Travel with Pen & Palate’s guide to Argentina
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- While wandering the back roads of Hawaii
- Two January Days in the Florida Everglades
- Florida in its Quincentenary Year
- Pensacola Renaissance
- White sand and oysters on Alabama’s gulf shore
- This is the face of Maine
- From Forest, Sea and Farm to Table in Washington State’s Pacific Northwest
- South Dakota is more than corn
- The French House Party’s Creative Tranquility in Carcassonne, France
- Four Days in Flanders
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Pennsylvania Christmas: 2 Eras
Driving on Huntingdon Pike, just north of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, only the most jaded driver would not be impressed when Glencairn comes into view. The family home of Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn, their nine children, and 50 servants, Glencairn was … Continue reading
Christmas in Penn’s Colony
A Christmas menu 1685 “A Bill of Fare for Christmas Day, and how to set the Meat in Order.: Oysters. 1. A collar of brawn. 2. Stewed Broth of Mutton marrow bones. 3. A grand Sallet. 4. A pottage of … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Sites, Food, Historic Sites, Pennsylvania travel, Travel, Travel and Food
Tagged antiques, blacksmith, Cheltenham Historical Society, colonial Christmas, colonial cooking, colonial food, food, George Washington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Thomas Massey House, travel, Wall House
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Philadelphia: A Tale of One City/Two Neighborhoods
“…here I dwell, where these sweet zephyrs move, And little rivulets from the rocks add beauty to my grove. I drink the wine my hills produce; On wholesome food I dine; My little offspring ‘round me Are like clusters on … Continue reading

