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 ...

It's hard to imagine that the average American family had 40% less money in 1933 compared to 1929. In response to such a steep and sudden decline in income, everyone had to get creative in the kitchen ...

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I never thought I’d find myself rummaging through my great-grandmother’s old recipe cards, hoping for some last-minute inspiration for an easy treat to celebrate my daughter’s awesome report card. Yet ...

A friend just called this to my attention (via Jezebel). It’s the first episode of a show called Great Depression Cooking, featuring a 90-something, pretty adorable woman named Clara showing you the ...

During the Depression, scarce resources and frugal mindsets forced home cooks to get creative during the holidays, but the recipes they devised out of necessity deserve a second look in times of ...

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: ...