Setting sail

Children as Pilgrims at Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Mass.

On this date in 1620, an intrepid band of 102 religious separatists and others sailed from Plymouth, England aboard the Mayflower, a 100-foot cargo ship. The 66-day voyage would eventually take them to what would be their new home: Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Separatists who began a new colony in America with the help of the native Wampanoags are commonly known as Pilgrims. It’s no accident that I, a native of Plymouth, Mass., have chosen this day to launch a food blog: Cooking Pilgrim. The blog will offer recipes for simple foods common to the region. Many recipes have been passed down through generations. This is my culinary journey of some 40 years.


The Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England