What’s cooking for the new semester?

There’s nothing quite like returning from the winter holidays still preoccupied by culinary endeavors!  This term, I’m providing historical recipes to students (via our LMS) in a vague attempt to introduce a practical element of American social history.  What people ate, what they considered important enough to write down and publish, and suggestions for serving…

SO quiet on the Southern Front

I’ve been rather quiet this semester – I’ve been taking classes myself, actually.  In theory, I should be so professionally developed right now that I could pass, in fact, as an actual professional!  All joking aside, I’ve been taking some MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) specifically looking at how we teach in the digital age.…