When I saw that Mount Vernon had posted a Facebook video for something called "Chicken Pudding," my first thought was, "Ewww....

A couple weeks ago, the Mount Vernon Facebook page posted a tutorial for making 18th Century Pumpkin Pie: What intrigued me right a...

A few months ago, as the Fourth of July approached, I realized I didn't have anything specifically presidential with which to accessor...

A few weeks ago I brought you a recipe for Dolley Madison's gingerbread . That bread was moist and aromatic, but not very gingery a...

During the school year, my 7-year-old daughter's favorite pastime was writing and illustrating stories. Sadly, she hadn't written a ...

Presidentress has been quiet lately, mainly because I've just been busy with stuff and partly because I've been unmotivated. I have ...

There's a movie called FDR: American Badass . It stars Barry Bostwick (remember that name) as Franklin Roosevelt, who contracts polio fr...