Tag: Illinois

• Celebrating Ancient Grains: Heritage Baking Cookbook

  

              A history major and bread aficionado, Ellen King became intrigued by the abundance of grains once available and commonly grown in the United States that had, since World War II, completely disappeared from the marketplace and which often didn’t seem to exist anymore.           “I spent some time in Norway and bread was about…

  Jane Simon Ammeson

  April 17, 2023

  #books, Bakery, Chicago, Cookbooks

  #books, Ancient Grains, Bakery, Chicagoland, Chronicle Books, Cookbooks, Ellen King, Evanston, Food, Heritage Baking: Recipes for Rustic Breads and Pastries Baked with Artisanal Flour, Heritage Grains, Hewn Bakery, Illinois, Recipes

• Lincoln Roadtrip: Following the backroads to find Abraham Lincoln

  

  I am proud to announce that my book, Lincoln Roadtrip: The Backroads Guide to America’s Favorite President, published by Indiana University Press, is a winner in the 2019-20 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition, taking the bronze in the Travel Book category. The annual competition is sponsored by the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation. Winners…

  Jane Simon Ammeson

  November 22, 2020

  American History, Architecture, Culture, Food History, Historic Architecture, History, Travel, Underground Railroad

  Abraham Lincoln, Award-winning, Buxton Inn, Golden Lamb, Holiday world, Illinois, Indiana, Jasper, Kentucky, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Log Inn, Lowell Thomas Travel Competition, Ohio, Old Talbott Inn