E. 79th Street as it appeared in 1944. A “Rat Poison” sign appeared on the front door of 155 East 79th street....
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 30, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Montresor
Could the US have a program of “The Most Beautiful Villages” as France does? Dr. V and I, and friends Jeremy W. of Le Cafe Witteveen and...
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Becky Fifield
- Sep 5, 2013
- 2 min
Oyster Shuckers
I used to hate oysters. Typically, tidewater Marylanders pat oysters in cracker meal, fry them, and if you need a condiment, slather on...
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Becky Fifield
- Aug 7, 2013
- 1 min
Mexican Ice Cream in Kennett Square, PA
I usually think of mushrooms when I think of Kennett Square. This corner of Pennsylvania is known for growing famous fungus. Check out...
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Becky Fifield
- Jul 31, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday – The Charcoal Pit
One benefit of being at Winterthur this month is my proximity to The Charcoal Pit on Route 202. This commercial stretch is somewhat at...
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Becky Fifield
- Jul 24, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday – The Market at Loches
Dr. V, Jeremy Witteveen, (of Le Cafe Witteveen), and Tina Serafini and I all decamped to France in June. Our cheery, sunny French...
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Becky Fifield
- Jun 12, 2013
- 2 min
Wanderlust Wednesday – Indianapolis, and a little about Philadelphia
Thumbs up: Indianapolis. Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station on a Saturday night, the usual bustle gone. The World War I memorial. RL...
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Becky Fifield
- Jun 6, 2013
- 2 min
Gardening and Memory
The garden as family member, visible toward the right back. Photos marking family events and visits always took place in the yard. My...
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Becky Fifield
- May 29, 2013
- 2 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: 24 Rather Staid Hours in Baltimore
A conference, a presentation, a cancelled train, and dinner at the Red Star in Fells Point. All in 24 hours. The annual meeting of the...
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Becky Fifield
- May 8, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Tucson
The end of March found my mom and I in southern Arizona. My great uncle Mr. B has a cattle ranch outside of Tucson, where he set up...
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Becky Fifield
- Apr 12, 2013
- 2 min
A Very Scary Moment in a Dark Alley: Trashing a Disney Princess Kitchen
I was scooting through my apartment building’s basement (a wonder in systems and architecture) on my way to pick up a package at the...
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Becky Fifield
- Apr 5, 2013
- 1 min
A Maryland Breakfast: Fried Red Tomatoes in Cream Gravy
I recently visited my great uncle, Uncle B, in Arizona. Having left our ancestral seat for a life of western adventure in 1947, we don’t...
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