Your Morning Vice – A Colada if You’re in Ecuador By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist It is the thick of winter now, warm days are distant memory, and one of the most comforting things is a hot beverage cradled in your hands. Here in Jersey, coffee is pretty […]
Is Smaller Better? By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist The last miniature quiche was passed under our noses at a wedding and everyone lunged at the tempting hors d’oeuvre. Then came the tiny kebobs with a Thai peanut sauce. Each tray brought smaller more scrumptious bites of food that […]
Christmas Food for Thought and Song By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist No one can deny the holidays are steeped in age-old traditions (well, unless you are an ardent follower of Festivus!). What’s interesting is that many foods mentioned in Christmas songs are foreign to most Americans. But they […]
Catching Up with Ketchup By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist I pour a little red goop on the plate, and my youngest son inevitably says, “More!” My husband and I watch in disbelief as he readily dips anything in ketchup. Neither of us likes it very much. It was […]
Symbol of Harvest is Greek to Me By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist When you think fall, what do you think of – school, football, foliage, pumpkins and apples? There are many things that symbolize fall in New Jersey but one found prominently on logos would be the cornucopia. […]
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist Meal preparation often falls to mothers, and has been so since the dawn of hunters and gatherers. Call her Mom, Maid, Nanny, Grandma, Oma, or Tita, as my friend called her Filipino aunt– I’m sure these women have had to get a little […]
