The Hungry Historian's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide - Part II - Christmas Crack Cookies

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12/24/24 • 52 min

"Christmas is doing a little something
extra for someone." - Charles Schulz
Twas the night before Christmas, and while everyone might be nestled all snug in their beds at your house, over at the House of the Hungry Historian him and the Hungry Herstorian were cooking up one last minute gift.
That's right!
Coming in hot on the heels of the first part of The Hungry Historian's 2024 Holiday Gift is the highly anticipated sequel!
This time around, he is accompanied by his better half, The Hungry Herstorian, and the two of them sit down to discuss their favourite history movies before giving you the best gift of all. Another featured recipe for a sweet treat that is sure to win over even the pickiest of eaters!
However, in order to make Christmas Crack Cookies, you'll need to listen to Part I in order to get the recipe for the Christmas Crack, before tuning into Part II to get the recipe for the cookies!
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas!!
and Happy New Years!!!
** Ingredients and directions are available within the show or on the official Instagram of the Hungry Historian- @hungry_historian **

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The Hungry Historian's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide - Part I - Christmas Crack

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“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality.” - Washington Irving
With less than a week to go before the big bearded man in red makes his way down the chimney, the Hungry Historian is coming at you with a gift of his own. A holiday gift guide made up of his favourite historical reads!
Sure, historical books might not be your bag, but when it comes to shopping for those hard to buy for people on your Xmas list, you might be thankful that you tuned in for this episode! Just remember to get a gift receipt with any purchases.
As a festive Featured Recipe, Chef Money is rolling in with another tasty treat to make this Holiday season that much sweeter. Sure, it might not be the most appropriately named of my recipes, but you won't care about that once you try some Christmas Crack!
This is a recipe that will come in handy for my next episode when we use it as an ingredient in another featured recipe, but you'll have to wait for that one. Trust me, it will be worth it!
Cheers!
Christmas Crack
Ingredients:

one sleeve of saltine crackers
1 cup of brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup of unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup of candy cane, crushed (Optional)

**Directions and Chef tips available within the show!**

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There's Something Happening Here: The Vietnam War - Part I - The Ho Chi Minh Trail Mix

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“Just as Rome civilised the barbarians beyond its borders, we too have a duty to extend French culture and religion to the backwards peoples of the world.” - Paul Doumer, President of France
On 8 March 1965, 3,500 US Marines landed near Da Nang in South Vietnam. This marked the beginning of the American ground war in Vietnam.
It's important to distinguish this as the ground war because as you'll find out, this wasn't the start of the Vietnam War as it was often historically portrayed from 1965-73.
With the benefit of hindsight, and declassified documents, recordings, and interviews, it shouldn't be a surprise that what we were taught in school, especially pre-internet, wasn't the entire “truth.”
The history and facts of what the Vietnamese refer to as The Resistance War Against America, is shrouded in lies, deceit, and misinformation. It's easily among the darker moments in American history, and not because of the eventual outcome.
On this series, The Hungry Historian sets out to help better explain and understand the conflict in Southeast Asia that was one of the key moments in the 20th century, and still affects us today.
This episode explores the early beginnings of the French colonial era through World War II, and until its conclusion in the mid-1950s. You'll find out exactly when the United States started becoming involved in a conflict that they had no business being in.
As a featured recipe, Chef Money is taking it back to the roots of the Hungry Historian and offering up the perfect dish to start this series off with - The Ho Chi Minh Trail Mix.
Cheers!
** Featured Recipe Ingredients and directions are available within the show or on the Hungry Historian's official Instagram page - @hungry_historian