Cookin' with Congress

Eating Like Royalty Ep. 5: Charles II of Spain

Why was I drinking almost 20 cups of hot chocolate in a day? What does that have to do with a head full of water and a missing testicle? Find out on a subscriber exclusive episode of Eating Like Royalty. I have no one to blame but myself if I ever...

Eating Like Royalty Ep. 4: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Meghan Markle may have her own TV cooking show now, and will she ever have me on as a guest star? No chance. But what did she eat like as an active member of the royal family? What was her daily diet? And how easily can you source these ingredient...

Your Weird Family Recipes

Coming your way: a new series!

I've been recreating some of the strangest recipes out there from real politicians -- ham mousse, frozen pear mayonnaise ice cubes, beef tongue in gelatin, crackerass. It's where Cookin' with Congress ...

Eating Like Royalty Ep. 3: Emperor Justinian I

*REUPLOADED - sorry for the whiplash and wait! Patreon tech issue.
This was a fun experiment to eat like an ANCIENT royal, but I’ll probably stick to more modern royals from now on just because the documentation is there. We really know how K...

Eating Like Royalty Episode 2: King George III

The King of England during the American Revolution was….sad? He struggled with mental illness later during his reign but even before that, his meals were waaaay less majestic than I expected. Almost makes you feel bad for all the tea-dumping. 2025-04-12 20:45:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Should I post ALL my CwC episodes here?

I'm considering uploading not just the paid-subscriber-exclusive videos (Eating Like Royalty, etc) here, but all my video episodes (about 3 per week). Any thoughts?? I feel like most of you are watching on TikTok or Instagram or YouTube, but would...

Eating Like Royalty Episode 1: Princess Diana

First in a new series! Eating like Royalty: Princess Diana. This was fascinating. Diana struggled with anorexia and bulimia nervosa for years, but this daily diet is after the darkest days of her past were behind her. Pulled much of it from biogra...

New Way to Submit (and a series tease)

Hey everyone! For those of you who are paid supporters or are thinking incredibly hard--possibly every waking hour--about becoming a paid supporter, there's a new way to submit your daily diet to me for the Eating Like America series.

Just f...

Politics is COOKED.

Hi! You've probably found me here from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, NPR, Food & Wine and probably not by googling "best Mitch McConnell recipe for my child's birthday party" but that too would somehow take you straight to me.

Patreon is o...