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As Election Day approaches and we prepare to vote (after having a hearty breakfast of course!), we thought it would be nice to share some recipes we’ve come across from the hard cooking folks at the White House Kitchen.
These recipes offer a fascinating look at the changing tastes of historical American cuisine as well as some of the foods and meals preferred by each administration. Enjoy!
President George W. Bush:
- Filet of Beef With Three-Peppercorn Sauce/ Huevos Rancheros with Fresh Tortillas and Red Beans (Please scroll midway down the page to read these recipes)
- From the 2005 Inaugural Menu: Coca-Cola Brined Pilgrim’s Pride Turkey With Dunkin Donuts Old-Fashioned Cake Doughnut Sweet and Savory Stuffing (Here’s a photo of the menu.)
President Bill Clinton:
- 1996 White House Holiday Recipes: Fruit Punch/ Spice Fruit Bars/ Christmas Cookies/ Smoked Salmon with Peppercorn Crust and Tarragon Mustard/ Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing/ Butternut Squash Salsa
President George H.W. Bush:
President Ronald Reagan:
President Jimmy Carter:
President Gerald Ford:
President Richard Nixon:
President Lyndon B. Johnson:
President John F. Kennedy:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt:
President Howard Taft:
President William McKinley:
President Abraham Lincoln:
President John Quincy Adams:
President Thomas Jefferson:
President John Adams:
President George Washington: (Although He Never Lived in the White House)
Some Related Books About Presidential Cooking:
- The White House Cook Book (1889) by Fanny Lemira Gillette
- White House Chef: Eleven Years, Two Presidents, One Kitchen by Walter Scheib
- All the Presidents’ Pastries: 25 Years in the White House by Roland Mesnier
- White House Family Cookbook by Henry Haller
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November 3rd, 2008 at 5:07 am
This collection of recipes is more “comfort” than what they would usually served for dinners with guests, interesting.
Also, this post reminds me of the Bush Family Cook Book I see staring at me from the discount bin…now I’m prodded to buy it!
September 7th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
This list is really great…! Fantastic examples of All-American Comfort food …Until of course you get to the 2005 Bush Inaugural Dinner Menu, which absolutely Grossed me Out! Coca Cola Brined Turkey with Dunkin Donuts Stuffing ???!!! If that does not sound completely unappetizing enough, the blatant corporate fanny-kissing is enough to create more than sufficient nausea.