Great Depression Cooking with Clara also has a video teaching folks how to create the poorman's feast. The dish may not seem grand to modern viewers, but Clara explains that this was a rare treat that ...

Think about the last time you rummaged through your pantry, determined to create something decent with just flour, sugar, and ...

Once in a class we were discussing happiness, and I mentioned that some celebrity (I think it was Michael Jackson, who had recently passed away) revealed to have had an in-house chef. I knew that ...

Someone in my family once told me, “I don’t believe in depression.” It was a startling statement, insulting to those of us who have experienced depressive episodes, and my reply was quick and sharp: ...

vintage photo of woman stirring pot - George Marks/Getty Images When times are tough, culinary innovation takes place. From Italy's flavor-optimizing cucina povera to the complicated history of budae ...

Volunteers donate meals from their own tables. Or, like the volunteers we caught up with at St. Jerome's Church in Northeast Philadelphia, they cook in church or synagogue kitchens. As the economy ...

Patrons attending the final day of the annual Post-Bulletin Cooking School in 1936, left with door prizes ranging from potted plants, a 49-pound sack of flour, a large baked ham, an electric mixer and ...

Chef Andrew Hunter shares depression-era meals that are gaining popularity as grocery prices surge and budgets shrink. Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise with Wall Street set to ...

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