Janette Speyer

Towering lava fountains of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures YouTube video by B.C. Begley

Towering lava fountains of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures
#KilaueaEruption #HawaiiVolcano #VolcanoUpdate
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Traditional Romanian Easter Recipes - Dining and Cooking Traditional Romanian Easter Recipes

Traditional Romanian Easter Recipes

https://www.diningandcooking.com/2545029/traditional-romanian-easter-recipes/

Traditional Romanian Easter Recipes by JoinYourLife4U

Bog Butter: The Butter That Survived 5,000 Years Underground - foodculturebites.com Bog Butter: Ireland’s 5,000-year-old dairy relic preserved in peat and inspiring modern historians and chefs today.

Do you know what Bog Butter is? Learn about Ireland’s 5,000-year-old dairy preserved in peat and inspiring modern historians and chefs today. See if you can replicate this at home with this #recipe. #foodhistory
#Foodculture #AncientFood, #BogButter #Ireland
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Thank you 🫶

Eight Strange Foods Around the World Worth a Bite Are you ready to taste the unexpected? Here are eight strange foods from around the world that prove the boldest bites create the best stories.

Are you ready to taste the unexpected? Here are eight strange foods from around the world that prove the boldest bites create the best stories. #Culture
#foodhistory #foodculture #foodculturebites #strangefood

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She Spreads Light
In her hands lies
small miracles of ordinary days.

She listens, she learns, she grows.

And somewhere in quiet strength, she holds her memories together.

The light she’s been searching for
has always lived inside her.

To all women out there. Happy international women’s day

I never heard of this one.

That is super cool!!!!! Thanks for sharing this. I’ll take a look

Medieval Secrets Hidden in “The Forme of Cury” Cookbook - foodculturebites.com Imagine cooking for a king with no oven, no timers, and no fridge. In 1390, royal chefs did exactly that and left behind a cookbook that still surprises us today.

Have you heard of this one?
The Forme Of Cury

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By the way we live close to Union Square.

Medieval Feasts Had Fake Food

Banquets in the Middle Ages featured illusion foods—like fake peacocks stuffed with chicken. It wasn’t just about taste—it was all about spectacle and status.
#foodtrivia

#foodhistory

The Foods That Built The World Salt, bread, chocolate, and pizza. Many foods did more than feed us. They revolutionized trade, culture, and history. Discover in this collection the stories behind the ingredients that shaped civiliz...

Many foods did more than feed us they revolutionized culture, and history. Discover in this @flipboard.social collection the stories behind the ingredients and foods that shaped civilization. #foodhistory #foodculture #foodheritage #pizza #chocolate

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Taffy needs a foster or furever family urgently. 🙏

Carmela Nieto de Herrera

3/6/1879 — b. Carmela Nieto de Herrera, Cuban journalist, author, social advocate, feminist, philanthropist. The first female journalist in Cuba; wrote political works, #kidlit + many essays, stories, articles for mags + newspapers #WomensHistoryMonth #womenwriters #WriterSky #PolSky #IWD #FreePress

A poor excuse for a leader

From Fingers to Forks: The Evolution of Eating Tools - foodculturebites.com Why did we stop eating with our hands? Discover how eating tools like forks became symbols of status and civility—and what cultures still prefer finger food today.

It’s 500 BCE, there are no forks, no spoons, no knives. Just your food, and perhaps the odd rock or shell, if you’re lucky. So, when did we start using utensils? And which came first — the knife or the spoon? #foodculture #foodhistory #history #cutlery #utensils foodculturebites.com/from-fingers...

You Can Now Get Botox at Planned Parenthood The largest affiliate of the women's health care provider needs the cash to keep its doors open.

Wow!!! This is progress.
Why Planned Parenthood has started offering Botox

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#botox #beauty

Food Traditions, History & Recipes Explore the rich history and global traditions behind the foods we love. From royal banquets to street snacks, FoodCultureBites dives deep into flavor, culture, and story.

Do you love food history and the stories hidden in everyday meals? I share a collection of articles in my Flipboard magazine. See where culture, flavor, and history meet. #FoodCulture #FoodHeritage #FoodStories #Flipboard
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#foodhistory

Experience the Joy of Oaxacan Mole Tradition Learn why Oaxacan mole is the soul of Mexican cuisine and why it matters. I've included a simple leftover-turkey mole that captures centuries of tradition in every bite.

Learn why Oaxacan mole is the soul of Mexican cuisine and why it matters. I've included a simple leftover-turkey mole that captures centuries of tradition in every bite. #foodculture #Culture #foodhistory #IndigenousFood #mexicancuisine #oaxacanmole #mole

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Testing @surf.social new “Community Hashtag” to start a conversation about
#FoodIdentity.

So let’s get started. Share a food that your family identifies with and you grew up with.

One of mine is Mulukhia, an Egyptian dish served with rice and chicken. It's my ultimate comfort food.
#foodculture

A Calla Lily. I achieved this look with layers of different photos and textures. #photoart #digitalart #art #flowerart #artmatters

I can think of grosser things. 😂

Yeah, right?

The Ice Cream that Helped Change Public Health Imagine licking your ice cream from a glass hundreds of strangers had used before you! In Victorian England, the penny lick was a beloved street treat. Tiny, cheap, and dangerously shared. Discover ho...

Imagine licking your ice cream from a glass hundreds of strangers had used before you! In Victorian England, the penny lick was a beloved street treat. Discover how this simple dessert sparked public health reforms and led to the invention of the ice cream cone.
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The Ice Cream that Helped Change Public Health Can you even imagine licking your ice cream from another person's cup? Eww! This actually did happen in Victorian England. You licked your frozen delight from a tiny glass that hundreds of other people had already used. No waffle cones or paper cups, ice cream was a shared dessert in every sense

Imagine licking your ice cream from a glass hundreds of strangers used before you! In Victorian England, the penny lick was a publicly shared treat. This dessert sparked public health reforms and gave us the ice cream cone. #FoodHistory #FoodCulture #icecream
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I’m still exploring @surf.social and learning the ropes. One thing I like is that you can add your own photos and filter out topics you don’t care about using the “exclude” section—this helps keep your feed relevant.
Here’s a screenshot of a photo I uploaded. Try it yourself and see how it works!

Street Food Culture: The Untold History Street food has a rich history and vibrant culture. Explore the world behind the stalls. From Bangkok night markets to New York hot dogs these foods reflect local identity, innovation, and community c...

One of my favorite things to do when I travel is dive straight into the street food scene. From Bangkok to New York, street vendors tell the real story of flavors, creativity, and sense of community. #foodculture #foodculturebites #StreetFood, #foodhistory

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Doing more experimenting with @surf.social to understand how it works in the app.
I just posted directly to my Surf feed.
I also posted on Mastodon and BlueSky. Now I’m waiting to see if the post shows up again in Surf. I’m trying to streamline the process so you’re not seeing duplicate content.

Food shocker for today!
Strawberries aren’t true berries. Bananas are!
A true berry develops from one flower with one ovary and usually has seeds inside.
• Bananas grow from a single flower with one ovary.
• Strawberries don’t, each seed is on the outside.
#foodculture #foodstories #FoodTrivia

@bsky.flipboard.com a quick question. Why do all the magazine tiles on desktop and mobile appear as little red squares? How can we get the images back. Is this a known issue? Cc @kimscholb.social
#flipboard #tech

Imagine cooking for a king with no oven, no timers, and no fridge. In 1390, royal chefs did exactly that and left behind a cookbook that still surprises us today. #FoodHistory #MedievalCookBook #FoodCulture #MedievalCooks #TheFormeOfCury
foodculturebites.com/medieval-sec...